philcorb
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Hi,
This is something that interests me too. Looking at lean or scrum methods, they are highly focused on software development, in my opinion. It seems that IC design cycles are somewhat longer, with individual designs taking numbers of weeks. The problem is how to take these ideas from agile methods and apply them to a different scenario, that of circuit design.
The other area, is how much is known about a project before it starts. The agile methods seem to focus highly on changing specification as the project progresses. I think this approach is less well suited to IC design, as blocks tend to be more interconnected. Deciding to change a transmitter, for example, requires changing many circuits which all interact with one another. In other words, change costs more in IC design than in software.
I would be interested to hear about other people's experiences with this.
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