Reduce risk. Ship faster.
We help hardware-development organizations reduce integration risk, shorten development cycles, and improve delivery predictability through Agile and Lean product-development practices adapted for complex engineering environments.
We understand how hardware development differs from software development, and how Agile practices must be adapted to fit the realities of hardware engineering.
If you ...
- 01 Don’t discover critical problems until system integration
- 02 Have product-development cycles that take too long
- 03 Suffer costly late-stage design changes
- 04 Struggle to coordinate hardware and software teams effectively
- 05 Have difficulty predicting schedules or delivery dates
- 06 Discover major risks only after they become expensive crises
- 07 Spend too much time building before validating assumptions
Dr. Kevin Thompson
Our Principal, Dr. Kevin Thompson, Ph.D. (Physics), has more than two decades of experience helping organizations improve the development of complex hardware and software products through Agile methods and Lean product-development practices. Across more than 100 client engagements, he has helped engineering organizations improve execution, reduce integration risk, shorten feedback cycles, and coordinate hardware and software development more effectively.
Dr. Thompson pioneered the application of Agile methods to hardware development and remains a recognized thought leader in the field. He has worked with organizations developing products ranging from laboratory instrumentation and telecommunications systems to aerospace technologies.
He is also the author of Solutions for Agile Governance in the Enterprise (Sage), which addresses Agile project, program, and portfolio management for complex hardware and software product development.
Agile Project, Program, and Portfolio Management for Development of Hardware and Software Products.
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We offer a variety of consulting and training services. We can work with all levels at a client, from the hands-on engineers to the C-suite. We take the time to understand the unique needs of each client, and tailor consulting services accordingly.