Over the past two weeks, we’ve covered the role of the Scrum Master and the role of the Product Owner. While both of these roles are important for the success of an Agile project, the most critical role is that of the development team. This week we dive a bit deeper into the role of […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Role of the Product Owner
The product owner plays a key role in Scrum, and it is important to understand the responsibilities of this role. Instead of being the leader of the team, the product owner is seen as the key stakeholder of the team. The product owner has a vision of what the team should build. The product owner […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Role of the Scrum Master
Good leaders must first become good servants.” Robert K. Greenleaf When organizations first venture into the world of Agile, one of the first moves that management often makes is to assign the project manager to the Scrum Master role. While the project manager might have the right skill set for the job, the responsibilities of […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Scrum versus Agile
We often hear the terms “Agile” and “Scrum” being tossed around interchangeably. While the terms are related, they are not interchangeable. Here’s why… Agile is a mindset. Agile is an approach that was developed by a group of software developers who knew there was a better way of working than the traditional waterfall approach. The […]
[Video] Why Your MBE Transformation Should Be Agile
Jennifer Herron, CEO, & Ryan Gelotte, former CTO, discuss why the Action Engineering team adopted an Agile mindset – and why they believe it’s the right path for every Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) and 3D Data transformation. MBD transitions are dynamic. Supporting your team to deliver value early often breeds tangible results and strong motivation. Action […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Closing Out an Agile Project
When finishing projects at work, we often wish they were similar to crossing the finish line of a marathon – expecting to hear thunderous applause from those on the sideline as a race volunteer adorns a victory medal around our neck and we can breathe easy knowing we are done with the race. All too […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Being Agile vs. Doing Agile
The current corporate buzz word is ‘Agile’. If you have it on your corporate buzz word bingo board, chances are you’ll be IM-ing your work buddies that you hit a “B-I-N-G-O” pretty quickly into your next company town hall. Since Agile is such a trendy word, what does it really mean? Depending on where you […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Agile in Real Life
A few weeks ago, I wrote about using Scrum to help run the ‘family business’. I’m a firm believer in practicing what I preach, but since my household consists of just me and Skip (my four-legged fur child), it really wasn’t possible. It would take a lot of peanut butter and cheese to convince Skip to […]