# #064 - To transform or not to transform your hardware company to an all agile one next year, with Balint Horvath, Switzerland

- Show: [The Hardware Entrepreneur](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur)
- Published: 2018-11-21
- Length: 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2018-11-21-064-to-transform-or-not-to-transform-your-hardware-company-to-an-all-agile-one-n
- Listen: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thehardwareentrepreneur/064_-_To_transform_or_not_to_transform_your_hardware_company_to_an_all_agile_one_next_year_with_Balint_Horvath_Switzerland.mp3

## Summary

Host Balint Horvath discusses the necessity of agile transformation in hardware companies, citing examples like Tesla, Bosch, and Mercedes-Benz to illustrate the risks of rigid waterfall development. He details a Swiss high-tech company's shift from functional silos to cross-functional teams to improve synchronization and accountability. Horvath highlights specific Scrum tactics for hardware, such as modular design with defined interfaces and T-shaped skill development, while referencing Paulo Samicelli's book 'Scrum for Hardware'.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2018-11-21-064-to-transform-or-not-to-transform-your-hardware-company-to-an-all-agile-one-n#t=0) Introduction: The Case for Agile in Hardware

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Tesla (company)
- Bosch (company)
- Mercedes-Benz (company)
- BMW (company)
- Boeing (company)
- Saab Defense (company)
- Nokia (company)
- Apple (company)
- 3M (company)
- Scrum for Hardware (product)
- Jeff Sutherland (other)
- Paulo Samicelli (other)
- Joe Justice (other)

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- [129: The Best Hardware Product Development Processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2022-06-15-129-the-best-hardware-product-development-processes) (Product Startup)
- [Agile at Growing Hardware Startups with Matt Cole](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-04-19-agile-at-growing-hardware-startups-with-matt-cole) (The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast)
- [S1E22 Being a GENUINE engineer/leader | Rob Newsom](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-17-s1e22-being-a-genuine-engineer-leader-rob-newsom) (Being an Engineer)
- [Agile Hardware Development with Gregor Gross](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2025-12-03-agile-hardware-development-with-gregor-gross) (The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast)

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