CHAPTER 7

The Essence of Agile Management

The only way to win is to learn faster than anyone else.

—Eric Ries

Based on the previous chapters we now know the relevance of agile management and its genesis. In this chapter we define what agile management is and on what principles agile management should be based.

7.1 Agile Management as an Integrated Approach

As you already saw in section 3.1, higher levels of VUCA (the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of markets) require similar levels of agility. And because the VUCA level appears to be on the rise in most sectors, achieving agility should be relevant to most organizations. This applies equally to public authorities, nonprofit organizations, and commercial enterprises. As Gary ...

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