ROI DIALOG Issue 61

REINVENTING R&D - From product to solution development

The increasing share of software in a large number of industrial products poses completely new challenges for development departments. R&D has to reinvent itself in order to successfully merge the various development strands of smart products.

THE ENGINEER WILL SOON HAVE A HARD TIME

By Hans-Georg Scheibe, Managing Partner, ROI

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AT THE END OF THE WATERFALL

Over the next 10 years, 90% of industrial products will have a software component. Most development departments are not prepared for this today.

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CONTROL MODEL FOR SMART PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Hardware and software development follow completely different development cycles. Synchronizing them is one of the greatest challenges of smart product development. A new control model provides a remedy.

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LOOKING FOR THE "DEEP BLUE" MOMENT

Due to the increased complexity, the processes in product development have become more time-consuming and costly. At the same time, new technologies are speeding up processes considerably - insights into the race for efficiency.

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ALL EYES ON AGILE...?

In the search for suitable cooperation models, companies often rely on individual methods and overlook the fact that they have to transform their organization sustainably - a guide to change.

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A JOB FOR THE I-TEAM

Toasters and refrigerators are transformed into “smart products” that will be controlled by Alexa and Siri in the future. A manufacturer of household appliances realizes: Three years from the first idea to the finished product are too long for that. He consistently upgrades his development team with ROI.

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