Course Content
01Module 1: Lean-Agile hardware development
Apply economic and systems-thinking principles to long lead times, physical constraints, and irreversible decisions.
- Hardware economics
- Systems thinking
- Variability
- Small batches
- Fast feedback
02Module 2: Design for change
Use modularity, set-based design, learning milestones, models, and prototypes to preserve options.
- Modularity
- Set-based design
- Prototypes
- Modeling and simulation
- Learning milestones
03Module 3: Risk, safety, quality, and compliance
Build evidence, quality, safety, and regulatory activities into the development flow.
- Built-in quality
- Risk reduction
- Safety
- Continuous compliance
- Lean QMS
04Module 4: Frequent integration across engineering domains
Coordinate mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, and systems engineering through cadence and objective evidence.
- Cross-domain integration
- Cadence and synchronization
- System demos
- Integration points
- Architecture runway
05Module 5: Plan and manage hardware flow
Use backlogs, capacity allocation, PI Planning, Kanban, and flow measures for hardware work.
- Hardware backlogs
- Enablers
- PI Planning
- Kanban
- WIP
- Flow metrics
06Module 6: Suppliers, procurement, and lifecycle
Align suppliers and contracts with iterative learning, integration, serviceability, and total lifecycle value.
- Supplier integration
- Agile contracts
- Procurement
- Serviceability
- Lifecycle economics