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Towards agile automotive development: benefits, challenges and organizational changes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Franziska Scharold  and
Kristin Paetzold-Byhain
Franziska Scharold*
Affiliation:
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Kristin Paetzold-Byhain
Affiliation:
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
*
franziska.scharold@mailbox.tu-dresden.de

Abstract

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Agile methods are increasingly being used in automotive development. This research delves into the current state of agile transformation in the automotive industry regarding benefits, challenges, organizational adaptations, and successful measures to establish the agile approach. The results of an online survey reveal that benefits are already evident after 6 months and that challenges are mainly organizational in nature and organizational structures need to be adapted. Main drivers of success are pilot projects on a small scale and top management support as well as training managers.

Keywords

agile developmentautomotive industryengineering designproduct development
Type
Design Organisation, Collaboration and Management
Information
Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 345 - 352
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