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IS NOT A
DOG SHOW!

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Which organizational
practices are important
determinants of
organizational agility?
RESEARCH QUESTION
ONE SIMPLE

4. When do you need
organizational agility?
4
SIMPLE
IF ONLY LIFE WAS THAT
What is an agile
organization?
Can you become an
agile organization?

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NEED AGILITY?
WHEN DO YOU
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AGILITY
ORGANIZATIONAL
IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD
HELPS YOU TO COPE WITH
DYNAMICS

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WHAT ARE DYNAMICS?
UNPREDICTABLE
Bankruptcy
of a client
New
legislation
WITH IMPACT
Projects
getting killed
The weather
OCCURING
FREQUENTLY
New clients
Economic
crisis
YES NO

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EVERYTHING
TIMING IS
HOW FAR AHEAD CAN YOU
PREDICT THE FUTURE?
Go to survey

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PERCEPTION
IT’S ALL ABOUT

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2.
AGILE
WHAT IS AN
ORGANIZATION?

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The agile organization has
three capabilities
Sees and knows
all
Adapts to
anything
Is in control
But how?

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AN AGILE
WHAT DOES
3.
ORGANIZATION?

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IN MULTIPLE CASE STUDY
RESEARCH ON
SIMILARITIES

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PRACTICES
PRINCIPLES
THE OUTCOMES REVEIL
AND

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The agile organization proactively builds and maintains a stable core
Let’s start with the
Management Principles

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Planwhatcanbeplanned
Sharea mindset
The agile organization proactively builds and maintains a stable core

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Stimulatecooperationbetweenemployees
Collaborationin sector and institutionalembedding
The agile organization prefers collective cooperation over individual performance

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Central coordinationonmindset, knowledgemanagement and cooperation
Decentralcoordinationonexecutionof core processes
The agile organization balances (de)central and (in)formal coordination

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Management practices based
on the three competencies
Sees and knows
all
Adapts to
anything
Is in control

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SEE AND KNOW ALL

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ADAPT TO ANYTHING

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Specificpersonnelplanning

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BE IN CONTROL

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HOW AGILE IS
YOUR ORGANIZATION?
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