Project-oriented Selection of Agile Methods for the Design of Physical Products

Abstract

Agile methods can support the work in engineering design projects in order to react quickly to new boundary conditions such as changing product requirements. However, the use of agile methods is not established in mechanical engineering yet. It is useful to support the project manager in selecting a suitable agile method for the project's needs, because there is a large variety of agile methods in the literature and industry. Therefore, this paper presents a concept for the project-oriented selection of agile methods. The concept was applied to four different design projects in four companies. The results of the application are also shown in this paper.