#048 - RERUN - How to think like Elon Musk - scrum for hardware, with Joe Justice of WIKISPEED and Scrum Inc, USA

This is a rerun episode so a re-release of the episode with Joe Justice of WIKISPEED and Scrum Inc. Why a rerun? There are a few reasons for it and I brought up some during the last episode.

One of the reasons, as mentioned, has to do with slowing down at the beginning of the year. Another reason is that this episode was in the top 5 most downloaded episodes in 2017. It had a major impact on me as well since after my conversation with Joe I embraced agile to the fullest: I use it both in my professional and personal life. This re-release emphasizes the importance of this topic. Execution is extremely important for startups and agile is one of the best or the best method I know for project management, and for hardware its application is spreading faster and faster.

As for Joe he is the President of Scrum @ Hardware at Scrum Inc, the company which is led by the initiator of scum, Jeff Sutherland.

Enjoy this very inspiring, information-dense episode.

In this episode we elaborate on the topic of scrum. Raw transcript is available at: https://www.thehardwareentrepreneur.com and show highlights can be seen below:

• Why I think this episode is important so it has to be re-released - [0:34]
• Nokia’s story coming to an end - [3:23]
• Can you describe the Scrum method? - [4:36]
• What the New Zealand All Blacks #1 rugby team has to do with Scrum - [7:09]
• Some companies that use Scrum, especially in the hardware field - [9:17]
• Situation with Scrum for startups in the hardware field, and small or medium sized enterprises? - [13:11]
• Examples where Scrum has been scaled up, specifically for hardware - [16:12]
• Tesla and their job postings; WIKISPEED competing against Tesla - [17:59]
• How to think like Elon Musk? - [19:37]
• The connection between Kanban, Lean Startup, Lean Canvas and Scrum - [19:50]
• Two major obstacles for implementing Scrum framеwork, especially in the hardware field? - [24:10]
• Countries approving Scrum - [29:17]
• “the last of the old will still be the first of the new” - [30:16]
• How the leader, the Scrum master or the product owner, can motivate the team? - [31:43]
• If you could go back in time, when you were younger, what notes what would you take back to that time to keep it to yourself? [37:43]
• Books which had the biggest impact on his career - [39:44]
• Joe’s incredible routines to be super-efficient, super-energetic - [43:12]
• Memorable cultural differences he has encountered - [46:00]
• How to reach him - [48:47]