PM In Board: um jogo de tabuleiro para auxiliar no ensino de gerenciamento de projetos de software

Abstract

Context: the management of software projects has been gaining importance in the market. The excellence of what is being produced and the solution of problems and difficulties are other factors that influence the increase of the capacity of management. The need for knowledge and experience regarding software projects is able to open a reflection on the importance of creating series of educational studies, which can be improved even during graduation, which are able to aid the teaching and development of students , such as good communication and decision-making capacity. Objective: this work has a proposal that aims to assist the teaching of software management based on PMBok, through a game of deformation in the form of a board. Method: in order to achieve this goal, the game applications were carried out with undergraduate students of Information Technology courses and with newly graduated persons also in the area, shortly after an evaluation questionnaire was applied to analyze the subcomponents: motivation, user experience and learning. Results: with the applications of the game were observed the increase of the level of knowledge in project management in the 3 (three) areas of knowledge of PMBok worked in the game, scope management, cost management and term management. Conclusions: as a result of this work, it can be concluded that the specific objectives initially defined were satisfactorily achieved. The players positively expressed that the game was an efficient way to learn and remember concepts in project management