Companies in the hardware domain are faced with an accelerating pace of change in contextual factors that demand greater adaptability from people and processes. Therefore, the hardware development domain is adopting agile methodologies from software development, where they have proven beneficial. In this study, we examine the constraints on this adoption in the hardware domain, providing a basis for future support measures. We propose and discuss five constraints stemming directly from the physicality of products. These constraints are developed through the analysis of a generic development task to ensure objectivity, a quality that has been lacking in the fragmented research landscape until now. We argue that these immutable constraints must be orchestrated rather than overcome through naive methodology transfer, requiring organizations to adopt constraint-aware approaches that selectively adapt agile practices based on compatibility with physical realities.     «

Companies in the hardware domain are faced with an accelerating pace of change in contextual factors that demand greater adaptability from people and processes. Therefore, the hardware development domain is adopting agile methodologies from software development, where they have proven beneficial. In this study, we examine the constraints on this adoption in the hardware domain, providing a basis for future support measures. We propose and discuss five constraints stemming directly from the physi...     »