The document discusses the importance of agility in the context of technology transfer and applied research, highlighting that practical applicability and iterative improvement are crucial for success. It emphasizes learning from agile practices, such as maintaining a focus on minimum viable products and incorporating regular feedback for continuous improvement. The content suggests that researchers adopt an agile mindset to better align research with practical needs.

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Research can learn from Agility?!
Technology
Transfer
at its best …
13.12.2023, PROFES2023, Dornbirn, Austria
Prof. Dr. Philipp Diebold

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Prof. Dr. Philipp Diebold
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Applied Research is
Transfer

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Not searching for
perfection, but for the
optimum…

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Technology Transfer

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Doing research without having
the results Applied in practice?

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Having a practical
problem without getting
real support from
research?

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5 Aspects of Technology Transfer
(P. Diebold, A. Vetro, D. Mendez: An Exploratory Study on Technology Transfer in Software Engineering, 2015)

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Why?
Motivation & Trigger(s)
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What? Object

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How? Medium

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Damit auch das Agile Manifest
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How long?
Time to transfer

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What is agile / agility?
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Agile Practices & Methods

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Agile Culture & Mindset
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Fail fast, fail early

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No means to an end

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What made agility
successful?

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From problem space and…

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… directly from practice

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FPFP - From practice for practice

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K I S S

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Iterative Improvement
(on practitioners needs)

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Great Marketing

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Not the newest sh**

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When did it become
Successful?

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15-20 years
after appearence

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Agility as
Technology Transfer

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Why?
Because of practical needs

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How?
Guided Conversation &
Communication

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How long?
Timeboxes as short as possible

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What can Research
learn from Agility?

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Don't overdo:
Goldplating?

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MVP is enough
(for early feedback)

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Feedback is
everything
especially for
continuous
improvement

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Small Step Research

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Think about practical
applicability first

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Double Doube-Diamond:
Problem-, Application-, Solution space

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Every Researcher
should have / needs
an Agile Mindset

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Be the change, be bold!

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EaSeMa
Early Selling & Marketing

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WrapUp

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