Chapter 3

Technology

Chapters 1 and 2 covered why enterprise agility is not only an important competitive advantage, but also a matter of corporate survival in a world characterized by VUCA. We learned about enterprise agility’s origins in challenges made apparent by thinkers in the computer science community, and we broke down the Agile Manifesto: 4 values and 12 principles that illustrate how to embrace uncertainty and continuously adapt to an ever-changing environment. We then explored enterprise agility in more detail and offered a working definition. We covered the essential elements of an enterprise agility strategy, and we highlighted five key dimensions that we need to consider as we aim to transform the enterprise.

In this chapter, we ...

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