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Guidance on Application of Agile in Combined Hardware and Software Development Projects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

J. Drutchas  and
S. Eppinger
J. Drutchas*
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America
S. Eppinger
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America
*
drutchas@mit.edu

Abstract

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Agile has its roots in software, improving the pace and quality of development projects. The application of Agile to hardware is less mature, and anecdotal evidence suggests there are specific challenges in this space. Based upon qualitative interviews with organizations working simultaneously across hardware and software applications, this paper presents three key challenges we identified. We also document several useful adjustments to Agile practice which provide a toolset that teams can use to more successfully apply Agile to hardware projects.

Keywords

product developmentagile developmentagile management

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 151 - 160
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