Project-oriented Selection of Agile Methods for the Design of Physical Products

Baschin, Julian; Schneider, David C.; Huth, Tobias; Vietor, Thomas

doi:10.1109/ieem50564.2021.9673047

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“…However, each company and each product has specific requirements, and each team has specific competences, so agile tools and methods have to be applied individually. This is in line with [ 25 ]. The mechanics team developed a drive for the first time.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…The level of unpredictability was high, so the use of agile methods (Scrum, Sprint, Backlog) was an important advantage for the project. Our project experience is in line with the recommendation of Baschin et al that the choice of agile method should be tailored to the constraints of the organization [ 25 ]. We have adapted the agile tools and methods as well as project management to the needs of the project.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Various agile methods are available, hence, a targeted selection of a suitable agile method can be tailored to the company’s boundary conditions and integrated into the company’s existing product development structure to generate hybrid design processes [ 25 ]. The concept was applied to four design projects in four different companies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The concept was applied to four design projects in four different companies. The results showed that methodological support can be useful when choosing an agile method, since project conditions are very different and individual [ 25 ]. Schmidt and Paetzold [ 26 ] have developed a model to evaluate the maturity level of teams that develop physical products in an agile way from various aspects.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The market for electric bicycles has grown extremely and developed rapidly in recent years. To enter such a market with a new product, the development process has to be fast, and throughout the process, feedback from future potential customer(s) should be sought in order to achieve the best possible market acceptance. The article presents the design process of a pedelec e-bike central drive system. The authors were members of the development team and the designers of the mechanical transmission, and therefore had a good overview of the whole project. The development process and the set-up of production require a certain amount of time, during which design changes are inevitable due to changes in customer expectations and demands. The development team should respond to these changes and take them into account during development. Only the ability to react to changes and constant communication with the customer will ultimately lead to a product that can be commercially successful. Based on a critical review of the successfully completed project, general guidelines were established for the development of mechatronic products that consider the principles of Agile methodology. Particular attention was paid to the development of polymer gears, as these were the most demanding components in the system. The presented guidelines were based on an overview of the e-bike R&D process presented, but they can be generalized and used in the development process of any technical physical product. Agile methods were developed in the field of software development and therefore cannot be directly transferred to the field of physical product development. The article highlights and discusses individual special features that distinguish agile development of physical products from software development.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…These processes generally require prototypes with a high degree of maturity. Due to longer delivery times of these physical parts scheduling agile methods do not match properly and therefore traditional methods become necessary (Baschin et al, 2021). In the course of continuous development and the increase in certification and quality requirements, the corresponding processes have grown over the past decades and have been continuously optimized.…”

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New Holistic Approach Towards a Technology-Driven Development-Model in Automotive

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The use of agile methods can also be advantageous in the development of physical products, as pilot projects have shown so far. However, the transfer of agile methods to the entire organisation is difficult, due to the different, prevailing circumstances of the various development activities. We have therefore defined a new approach subdividing product development into agile technology-driven and traditional product-oriented development. This model considers the methodological characteristics and thus enables the combination of the benefits of both agile and traditional development methods..

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Project-oriented Selection of Agile Methods for the Design of Physical Products

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

Agile Development of Polymer Power Transmission Systems for e-Mobility—A Novel Methodology Based on an e-Bike Drive Case Study

Agile Development of Polymer Power Transmission Systems for e-Mobility—A Novel Methodology Based on an e-Bike Drive Case Study

New Holistic Approach Towards a Technology-Driven Development-Model in Automotive

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