Thursday, September 5, 2024 Virtual Conference

Peter Palmér, LPPDE and Juha Tammi, Lean Association of Finland - Welcome and Instructions

Peter and Juha represent the two organization who organize these virtual online events and will moderate the Virtual Summit.

Steve Zielinski, Vice President of Systems and Software Engineering at Future
Cardia – Improving Innovation Flow with Large Language Models

Large Language Models offer the opportunity to improve product development flow throughout the new product development lifecycle. This presentation will explore how LLMs can improve the workflow from Product Manager to Test Engineer. Our product example will be drawn from the medical device space and we will also explore integrating Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools into the workflow.

Steve Zielinski is currently Vice President of Systems and Software Engineering at Future Cardia. He was previously Vice President of Development for Bioelectronic Therapies at Orchestra Biomed and has held positions in systems and software engineering at Cirtec, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic. In each of these companies he was instrumental in introducing Agile new product development methodologies. He is the author of The Great Convergence: Merging Lean, Agile, and Knowledge-based New Product Development.

Marcos Esterman, Enterprise Excellence Manager, Product Design Engineering at A.O. Smith Corporation – Accelerating the Flywheel: Sustaining a LPPD Transformation

In this presentation, Marcos will share some of the challenges that were encountered as A.O. Smith completed its initial implementation of LPPD. Some of our key learnings as we transition to stabilizing and scaling our NPD process will be shared as we.

Marcos Esterman has over 30 years of combined experience in industrial and academic settings His passion is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of product development so that the amazing innovations developed by technologists reach the communities that need them. He is an expert in product development and complex systems engineering. At A.O. Smith, Marcos is responsible for the development, deployment, and support of the product development process. Prior to joining A.O. Smith, Marcos served on the faculty of the RIT Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, where his research contributions included: The Integration of Lean Principles with Systems Engineering, Sustainable Development, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development, Community Engaged Design, and Medical
Device Innovation. Marcos’ previous industry experience includes General Electric Medical Systems and Hewlett-Packard. His analysis work at HP enhanced design and product architecture decision-making.

Suzette Johnson, NG Fellow, Lean-Agile at Northrop Grumman Corporation, Space Sector – Transformation at Northrop Grumman

From the start of the Lean-Agile transformation that focuses on their 15+ year journey with their Lean-Agile Center of Excellences (who provide training, coaching, etc) and Communities of Practices (for continuous learning and improvement).
The Lean-Agile COP (Community Of Practice) has grown from 20 people to over 12,000 as part of our transformation.

Dr. Suzette Johnson works for Northrop Grumman Corporation. As an NG Fellow for Lean Agile and Digital integration, she works for Space Systems fostering operational and program excellence to achieve mission and business outcomes. Her experience with Lean Agile began over twenty years ago with experience across IT systems and software and systems engineering for cyber-physical systems.

She has led the adoption of Lean Agile across the enterprise and has supported over 100 internal projects and government programs on the Lean Agile journey. She is a Scaled Agile Fellow and SPCT and holds several certifications including Certified Enterprise Coach, PMP, and PMI-ACP. She recently completed MIT’s Digital Transformation certificate program and has received a Doctorate of Management Technology at the University of Maryland with a dissertation focused on investigating the Impact of leadership styles on software project outcomes in traditional and agile environments.

Suzette Johnson, with Robin Yeman, has co-authored multiple papers on Industrial DevOps through IT Revolution and has recently published a book, Industrial DevOps: Build Better Systems Faster, which outlines how to expand Lean, Agile, DevOps, and Digital outside of software and into cyber-physical systems.

Carolyn Carter, Carolyn Carter Consulting – Transforming Innovation for Enterprise Excellence

History would suggest Lean Product and Process Development, an incredibly thoughtful and proven approach, would drive a healthy future for an innovating business. However, as many of us know - it’s not easy. It requires a connection to the organizational vision, executive and leadership commitment, effective change management, cultural change and a strong focus on process to truly enable it, let alone sustain it. Here is a taste of the good to come and some examples of problems to reach the target to open your eyes before the conference.

Carolyn Carter is Principal Consultant at Carolyn Carter Consulting after an extensive career at the Kimberly-Clark Corporation where she got her experience in Research Product Development with additional focus on Lean and LPPD in Development, and Engineering, Operations and Quality in Manufacturing.

Final reflections and remarks

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By Juha Tammi & Peter Palmér

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