Business Agility – beyond Agile

Jan De Baere, Franky Redant – Sr. Agile Transformation coaches at Cegeka.

24-11-2016

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Agile Manifesto

Individuals and interactions over processes and toolsWorking software over comprehensive documentationCustomer collaboration over contract negotiationResponding to change over following a plan

We are uncovering better ways of developingsoftware by doing it and helping others do it.Through this work we have come to value:

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Black Swans existBLACK SWANS EXIST

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What if … We brought together some concepts and practical tools

Which brings us from Agile to Business Agility?

“Business Agility is the ability to gain from

continuous change”

(2016, Jan De Baere & Franky Redant)

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Complex Complicated

ObviousChaotic

sense-analyse-respond

sense-categorise-respond

probe-sense-respond

act-sense-respond

Cognitive Edge, Dave Snowden

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Complexity Heuristics

Reduce granularityDistribute cognitionDisintermediate decision taking

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On Leadership & complexity

About bees

and sheep

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Radical new leadership

Seven principles of Radical management(*) 1. The goal of work is to delight clients.2. Work is conducted in self-organizing teams. 3. Teams operate in client-driven iterations.4. Each iteration delivers value to clients.5. Managers foster radical transparency. 6. Managers nurture continuous self-improvement.7. Managers communicating interactively through stories, questions and conversations. 

means

(*) The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management, Stephen Denning

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Agile Animals

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Agile =

FAST

FLEXIBLE

FOCUS

FORWARD

Adapt

Align

AnticipateAccelerate

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ANTIFRAGILE

Fragile Robust Antifragile

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Barbell strategy

HORMESISis a biological phenomenon whereby a beneficial effect (improved health, stress tolerance, growth or longevity) results from exposure to low doses of an agent that is otherwise toxic or lethal when given at higher doses.

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To become antifragile,… …it is better to develop ability for agilty instead of investing in

better prediction systems

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Developing agility istransforming the organization

to gain from complexity.

Agile Transformation Approach (*)

Care Support

Initiate

Sustain

Team of Teams

TEAM

TEAM of TEAMS

ORGANISATION

Mindset, method, tools

Structures, systems

Culture, Leadership

Strategy

* ( cc - 2015, the Agile Transformation Approach (ATAp) designed by Franky Redant)

Foundations, goals, principles

Legend: Teal Team = Transformation TeamBlue teams = management teamsGreen teams = operational teams (dev-ops)

Transformation Team

ReadinessAssessment of Agility

Assessment, readiness criteria

Care Support

Initiate

Sustain

Team of Teams

Care Support

Initiate

Sustain

Team of Teams

Team

Care Support

Initiate

Sustain

Team of Teams

Team

Team

Care Support

Initiate

Sustain

Team of Teams

Care Support

Initiate

Sustain

Team of Teams

Care Support

Initiate

Sustain

Team of Teams

Agile

Val

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prin

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“Business Agility is the ability to gain from

continuous change”

(Thank you)