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TOWARDS AGILE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON AN E-BIKE DRIVE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Damijan Zorko ,
Borut Černe ,
Jože Tavčar  and
Ivan Demšar
Damijan Zorko*
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana;
Borut Černe
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana;
Jože Tavčar
Affiliation:
Lund University
Ivan Demšar
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana;
*
Zorko, Damijan, University of Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Slovenia, [email protected]

Abstract

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Today's rapidly evolving and changing market dictates constant changes in design requirements during the development process of a product. If development teams are unable or unwilling to adapt to these changes, this will ultimately lead to an uncompetitive product. How the change in requirements will affect the development process depends on the complexity of the product and the development phase in which the change in requirements occurs. The principles of Agility and the methods that follow these principles help in the successful introduction of changes in the product development process. The paper provides guidelines for the development of complex physical products taking into account the principles of Agility. The guidelines were set based on a critical review of the e-bike drive development process.

Keywords

Design methodologyDesign processIntegrated product developmentE-mobilityAgile
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 3209 - 3218
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