CHAPTER 3
Organizational Agility: A Catalyst for Organizational Change
Abstract
Agility is not a quality for an organization; it's a strategic choice. Organizational agility defers to any strategy that an organization applies when facing uncertainty in business. It is the strategy that works best when the business environment is so turbulent that it seems to be a permanent crisis.
Being agile is not only about managing projects in an agile way; it also implies strategic portfolio, project, program, and operational agility. To be functional, agile organizations have chosen to decentralize decision making. Employees, who are selected because they share the values of the organization, are trusted rather than controlled. ...
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