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Organizational Agility

“Agility is the ability to adapt and respond to change … agile organizations view change as an opportunity, not a threat.”

—Jim Highsmith

The organizational agility competency describes how Lean-thinking people and Agile teams optimize their business processes, evolve strategy with clear and decisive new commitments, and quickly adapt the organization as needed to capitalize on new opportunities.

Why Organizational Agility?

In today’s digital economy, the only truly sustainable competitive advantage is the speed at which an organization can sense and respond to the needs of its customers. Its strength is its ability to deliver value in the shortest sustainable lead time, to evolve and implement new strategies quickly, ...

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