Abstract
During the last decade agile methods have been a vast success in the domain of software development. This paper investigates whether these methods can be successfully transferred to the domain of physical product development in order to address the fundamental challenges of increased marked speed, development uncertainty and product complexity. The paper compares two cases from industry and education where agile methods are used in physical product development. The comparison between the cases is conducted within five thematic areas, which creates an overview of the challenges that may occur when implementing agile methods. The present paper is concluded by a discussion and conclusion drawing up the main challenges experienced and well as the benefits of utilising agile methods in physical product development.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Sept 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education - Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 5 Sept 2013 → 6 Sept 2013 https://www.designsociety.org/publication/33331/DS+76%3A+Proceedings+of+E%26PDE+2013%2C+the+15th+International+Conference+on+Engineering+and+Product+Design+Education%2C+Dublin%2C+Ireland%2C+05-06.09.2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education |
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| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 5/09/13 → 6/09/13 |
| Other | The 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education Conference was organised by the School of Manufacturing & Design Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), in participation with the Design Education Special Interest Group (DESIG) of the Design Society and the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). The conference brought together representatives from education, design practice, industry and government agencies that have an interest in developing new approaches and directions in design education. The conference provided a forum for participants to discuss current educational issues and to identify new approaches, address new challenges and new directions for design education. This was reflected in the conference theme, ‘Growing our Future”. The conference aim was intended to reflect the increasing emphasis on design education as a driver for economic growth and in particular the importance of design in addressing such issues as sustainability, creativity and innovation. This was reflected within the submissions that provided varied interpretations of the phrase ‘Growing our Future’ in line with the stated conference topics. |
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Keywords
- Agile methods
- education
- industry
- Extreme Programming
- Scrum