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mahd success stories

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Hundreds of teams have implemented the MAHD Framework in a wide range of industries and company environments.  See some of the success stories we’ve collected from the dozens of responses below. If you have a success story, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact us and we’ll keep your name and company confidential. 

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STUDY

Aerospace / communications

Situation

  • Increasing time-to-market pressure
  • Executive directive to increase company-wide agility – lead by VP Agile evangelist
  • Created “agile team” of technical leaders to learn MA

“IPAC Iterations help us to quickly reach better decisions, which results in better products, faster.”

Solution

MAHD Implementation Steps:

  • Created “agile team” of technical leaders
  • Learned MAHD methods to serve as leaders/coaches
  • Piloted three projects in parallel
  • Empowered teams to implement and drive refinement and results

Results

Clarity of Key Roles & Ownership

Faster & Better Project Decisions

Reduced cycle times – less rework

Increased Customer & Stakeholder Satisfaction

CASE
STUDY

Semiconductor Development

Situation

  • High-level Stage-gate process gave teams little guidance for execution
  • Thousands of details to manage with unclear focus
  • Need to provide higher value to customers with constrained resources

“Decisions were almost impossible to make since no one felt they had authority. With MAHD, the priorities are clear and we make decisions fast.”

Solution

MAHD Implementation Steps:

  • Develop agile-enabled stage-gate
  • Train team & key roles in MAHD methods
  • Implement major pilot project with focus:
    • Clarify milestones using IPAC Iterations
    • Highest priorities using backlog & sprints
    • Decision-making/communication process

Results

Increased Customer Satisfaction

Enhanced Stakeholder Visibility

Better Project Decisions

MAHD Expansion to Other Groups

CASE
STUDY

Excavation equipment

Situation

  • Slow development & validation cycles
  • Customer requirements painfully negotiated with lengthy RFQ process
  • Difficult to align functions and make decisions

“Scrum gave us a start, but the MAHD Framework we can build on… literally.”

Solution

MAHD Implementation Steps:

  • Execute and align using IPAC Iterations
  • Build customer feedback loops
  • Adapt to changing requirements

Results

New Project Kick-off Time Reduction

Enhanced Customer Collaboration

Faster Project Decisions

A Repeatable Agile Approach