Jasmina Nikolić

JN QED

Jasmina Nikolić is a Vice-President of the Higher Education Reform Expert Team at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. She is Project Manager for the TEMPUS REFLESS project that aims at Reforming Foreign Language Studies in Serbia. She also teaches Spanish literature at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and works as researcher in the field of orality, literacy and digitacy. She is a Bologna expert for curriculum innovation, internationalization, and collaboration between higher education institutions and enterprises. She was at the head of the first Bologna-compliant accreditation process of foreign language studies at the University of Belgrade, involved in instructional design and consulting. She is a global pioneer in transferring agile methodologies from the world of software development into the field of higher education and instructional design. She is a Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner, Open Space facilitator and agile practitioner. She worked for the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development and Spanish and Catalan Ombudsman as a Serbian coordinator of the project Free Legal Aid in Serbia. She regularly publishes articles and research papers, and participates in relevant conferences and workshops.

Presentation summary: The Impact of Agile Methodologies on Public Institutions: a case study

What happens with products, processes and people in institutionalized, constrained public systems with limited diversity and flexibility when agile is introduced? Is it possible for public institutions to assess their paradigms and structures against client-driven values, and become more responsive to changes in society in motion but also in their competitive environment?

A case study of three recent projects will be presented: 1. agile strategic planning at the ministerial level, 2. agile international project implementation with more than 15 public institutions, 3. agile teaching at the university level. The outcomes of the three projects are presented in detail, assessed for impact and risks, and discussed in the context of the applicability of the suggested methodologies for other groups and settings.