The Ignite Project: A Journey in Scrum [Paperback]

This guidebook highlights the process of a software internship project facilitated by the Schulich School of Engineering. The Scrum Team is comprised of student developers pursuing either a masters or bachelors degree in Software Engineering with their professor as the stakeholder, a consulting tech company serving as the product owner, and a graduate student and seasoned industry expert as project leads. The story of this software development process is communicated through the perspectives of an observing undergraduate SE student and the team, mainly through meetings, interviews, and journal entries. This guidebook is for readers in research, education, and industry who will not only experience the same process from different angles, but they will gain insight into fundamental elements of the Scrum Framework applied in organizational projects.

Niyousha is a software engineer with a strong and diverse academic background that includes a bachelors degree in software engineering, a minor in Management and Society, and a certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking, all earned from the University of Calgary (U of C). Niyousha is a research associate at the Software Engineering Practice and Education (SEPE) Research Group and has published multiple papers on software engineering education. In addition to her academic and research accomplishments, Niyousha has contributed several years towards fostering the tech innovation ecosystem for students as one of the past Presidents of Tech Start UCalgary, a student-driven club focused on software development and entrepreneurship at the UofC. She is a proud recipient of the 2022 Women in Stem Scholarship and actively advocates for her fellow peers pursuing careers in STEM. Niyousha's research interests include software engineering education, software innovation, hackathons, and open-source software.