Digital-physical product development: a review and research agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Stine Hendler ◽  
Harry Boer
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Physical Product

scholarly journals AGILE MEETS PLAN-DRIVEN – HYBRID APPROACHES IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 577-586
Author(s):  
J. Heimicke ◽  
R. Chen ◽  
A. Albers
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Hybrid Approaches ◽  
Physical Product ◽  
Hybrid Development

AbstractMore than 15 years after the publication of the agile manifesto of software development, agile development approaches have also reached the processes of physical product development. Because of the boundary conditions and requirements here, which differ strongly from those of pure software development, these approaches often reach their limits. However, research and practice have quickly recognized that hybrid approaches integrate the strengths of agile and plan-driven development. This paper presents 25 hybrid development approaches that have been identified in a Systematic Literature Review.

Exploring coordination practices in digital–physical product development

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stine Hendler
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physical Product ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Process Output ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
Embedded Case Study

PurposeThe paper explores coordination practices in digital–physical product development and their consequences for companies traditionally relying on physical product development.Design/methodology/approachUsing an embedded case study design, the paper reports four action research initiatives addressing the digital–physical coordination challenges encountered by a leading B2C company.FindingsEffective coordination of digital–physical product development, firstly, involves standardization of process, output and skills to accommodate the stability needed for efficient physical product development and manufacturing. Secondly, it involves agile coordination events, such as Scrum ceremonies and PI planning, to facilitate the mutual adjustment needed to allow agility and the differences between digital and physical product development to be continuously and successfully negotiated.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper illustrates a research model with case evidence and suggests tentative theory in the form of propositions. Future research should explore coordination problems and solutions in different digital–physical project types and contexts.Practical implicationsCoordination practices for digital–physical product development are presented and analyzed, providing inspiration for companies.Originality/valueThe paper is the first to explore coordination practices within the emerging field of digital–physical product development.

Agile Stage-Gate Hybrid Framework for New Product Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 549-563
Author(s):  
Fotis C. Kitsios ◽  
Maria Kamariotou
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
System Development ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
New Product ◽  
Hybrid Framework ◽  
New Research ◽  
Agile Software

The search for appropriate New Product Development (NPD) models or different approaches has become a new emerging topic both for scholars and practitioners. One of the latest results of these researches on NPD management is agile, to manage the increasing complexity of the NPD process. Physical product development, however, is much different from software development. Agile software development has been utilized to answer the challenges of software system development in spite of the lack of empirical evidence from academic research. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a systematic approach regarding the implementation of the Stage-Gate model and agile software in NPD process. Authors derived recommendations for practitioners who want to study Stage-Gate and agile methods in NPD and a research agenda for academics that highlights the need for further research in this area. In addition, the resulting systematic overview is useful as a reference work for researchers in the field of NPD and helps them identify both related work and new research opportunities in this field.

Digital-physical product development: a qualitative analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stine Hendler
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Physical Process ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physical Product ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how digital and physical product development can be successfully coordinated and which new product development and contextual practices are suitable for the combined digital-physical product development process. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a multiple-case study within one company with three digital-physical product development projects as the units of analysis. The data collection and analysis are guided by an existing research model. The case study is used deductively to illustrate the model. Findings When combining digital and physical development processes, one or both need to change. This may lead to sub-optimization of one or both of the processes but optimizes the combined digital-physical process. Various development and coordination practices as well as contextual measures must be put into place to improve fit to the digital-physical process characteristics and mixed materiality. Research limitations/implications The paper illustrates the research model with case evidence and suggests tentative theory in the form of propositions. Further research needs to explore the impact of the practices and contextual measures proposed. Practical implications This research proposes a range of conditions facilitating the successful development of digital-physical products. Originality/value This paper is among the first to empirically explore the complex process of digital-physical product development. Taking a process perspective and focusing on organizational and managerial practices and the influence of context, organization theory is used as the theoretical lens.

scholarly journals A Call for Preventing Suicide by Hanging from Ceiling Fans: An Interdisciplinary Research Agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (15) ◽  
pp. 2708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kariippanon ◽  
Wilson ◽  
McCarthy ◽  
Kõlves
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Common Method ◽  
Engineering Product ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
Product Development Processes

Hanging is a common method of suicide in several countries. Even as global suicide rates decrease, there is no evidence of suicides by hanging declining. There is limited research by type of hanging, and only a few papers present suicide by hanging from ceiling fans. Our paper proposes a research agenda that will: specify the size of the problem of hanging by ceiling fan (Stage 1: Surveillance), use standard engineering product development processes to modify ceiling fans for reducing their lethal capacity (Stage 2: Design Testing and Redevelopment), and examine the resulting beta- and release-build fans for safety and potential to reduce suicide in community samples (Stage 3: Evaluation).

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