Introduction:

eLearning projects are the ones that are always left to the project manager why? Because eLearning project has a variety of multimedia resources, LMS administration tasks and many other things to juggle at the same time which can only be done by a project manager. Do you know how a project manager is able to do all this and that too efficiently? Well, that is all because of the Scrum framework. In this article we are going to talk about what scrum is and how it can be used to manage the eLearning projects. First let us take a quick look at what Scrum is.

What is Scrum?

Scrum is a type of framework that is used mostly by software developers for developing, delivering, and sustaining different products and that too in a complex environment. Its initial emphasis is on software development. But this doesn’t stop it from being used in other fields like sales, advanced technologies, marketing, and research etc. it is a type of Agile software development framework that has been designed to manage projects and increase overall productivity. It has many roles including scrum master who facilitate in execution of all scrum practices. Thus it enables teams and organizations to generate great value by working together and taking care of the problems as soon as they arrive.

Scrum and eLearning projects:

Now comes the part where we shall talk about how Scrum framework can help us manage eLearning projects.

If you think carefully then you’d understand the scrum model is effective for eLearning project development only because of its emphasis on communication and flexibility. It allows the businesses to make changes in their plans accordingly. In the case of eLearning, the scrum methodology enables a highly organized strategy or plan to be implemented in course development. Whenever there is a problem or any change is to be made, it is taken care of immediately. And this leads to faster results and an enhanced likelihood of information retention.

Similarly, scrum allows users to change their minds about what they want to get out of any project and at any time which is an important development for the eLearning projects. Scrum framework supports a number of events including daily scrum meeting that facilitate the improvement process.

How to apply scrum in managing eLearning projects:

By making a standard operating procedure for any team to do any project, scrum project management helps to lead eLearning project by following the same procedure. And below are the tasks that have to be done on a regular basis throughout the development process.

• Start the procedure for the deliverables instantly.
• Make sure to share the task-level status updates on a regular basis.
• Similarly, take into consideration customer or stakeholder feedback.
• Lastly, keep on working on what is actually giving result and make amends on what is not working.

As you can see, if you tend to manage all the eLearning projects with this above Scrum framework then the chances of getting ongoing visibility and communication is more thereby leaving you to solve problem early. Plus, this practice of iterating things as required helps to respond to and manage risk in such a way that leads to completion of project on time.