On Wednesday 18th September and Thursday 19th September book authors Marina Voropaeva and Ali Hajou presented the difficulties and opportunities of Agile in contexts of hardware development. We believe that not enough is being shared about the tips, tricks, and mistakes of using this alternative way of working.
Hence; the existence of this newsletter. An attempt to share our experiences as involved consultants and coaches to benefit the community who is searching for ways of working for the betterment of efficiency, product quality, and engineer motivation.
We struggle with the concept of Stable Teams. We understand the added value of engineers 'staying' together, but operate in financial constructs which reallocate competences whenever it is not needed anymore, resulting in reallocation of people from one project to another.
The concept of Stable Teams requires us to find a method to allow the Stable Team to 'outlive' a project. However, projects should have a possiblity to efficiently utilize its budget, as certain competences are not required throughout the total duration of a project. The difference between the traditional method of allocating engineers temporarily to a project versus the way of working with Stable Teams has been described in an interview with Ali Hajou, published on 27 August 2024 (article readible in English and German).
Marina: "In my session at Agile en Seine, I discussed strategies for coaching Agile within hardware teams, emphasizing the importance of focusing on the core principles of agility rather than immediately adopting specific practices. We explored the unique challenges hardware teams face when implementing Agile and highlighted the need to select practices that align with the nature of the product, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.
Download my presentation slides underneath!"