Implementation of Industry-Inspired Project Management Elements in an Entrepreneurial Capstone Sequence

Abstract

This paper explores the implementation of project management elements (PME) in a threesemester capstone course sequence. Following an entrepreneurial model, multidisciplinary teams of four or five students work on an engineering project of their choice, which involves design, fabrication, and testing. Teams are required to submit weekly PME designed based on an agile workflow. These submissions include weekly individual reports and team meeting minutes, documents similar to those that students can expect to use as working professionals or to manage their projects as part of an entrepreneurial start-up company.