The Stibo Graphic Case Evaluation of WBL at Stibo

The Stibo Graphic Case Evaluation of WBL at Stibo Mondragon

Stibo Graphic A/S • Stibo Graphic A/S offers advanced publishing solutions – both printed and electronic – for publishers of telephone directories, catalogues, periodicals and magazines. • Stibo Graphic A/S is a division of the company Stibo A/S. The group operates on a global level (in Europe, North America and the Far East) and has approx. 1,000 employees. Mondragon

SALSA project • Customer Project • Salsa is an application for mobile sales. The system ensures a fully electronic workflow when selling ads in directories. Mondragon

Stibo Graphic ’Customer Project’ SALSA 1/10- 03 1/10-04 • Primary persons involved: • Manager: • Head of Solutions • Learners: • PhD • M.Sc. E E • B.Sc. E E

Phases in a WBL-course • Contact phase • Initiating discussion of Learning Objectives • Learning Objectives • Learning Contract • Implementation of WBL • Evaluation of Learning Objectives Mondragon

SALSA –Learning Contract 4 Learning Objectives was defined: • Project Management • Estimation • Re-engineering • Architecture Mondragon

Structure SALSA 1/3- 041/10-04 PROJECT MANAGEMENT Estimation Re-engineering Architecture

WBL Process SALSA 1/3- 04 1/10-04

Evaluation of Learning Objectives Post Mortem evaluation was carried out in September 2004. • The learners was introduced to Post Mortem method and Project Management theory The Post Mortem was successful: • Opportunity to discuss estimation in the project and to look for successes and failures • Elaborate on learning from both the successes and the failures • The post mortem was evaluated as the last activity and the learners had learned both about Project Management and about doing Post Mortems Mondragon

Evaluation of WBL at STIBO General comments on WBL at STIBO Comments from: • Learners • Manager • Teacher • Administrator Mondragon

Additional Contract WBL at STIBO SALSA 1/3- 041/8-041/10-04 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT Estimation Re-engineering Architecture

Comments from Learners • Learning Objectives changed through the WBL course • Our goal was to learn as much as possible! • More would have been gained by being more focused on actual needs • Pointed remarks from colleagues not involved in WBL Mondragon

Comments from Manager • The strength is a taylor-made WBL • According to the company strategy • According the need of the individual engineering • According to the need of a single project • 20-50 % CEE is suitable for WBL • Absent at traditional courses / Not absent at WBL - dilemma • University ’long-haired’ theory meet practical workday in company • Arrange and organize meetings Mondragon

The Stibo Graphic Case Evaluation of WBL at Stibo