Julia Werner & Sebastian Friess

Sebastian Frieß - Specialist Project Management (Schaeffler) He has a particular interest in product development and its rich facets. In the Corporate PMO, Sebastian Frieß designs project management processes, methods, and tools for mechatronic product development and implements them within the company. In his previous position, Sebastian Frieß developed products up to series-production readiness as a project manager for over ten years. During his time at several institutes, he developed solutions for the strategic control of technology-oriented companies based on the concepts of technology road mapping. He also worked on organizational and management solutions for product development that meet the specific challenges of complex, continually changing conditions. Julia Werner - Agile Coach (Schaeffler) Julia Werner joined the Schaeffler Group 12 years ago. She works as a specialist for classic and agile project management methods in the Schaeffler Group Corporate PMO. Julia Werner has three years of experience as an Agile Coach and takes on responsibility for the "Agile @ Schaeffler" initiative to support the company in its agile transformation. In her previous position, she took on responsibility for establishing a globally implemented project management assessment concept and conducted assessments worldwide. She studied business administration at the Duale Hochschule in Mannheim, Germany.

Does Agile Working Require Processes?

Wednesday 03/11/20 from 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Agility is attracting hype nowadays. But there's much more to it than a buzzword associated with speed. Which opportunities and risks does an agile transformation bring and is everything that has been tried and tested wrong? How many processes does agile work require, and when are processes more likely to hinder agility? Mainly large companies face particular challenges if they want to integrate agile methods into their process world. Over the past decades, Schaeffler has established processes that ensure compliance and meet internal as well as external requirements. However, complexity and speed of change require Schaeffler to be flexible and quickly adapt to new situations. Therefore, Schaeffler specializes in agile transformation. Adaptive and scalable process frameworks enable us to master the challenges of tomorrow. The development of a work environment characterized by empowerment, trust, and appreciation is essential to ensure an organization's innovative capability. One question we are focusing on in particular: Does agile working require processes? And how do we have to adapt our current process world to avoid restricting agility?