Is it possible to apply an Agile approach in large organization which are developing physical product?

Agile is becoming more and more popular in many industries outside IT where it was born. Large organizations are looking at Agile to find ways to become more effective in delivering their products to the customers and to be more adaptable to change. When using Agile in an engineering world, it is key to understand how to adapt the methodologies and the approaches from the IT into new contexts.

In this situation we must be prepared to face three main challenges that are crucial for the implementation of Agile:

1. How can we create a physical product incrementally?
2. How can we organize an Agile team when there are specific competences and a T-shaped developer is rare?
3. How can be agile when we need to work with suppliers of parts, products and systems with a long lead time?

During this session I will share my experience from the trenches to draw a parallel between software and physical development and, using examples taken from real projects from the automotive, packaging and aerospace industries I will try to show what can be achieved, the lessons learned, the key success factors and what to watch for when applying Agile in a physical product engineering context.

If you want to understand how to implement Agile to help you develop physical products, then this is the session for you!