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Agile history and principles

By now, every manager in the field of product development has probably heard the term Scrum. But very few will know that Scrum or agile working has its origins exactly there, i.e. in the development of physical products.

Scrum

Customer and market requirements are changing ever faster and product complexity is constantly increasing. Change is becoming the norm. Scrum is an agile method that helps you master this situation and keep change costs low.

Scrum in a nutshell

In order to provide a better understanding of the topic of "Agile Transformation", especially for readers of our homepage who are inexperienced in this area, we have summarised the essential terms of the Scrum framework again here.

Kanban

Kanban in combination with Shopfloor Management brings flow back into R&D. Kanban lends itself to task control in the line organisation of a multi-project management environment. Among other things, it provides more transparency.

LEGO-Workshop

In our workshop, you will learn about scaled Scrum - in the development of a remote-controlled LEGO-eCar. Participants experience the benefits of the method and are able to transfer what they have experienced to real situations in their work environment.

Scaling

Two success factors are small, autonomous teams and empirical process control. But with a small team, larger complex development projects cannot be realised. This is where scaling frameworks come into play.

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

A guild - also called a CoP - is a cross-team association of people interested in a topic. As a rule, these are specialist disciplines such as construction.

PDP IN THE BACKLOG

We show you how the product development process (PDP) and agile working fit together and can even complement each other ideally.

Scoring model

There are usually more proposals for product development projects in any company than available resources. How do you choose the "right" ones? A pragmatic approach: The scoring model.

The context diagram

The context diagram is a visualisation method. It identifies interfaces of all "stakeholders" involved in the development process, the components/systems to be integrated, legal principles, standards and application situations are recorded.

Agile pilot project

You gain your first practical experience in a pilot project. Here you can test agility and evaluate what benefits this way of working brings to your company. But what should you consider in your first agile pilot?

Working agreement

How does a team manage to maintain the necessary clarity for cooperation under the changing framework conditions?

Role definitions in the company

With role definition in your organisation, you ensure that your employees know what is expected of them and how they can contribute to achieving the organisation's goals. We give you impulses to increase efficiency, improve cooperation and achieve goals.

Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

Use Quality Function Deployment to create transparency about the interactions between customer needs and product features, and to identify and demonstrate the importance of product features and components.

Modularisation concept

A modularisation concept is so important and crucial to success in the traditional manufacturing industry as it increases flexibility and efficiency in production. By dividing products into standardised modules, companies can react more quickly to customer requirements, offer individual solutions and reduce costs at the same time.

OKR and agile

Where agile methods and frameworks such as SCRUM and SAFe have proven themselves many times in reality, OKR (Objectives and Key Results) is now being added. OKR and agile are two approaches that are often used in modern organisations to improve performance and agility. We look at some of the contrasts and synergies between them.

Take managers with you

The role of managers in agile transformation is crucial to the success of the entire endeavour. Managers are no longer just decision-makers. They become trailblazers, mentors and catalysts of change. They must create a vision for the agile transformation and drive it forward with conviction.

FMEA

New technologies require even more careful risk analysis and assessment. By understanding potential risks that FMEA uncovers and taking corrective action, companies can develop innovative products and processes that meet customer requirements and expectations.