When faced with a project requiring real-time issue support alongside critical milestones, Key Tech adopted a hybrid approach that combined structured, linear planning with Agile flexibility. We broke work into manageable sprints but still tracked to long-term deliverables and collaboratively prioritized tasks with the client,...
After many years of product development and the numbers and accolades to prove it – we’ve put together a concise list of a few best practices for developing a solid product requirements set. A product requirements set is the backbone of a successful product development...
Social distancing policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have required teams to work remotely across many industries. At Key Tech the transition from on-site to remote interaction has been seamless, and our projects continue to run as planned. How do we do it? - For Key...
As an Industrial Designer at Key Tech since 2012, I know first-hand how critical a multidisciplinary team is for the success of a product development program. To create truly beautiful and efficient use-experiences, an Industrial Designer within a team needs to function as a user...
To say the world moves faster every day seems like the ultimate cliché. Haven’t generations upon generations made this same observation? We stand in the present, looking back upon times when the technology felt slower, progress more relatable, and looking forward, we feel an acceleration,...
At Key Tech it is our nature to be creative and think differently. This is how we find the solutions to the toughest technical challenges. Innovation is at the heart of the product development work we do. We just understand that this must be done...
CoolTech LLC, a med-tech startup in Baltimore, approached Key Tech with an interesting proposition; could we help them develop their new CoolStat ™ device, used to lower body temperature in patients that have stubborn, unresponsive fever? Their device would cool the patient using nothing but...
A medical device should work like a clock: simple on the surface while built on a complex collection of interdependent moving parts, from sensors to software, all working together in harmony. Getting from an initial idea to a finished product isn't straightforward. Complex challenges inevitably...
Every journey starts with a first step. What happens during that step paves the way for what happens later. It's true for a job applicant at an interview, just as it's true for an entrepreneur rolling out a new business or a researcher launching a...
Have you ever worked on a project team that just couldn’t seem to get out of its own way? Where the members were all bright, well-meaning, and highly trained, but the communication was just constantly breaking down, if there was any communication at all? So many...