Agile development

Agile New Product Development in Not-Purely Software Projects

Agile practices in the development of physical products: buzzword or opportunity?

By rnd-admin
on 5 May, 2021

Agile practices originated in the software domain but are increasingly applied to the development of physical products. A multiple case-study involving 17 manufacturing companies from a variety of industries was conducted to understand how agile is currently applied in...

The Cost of Time in R&D projects

By rnd-admin
on 5 February, 2019

Rick Mitchell explains how to estimate in financial terms the impact of delay to an R&D project - a vital input when deciding what actions are worth taking.

Can Agile be used for hardware development?

By rnd-admin
on 12 December, 2018

Can Agile project management methods - widely used in software - be applied in projects involving hardware? Rick Mitchell considers the question.

Agile project management in R&D

By rnd-admin
on 31 August, 2016

In the Agile approach a team works together in a scrum sharing tasks in an informal way to deliver a defined output in a relatively short time a sprint.

Valuing and comparing small portfolios

Many of the tools used in valuing and selecting projects are only really applicable...
Frugal innovation - competitive advantage when resources are limited

Frugal innovation allows a company with a quality product to compete effectively with cheaper...
Improving Product Features: When is More Less?

Different types of feature have different effects on customer satisfaction - analysis by Quality...
The Halo-Effect: Creating Impact Through “Good-looking“ Roadmaps

Content is the essence of roadmapping. But the impact of impressive, professional visuals that...
The challenge of applying TRIZ tool kit for ideation

TRIZ (the theory of inventive problem solving) provides a logical approach to developing creativity...