Module 4

Fundamentals of Agile manufacturing

 Agile principles
conceptual models of agile manufacturing
Product development strategies for agility
Developing the agile enterprise
 managing people in agile organizations
 Fundamentals of Agile manufacturing
• Real Agile Manufacturing (RAM) is viewed as a
strategic process; it is about surviving and
prospering in the competitive environment of
continuous and unpredictable change by
reacting quickly and effectively to changing
markets. ... RAM is shown to be built upon
based upon four fundamentals.
• Smaller lot sizes, shorter times to market, and
lower manufacturing costs are typical
requirements of a modern manufacturing
facility.
• Under such constraints, agile manufacturing
systems are desirable
• Agile manufacturing systems are desirable. 
• Agile manufacturing systems are desirable.
Agile manufacturing uses technology,.
• organizational approaches, systems and
people in a manufacturing concept which truly
belongs to the 21 st century and which
transcends existing methodology to facilitate
ability of the organization to react to rapid
change .
• Agile manufacturing can produce what
customers want, when and exactly how they
want it, at a cost-effective price. The main aim
of this paper is to presents the various possible
research domains in the 
• Agile manufacturing can produce what
customers want, when and exactly how
they want it, at a cost-effective price. The
main aim of this paper is to presents the
various possible research domains in the
research.
 Agile Principles
• The following principles are based on
the Agile Manifesto. Our highest priority is to
satisfy the customer through early and
continuous delivery of valuable software.
Welcome changing requirements,evenlatein
development. Agile processes harness change
for the customer's competitive advantage.
• 12 Key Principles of Agile Project Management
• Principle 1: Our Highest Priority Is To Satisfy
Customer through Early and Continuous
Delivery.
• As a project manager using an agile
methodology, you need to make sure that you
deliver a solution that solves user’s problems.
Ensure early and continuous delivery as well.
You can achieve that by minimizing the time
spent on each phase of the project. Make the
process more efficient and cut down on
unnecessary activities to satisfy your clients.
Principle 2: Welcome-Changing Requirements
Even Late In Development. ...
• Probably, the biggest advantage of using agile
project management methodology is that it
offers you the flexibility to change. Unlike other
rigid project management methodologies, agile
allows you to make changes even late in the
development process. All you have to do is
reduce the time between conception and
implementation of the change. This results in
better customer satisfaction and customer
competitive advantage.
Principal 3:Deliver Working Software Frequently
(Weekly or Monthly) With Focus on
Shorter 
While other project methodologies are heavily
dependent on documentation and 100%
completion, agile methodology takes a
different route. Agile project management
methodology reduces the documentation and
planning to a minimum and put more
emphasis on development. Due to this, most
projects that use agile methodology
completes before the deadline.
Principle 4: Business People and Developers
Should Work Together Daily
• One of the most important principles on this
list is business people should closely work in
collaboration with developers or product
engineers to achieve success. Your business
and technical team should be present at the
same place to make this possible. Even if they
are not, you can use collaboration and task
management to communicate with them.
Principle 5: Build Projects around Motivated
Individual. Provide Them the Environment and
Support They Need and Trust Them To Get The
Job Done
• In agile project management, teams are self-
reliant and self-directed. More importantly,
there is no micromanagement. The important
part here is that you should hire the right
people to work for you and provide them with
everything they need to accomplish project
goals before the deadline and inside the
budget. Project managers must trust their
team to deliver results.
Principle 6: The Most Efficient Way to Convey
Information to Your Development Team is
Face To Face Conversation
• Despite the advancement in technology and
emergence of digital communication and
collaboration tools, the face-to-face
conversation still holds its own. That is where
working under the same roof comes into play.
In agile project management methodology, we
need to get quick answers to questions and
there is no better way to achieve that feat
than face-to-face conversation.
Principle 7: Working Software Is a Primary
Measure of Success For agile project teams,
there is nothing more important than a
working prototype.
• Irrespective of how many bugs you have fixed
or how many hours you have put in the
development of a product, the only thing that
count is a working product. If it is not working
properly, then all the factors become irrelevant.
• Principle 8: Agile Process Promotes
Sustainable Development. Sponsors,
Developers and Users Should Maintain a
Constant Pace
• Are you bored on working on the same project
for a long time? Agile project management
methodology resolves this issue as well.
• In agile project management, work is done is short
productive bursts to ensure better productivity and
outcomes. Setting the right pace is crucial for
success in agile project management. If you move
at the same pace as sponsors, users, developers, etc.
you can easily drive your project to success.

Principle 9: Continuous Attention to Technical

Excellence and Good Design Boosts Agility
Two of the most important factors that play their
part in success is technical expertise and good
design. When using agile project management
methodology, you do not have to spend time in
refining your code. It will get better automatically
with every iteration so you do not have to worry
about it. The use of scrum tools can further enhance
the speed of the process so you can achieve more in
less time without compromising on the quality of the
final product.
Principle 10: Simplicity—The Art of Maximizing
The
Amount of Work Not Done but Is
Essential
• When it comes to managing projects through
agile methodology, you should keep things
simple and reduce the time required to go from
comprehension to completion. Track all your
team members and the time they spend
working with the help of a project management
software. This will ensure timely completion of
critical tasks.
• Principle 11: The Best Requirements,
Architecture, and Design Emerge From Self
Organizing Teams
• mentioned above, agile teams are self-
directed. You will not have to tell them what
they have to do. Instead, they will find a way
themselves and remove any hurdle that
comes in the way. The project manager will
only interfere when there are some warning
signs or situation gets out of hand. In normal
circumstances, everything goes smoothly and
all credit goes to well-organized teams.
• Principle 12: At Regular Interval, Team
Reflects on How to Become More Effective
and weak Behavior Accordingly
• In today’s dynamic agile project
environments, it is important that we keep on
looking for flaws and improve. More
importantly, adapting to a certain situation is
crucial for success. Project managers who
are still using older methodologies will
struggle in today’s rapidly evolving project
environments. They will have to keep pace
with emerging trends and adjust according to
the situation in order to achieve project goals.
• Conclusion
If you adhere to aforementioned 12 basic
principles of agile project management, then
you can reap the rewards of using agile
project management methodology In addition
to delivering the project before the deadline,
you can improve productivity risk
management and cost control. By doing the
basics right, you are increasing your chances
to succeed at project management especially
when using agile project management
methodology.