Companies world-wide are adopting agile for development and to accelerate adaptability to business conditions. Seen from a traditional view of how things get done, Agile appears to take short cuts or take longer when a short cut will do. Authors of Agile Methods for Safety Critical Systems Nancy Van Schooenderwoert and Brian Shoemaker combine their diverse areas of expertise to reduce safety risks in the medical device field.
The insights offered in this conversation inform change agents why Agile is a mindset and why it makes self-management easier to implement well. With host Dawna Jones, Brian and Nancy also explain what differentiates Agile implemented well from ‘fake’ Agile, where the vocabulary is learned but the practices stay rooted in traditional management styles. Offering plenty of real examples of companies built to adapt quickly Nancy and Brian have learned how to spot companies that are pretending from companies committed to reducing risk and increasing collaboration.
Nancy Van Schooenderwoert is an electronics and software engineer for medical, aerospace, industrial applications. She was among the first to apply Agile methods to embedded systems work. Nancy has been coaching Agile teams and managers since 1998.
Brian Shoemaker is an independent validation consultant to FDA-regulated companies, with a background in medical devices, clinical diagnostics and software quality management.
Nancy’s Website: (Lean-Agile Partners)http://leanagilepartners.com
Brian’s website: (ShoeBar Associates) http://www.shoebarassoc.com/
Book web site:http://agilemethodsforsafetycriticalsystems.com
Intro music is by Mark Romero Music.com
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