Since 2017, the Modified Agile for Hardware Development (MAHD – pronounced /mad/) Framework has helped countless teams speed up product development, prioritize customer value, and achieve superior outcomes.
The Framework leverages agile principles, while adapting the tactics to the unique demands of hardware development. This allows teams to get the benefits of agility, while enabling them to:
If you’re looking to develop more valuable solutions… faster, the MAHD Framework could be the perfect fit for your needs.
The MAHD Framework is optimized for products and systems that include mechanical, electronic, and software elements.
What’s Unique about Hardware?
Software agile methods fall short for hardware development due to key differences:
Despite these challenges, hardware projects can achieve significant benefits from agile principles—when the methods are tailored to meet hardware needs
MAHD has been successfully implemented in industries such as:
Every industry has its own challenges—whether it’s compliance, quality standards, or rigid contracts. Unfortuately, software-based agile methods don’t address these realities.
The MAHD Framework bridges that gap—bringing the speed and flexibility of agile while maintaining the governance needed for your industry.
Contact us for a complimentary review to see how MAHD could apply to your products and explore relevant case studies.
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The MAHD Framework provides proven benefits for projects that range from incremental product improvements to complex innovative solutions.
With focused development, systematic risk reduction, and optimized trade-off decisions, teams go up to 50% faster to deliver on time and on budget.
With MAHD methods, teams target the most valuable product attributes and use short learning cycles to ensure solutions satisfy customer needs.
Contrary to the belief that agile is too flexible to meet target schedules, the right methods can deliver far greater predictability than traditional approaches.
From project initiation to completion, cross-discipline teams work together through IPAC Iterations to solve problems and deliver on project milestones.
Investing in process improvement should drive measurable business results. Based on real-world data, the MAHD Framework consistently accelerates time-to-market—delivering solutions 25% to 50% faster—while increasing customer value and reducing costs. This yields significant financial benefits to organizations by:
To estimate how the ROI of your projects can be improved with the MAHD Framework, use our Project ROI Estimator to compare NPV results of traditional methods vs. a MAHD approach.
To discover how the MAHD Framework can accelerate your NPD efforts, download the Intro to MAHD e-book or contact us to discuss your needs.
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