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Reiseführer „AGILien“ - zwischen Hype, Komplexität und praktischem Nutzen
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Travel Guide “AGILien”: Between Hype, Complexity, and Practical Value
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2026-10
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Oehme, Bernd
Rambo, Jürgen
Start Page
278
End Page
282
Citation
37. DfX-Symposium 2026
Contribution to Conference
Publisher DOI
Publisher
The Design Society
The travel guide “AGILien” was developed by the VDI Technical Committee 710 to make agile development of mechatronic products understandable, accessible and practically useful. Instead of promoting agility as a trend or a fixed framework, the guide uses the metaphor of a journey to explain principles, culture, benefits and challenges of agile ways of working. This contribution gives an overview of the guide’s content and discusses why such a guide is relevant today. Two aspects are examined in greater depth: agility as a response to complexity through iterative learning cycles, and the cultural change required for self-organization and leadership in mechatronic development. The paper argues that the value of the complete guide lies in connecting history, mindset, application and practical reflection.
Subjects
agile development
mechatronic systems
organizational culture
DDC Class
600: Technology