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Launch of small pilots to leverage opportunities of agile development into a new electric car (~30 people | 2 teams)

PROJECT OUTLINE

  • The client, a car manufacturer, has started an Agile transformation of the whole company. The group wants to analyze the feasibility and impact of such a transformation within the global engineering division, in particular its vehicle development logic.
  • Before proceeding with a holistic transformation, the Engineering management would like to evaluate the possibilities offered by Agile working methods on a reduced perimeter. To do this, small pilots (PoC) are launched on different types of vehicles.
  • Pagamon accompanies this manufacturer in the supervision of two pilots in the heart of an electric car in the initial phase of development.

PROJECT APPROACH

  • Implementation of Agile pilots to test and adapt the operational model.
  • Contextualization of Agile routines and artifacts, from Scrum & Kanban.
  • Coaching team members on the benefits of these cultural changes.
  • Implementation of synchronization touch points to mitigate interdependencies between Agile and non-Agile entities.
  • Introduced a continuous improvement logic with regular team retrospectives and customer demonstrations.
  • Redefined the target organizational model based on best practices and the main constraints observed in the pilots.
  • Facilitation of a community of top managers to advance the Agile transformation across the vehicle development value chain.

RESULTS

  • Positive feedback on the cultural mindset changes of all actors.
  • Identification of the advantages and disadvantages of operating in Agile mode within the development teams.
  • Adaptation of Scrum & Kanban methodologies to better fit component teams.
  • Presentation of a complete feedback to the vehicle development transformation manager.
  • Recommendations guide for the deployment of agility at scale on an entire vehicle in development phase.

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