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Introducing Agility into the Processes of Manufacturing Companies: A Method for Evaluating Success, Support and Applicability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

J. Heimicke ,
C. Czech ,
M. Schoeck ,
J. Mueller ,
S. Rapp  and
A. Albers
J. Heimicke
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
C. Czech
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
M. Schoeck
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
J. Mueller
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
S. Rapp
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
A. Albers*
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
*
sekretariat@ipek.kit.edu

Abstract

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Agile approaches are increasingly being used in appropriate use cases for the development of mechatronic systems.In the process of implementing agile elements in the development processes, the question of the success of the transformation often arises. In order to support the agile transition in measuring process improvement, a framework was developed that evaluates the success of the implementation process by means of interviews at 4 maturity levels in the transformation. The method was evaluated in 3 use cases. On this basis, continuous adaptations can be made to the implementation process.

Keywords

agile developmentagilityevaluationagile systems designadvanced systems engineering

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 2463 - 2472
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