One advantage of the MAHD Framework is that it’s easy to get started quickly and expand as you learn. However, effectively putting new methods in practice along side existing processes can take years without a dedicated effort and focused champions.
The MAHD Framework implementation roadmap as shown below can help your organization take a systematic approach to learning and instituting agile practices. Some of the key elements to consider include:
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Preparing the Organization – Getting support from key leaders and creating awareness of your plans to go agile can help accelerate your progress.
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Learning with One Pilot – By showing success and benefit of agile methods with just one project can provide the team and organization confidence to move forward. It also enables critical learning to refine your overall approach before going broadly.
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Certifying Key Roles – As with any process, success often comes down to the abilities and leadership of key individuals. The MAHD Framework identifies three key roles where certification can provide the necessary skills and confidence for success.
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Developing a Rollout Plan – Once the benefits and tactics of your agile process are clear, a plan can be developed to
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Taking the first step can be the hardest part of any journey. Some things to consider:
A great first milestone to is to learn and trial the Core MAHD Framework. This provides the foundation of of agile skills and enables one or more teams to quickly learn what works for them and provides a solid basis for expanding.
Once a pilot program is underway with teams trained and beginning to execute, it's good timing to develop a plan to expand. This typically includes:
With certified leaders in place and more teams trained in agile methods your overall new agile-enabled process begins to take shape to become an agile organization. Learning is captured with each project to make improvements to develop a standard way-of-working while having the flexibility to tackle the range of projects your organization is likely to manage.
As the organization matures, it will evolve where agile becomes embedded in the culture. Teams will focus less on the day-t0-day tactics of execution and begin to think innately about learning milestones, gaining rapid customer feedback, empowering teams, making fast decisions and focusing relentless on creating customer value.
Many companies seek the benefits of Agile and have attempted to apply software-based Agile methods to hardware product development, often with limited success. 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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