Business AgilityJan De Baere & Franky Redant

VUCA, what does it really mean

V = Volatility.

The nature and dynamics of

change, and the nature and

speed of change forces and

change catalysts.

U = Uncertainty

. The lack of

predictability, the prospects for surprise, and the

sense of awareness and

understanding of issues and

events.C = Complexity. The multiplex of

forces, the confounding of

issues, no cause-and-effect chain and confusion

that surround an organization.

A = Ambiguity. The haziness of

reality, the potential for

misreads, and the mixed

meanings of conditions; cause-and-

effect confusion.

Cynefin framework

beekeeper vs shepherd

Continuous change vs program for change

Continuous change

Programs for changevs

Business Agility: Definitions

“Business agility refers to distinct qualities that allow organisations to respond rapidly to changes in the internal and external environment without losing momentum or vision. Adaptability, flexibility and balance are three qualities essential to long-term business agility” (HRZone)

“Business agility is the ability of a business system to rapidly respond to change[1] by adapting its initial stable configuration.In a business context, agility is the ability of an organization to rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes in productive and cost-effective ways” (Wikipedia)

Domains of agility

Organisation

Multi-team

Team

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agile

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Mindset Method Tools

Culture Systems Structures

Leadership Strategy

Domains of agility

Organisation

Multi-team

Team

Deve

lop

agile

abi

lity

Mindset Method Tools

Culture Systems Structures

Leadership Strategy

Scrum, DSDM,Kanban, XP

SAFe, DAD,LeSS, Scrum at Scale

Fragile - Robust - Antifragile

T&I shaped profiles (specialization vs generilization) TDe

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know

ledg

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Breath of KnowledgeGeneralization

Specialization

Complicated vs complex

Plan

Do Check

Act Observe

OrientDecide

Act

PDCA OODA

vs

Business Agility, a new definition

“Business Agility is the ability to improve/gain

from continuous change”