Adjusting Scaled Agile for Systems Engineering
Year: 2023
Editor: Kevin Otto, Boris Eisenbart, Claudia Eckert, Benoit Eynard, Dieter Krause, Josef Oehmen, Nad
Author: Drutchas, Jake Farlon; Eppinger, Steven
Series: ICED
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Section: Design Methods
Page(s): 0475-0484
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.48
ISBN: -
ISSN: -
Abstract
Scaled agile development of large systems has primarily followed the approach used in traditional systems engineering – system decomposition and static teams assigned to subsystems. However, this arrangement may result in an inefficient allocation of resources and uneven progress. This paper presents an alternative approach in which problem-based decomposition replaces system-architecture-based decomposition, and resources are flexibly allocated to problems for each sprint using ad hoc teams. Using a field study approach, we examine a mechatronic system development project utilizing these agile adjustments and discuss situations in which these methods may be successfully utilized in other projects and organizations.
Keywords: New product development, Project management, Systems Engineering (SE)