Agile for Hardware
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Hardware/Firmware Integration – the Agile Way!
Is your hardware/firmware integration a difficult and confusing process? The test team gears up to test a new feature, only to find the firmware team hasn’t delivered it. Or firmware teams submit new code, only to learn that the integration tests for that code aren’t scheduled for another two weeks. The planning can seem overwhelming
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Agile for Hardware
Agile methods create speed and flexibility in software projects. Can the same methods also bring more speed and flexibility to hardware projects? Practice has shown that agile software methods often backfire on hardware projects – but hardware-specific methods based on agile principles can create major improvements. To get the most mileage, you need to understand
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When Classic Agile Doesn’t Work – and What to Do About It
When agile just doesn’t seem to fit, it’s time to back up and think about what assumptions agile makes. If the basic assumptions of agile don’t hold on your project, then agile “by the book” isn’t likely to produce the results you want. You need the right tool for the job. Agile methods assume high
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Integration by Slice – an Agile Alternative to Slow HW/FW Integrations
Firmware teams may be quite nimble in the early stages while the team can work relatively independently of the hardware teams, but once system integration starts, the overall project often bogs down. System integration generally tries to minimize the number of expensive prototype units needed. It is planned in large, sometimes weeks-long test suites which
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Video: When Agile Gets Physical
In this video presentation about Agile for Hardware, Katherine Radeka and Kathy Iberle share their experiences with using Agile principles to improve the flow of work for physical products. Along the way, they’ve learned that the principles of Agile are universal but the practices and tools are specific to the problem being solved. They’ll explain