Inhibitors to agility

The following factors related to the relationship with technology partners are key barriers for enterprises looking to enhance and sustain agility.

Resistance and concerns in adopting Agile ways of working

For an enterprise to be able to enhance its level of agility, it is critical that the technology partner also be equally mature in Agile ways of working. There could be several reasons why the partner may not be willing or able to adopt and improve on the Agile ways of working:

  • To adopt Agile ways of working, investment might be needed to train and coach the relevant people. The partner may not be willing to make this investment.
  • The business model of the partner may be based on billing per staffed person, but the client may ...

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