Chapter 12 New R&D Culture Emerges

DOI: 10.4324/9781003231837-12

Mo has met every morning with teammates Serfino and Alexandra for 10 to 15 minutes since he and Sofia discussed the sprint board. The three have tried to answer the two new critical questions of weight and friction. They now stand and review their sprint board, which is propped up on Mo’s desk. Today, Friday, they’re joined by Sofia and Ricardo.

At the top of the board is the sprint question: Can a direct drive achieve the friction and weight targets of a chain drive? They estimated 10 days to answer the question. They started with about 20 sticky notes in the “To do” column, estimating all were needed to answer the sprint question. Today, three days into the sprint, two ...

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