Agile Change Management for Manufacturers

Change management is the cornerstone of a manufacturer's agile new product development process. Learn how to use change management best practices to gain a competitive advantage.

Introduction

• Need to manage change in an Agile environment?
• What you should know

1. Problems with Engineering Change Management

• Change is painful
• Poor accessibility of data
• Absence of systemic support
• Numerous organizational interfaces
• Process challenges

2. Change Process Improvements

• Change is normal
• Increased rigor for NPD
• Closed-loop feedback
• Anticipating change
• Fencing in change

3. Tool/Technology Improvements

• Stages of maturity
• Model-based design
• Digital design reviews

4. Solution Framework

• Framework
• Team dynamics
• Change: In NPD
• Change: Customer-driven

Conclusion

• Next steps