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.

load issue as pdf

THE ENGINEER WILL SOON HAVE A HARD TIME

By Hans-Georg Scheibe, Managing Partner, ROI

read now

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.

read now

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.

read now

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.

read now

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.

read now

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.

read now