I'm looking for examples of the use of Agile in non IT or non Product development.
In software product development agile is very applicable and I have seen Agile used to develop hardware prototypes. Also, some use of KanBan boards but this is normally operational type work.
If you have good examples for agile PROJECTS let me know. Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear David
The topic that you brought to the collection of opinions was very interesting.
In a construction project, the design development phase can be iterative and incremental, maintaining ongoing customer feedback
The development of a training course and creation of teaching/learning support materials can be done using an adaptive approach (iterective and incremental) Saving Changes...
It might help if you clarify what you are looking for - do you mean application of a specific agile framework, a specific set of practices, or just a generally adaptive approach to value delivery?
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I have a lot, from 1995 up to today. Today, I have managing programs/projects in my actual workplace with this approach. The key is what are you looking for: information about to use a method or information about to use the approach. Take into account Agile was born in manufacturing then you can find papers from 1985 with practical examples in manufacturing and others fields than software/IT. Saving Changes...
basically, I'm looking to answer the question when others ask me. Yes I'd like to see specific agile frameworks that were used in non IT non Product Projects.
For example, how would, Scrum, DAD, DSDM, Crystal or even how TDD would be applied.
Yes agile has it roots in manufacturing in particular the "new new product development game". But this does not help the average office person understand how it might be applicable to them.
I have used the nurses' station as a good example for KanBan and that works well the get people to understand that an empirical unplanned approach has advantages over a highly planned.
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1 reply by Veerachai Suvarnapruksa
Dec 23, 2021 10:31 PM
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Hi David. I, too, have been tasked to look for case examples of applying Agile Approach (in whole or in part) for either Engineering or Construction Projects for the Energy Sector. I immediately thought about R&D for either Construction or Engineering projects that are complex in nature ... whereby we really are not sure of the outcome so the customer select Agile Approach for their project so that the cost of failure is kept at a minimum (fail fast and/or fail often). If you run into some good case examples I would love to hear about them.
Continuous improvement in manufacturing is a great example. In an ongoing production line, quality and efficiency projects are all about delivering incremental value added changes to the customer. Sometimes you can stop the whole assembly line for a major (predictive) change, but often you gather the team, roll out the smaller change, reap the gains, add the issues to the backlog, and work on the next improvement.
Implementations of TPS (Toyota Production System) methods are all about continuous delivery of value. Yes there are sometimes capital investments like right sized tools, but much of the work is focused on improving flow which is often more about people working together.
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1 reply by David McCreery
Dec 20, 2021 11:04 AM
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Thanks, Keith I agree that the continuous improvement model in manufacturing is a good example that can be used to explain.
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
@David. I think when you named "new development game" you are refering to the Toyota related paper. This is Lean, not Agile. Scrum framework and some of the software method are based on Lean which is not the same than Agile. But not matter. Returning to your point here some examples, which I considered the most relevant, I had the pleasure to work in. 1-in 1999 we used DSDM in a construction project which, just to comment, owned an award from the PMI. 2-I used Scrum to transform the whole enterprise architecture inside one of the top 5 banks in the world. We used Crystal Clear too. 3-I implemented Scrum/XP and TDD in marketing/HR areas in several companies. 4-I implemented SAFe for using it in non software initiatives in my actual work place, mainly to manage portfolio. 5-I uses DA before it was acquired by the PMI for implemented Agile approach at whole enterprise. 6-I used Tom Gilb´s EVO and James Coplien´s Organizational Patterns to implement agile at whole enterprise.
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2 replies by David McCreery and Veerachai Suvarnapruksa
Dec 20, 2021 11:06 AM
David McCreery
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I'd love to hear how to apply DSDM in construction that would be really interesting.
Dec 28, 2021 9:01 PM
Veerachai Suvarnapruksa
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Dear Sergio ... Happy Holidays to you and your family. In regards to your comment about a Construction Project using DSDM in year 1999 that received PMI award ... are there archived mention in PMI site that I can look up any summary or write-up on the project?
Continuous improvement in manufacturing is a great example. In an ongoing production line, quality and efficiency projects are all about delivering incremental value added changes to the customer. Sometimes you can stop the whole assembly line for a major (predictive) change, but often you gather the team, roll out the smaller change, reap the gains, add the issues to the backlog, and work on the next improvement.
Implementations of TPS (Toyota Production System) methods are all about continuous delivery of value. Yes there are sometimes capital investments like right sized tools, but much of the work is focused on improving flow which is often more about people working together.
Thanks, Keith I agree that the continuous improvement model in manufacturing is a good example that can be used to explain. Saving Changes...
