Stéphane Wojewoda

UNDERSTAND WHAT AGILE MEANS, WHAT IS DRIVING THE AGILE WAY OF DEVELOPMENT & THE PROCESS REQUIRED TO CARRY IT OUT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

What is Agile? Many assume it’s as simple as completing a process quickly or working in sprints, but a wider understanding of Agile shows that it is a mindset, a way of living, an approach to help implement good practices for design thinking, customer centricity, continuous improvement, and increased efficiency to name a few. In automotive development, Agile has the potential to revolutionise day-to-day work, where development is fast-moving, and new features need to be implemented and delivered as soon as possible.

This presentation is delivered by an expert with a real understanding of Agile and the value it drives for the automotive organisation. Take a front row seat in the audience to:

• Understand how the Agile mindset can be adapted from the software industry to best fit automotive and its practices.
• Understand the instances in which Agile is and is not applicable, getting a true understanding of the potential benefits of Agile when applied correctly.
• Understand the advantages of Scrum, XP, and KanBan, and where they are best applied.
• Learn ways to analyse your own organisation to help find the best benefits and advantages for you.
• Look at the mindset needed for the development cycle and how to achieve this in various organisational structures.
• Gain insight into the future of Agile and its application in the automotive industry.

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS

• How to do schedule planning for different lifecycles to synchronise communication in the best way.
• Learn how to deal with requirements in Agile ways.
• Establish the level of maturity required in teams to enable cross-functional work.
• Discuss training and coaching required to give teams the correct tools to work together effectively.
• Learn best practices for aligning the aims and missions of different stakeholders when creating cross-functional teams.
• Explore the ideal structure needed for a cross-functional team to ensure all stakeholder needs are considered.
• Explore how to integrate and be compliant to all demands, while pushing for transparency in discussions between the subject matter experts.