The MAHD Framework was initiated in 2016 to address the challenges of traditional product development processes and gaps in agile for software methods.
Lead by Dorian Simpson, a thought-leader in product innovation, the MAHD Framework version 1.0 officially launched in 2017. Soon after, MAHD Framework LLC was founded to help companies adopt agile methods through training, consulting, and coaching.
Built on agile principles with tactics purposedly designed to optimize hardware development, MAHD emphasizes:
The MAHD team continues to refine the framework to make it even more valuable, intuitive, and fast to learnLead
The focus of the Core MAHD Framework is to manage projects from concept to launch while adhering to Agile principles. It defines the principles, roles, key concepts and step-by-step tactics for agile success.
The Complete MAHD Framework applies agile methods to the entire product development process including portfolio management, opportunity investigation and sustaining engineering.
The MAHD 4.0 Operating Model shows how the framework’s principles, enabling capabilities, guiding concepts, planning elements, and execution practices work together as an integrated system.
Since its launch in 2017, the MAHD Framework has evolved based on real world learning with companies implementing the framework. Each release enhances the key concepts and adds new learning and implementation tools.
The evolution of MAHD follows agile principles as we will continue to learn from customers, projects and best practices continously improve. MAHD 5.0 is already in development! Sign up for the Going MAHD Newsletter to get notifications of new tools and releases.
The table below summarizes the differences between the MAHD Framework and other common Agile-based processes. The primary difference is that while MAHD builds on Agile principles, the tactics are designed specifically to meet the needs of physical products. Download the whitepaper for a more comprehensive comparison.
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