JLR’s Journey to Adopting Scaled Agile Development Methods

Foreward from the Editor

The automotive industry has a known history of striving for efficiency; however, in the last few years, with the rise of new challenges and increasing levels of complexity, driven by vehicle electrification, software development, and autonomous driving, companies are starting to realise that methodologies need to be reviewed and revolutionised. 

The industry is now in a position to bring in an Agile mindset, be empowered by Agile methods, and leverage its widely recognised benefits, including but not limited to producing more efficiency, reducing waste, implementing better R&D product development, accelerating speed to market, and combatting supply chain bottlenecks. But while Agile is a hot topic and process practitioners are applying for Agile certifications, for many in the industry, it is unclear what Agile means, how to manage pushback & penetrate an Agile mindset and find the right balance between Agile & Waterfall methodologies. 

With this in mind, Automotive IQ spoke with Aisling Finn, Lead Agile Coach at JLR, to get an understanding of the strategy that was in place for when JLR took on the paradigm shift to operating under Agile methodologies. Learn from Aisling who shares her top tips for implementing a scaled Agile framework and shares JLR’s experiences in their transition period.