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JOHNNY ORDÓÑEZ
a g i l i t y e n a b l e r
agility enablement
UNDERSTANDING
THE ENTERPRISE AS A
LIVING ORGANISM
1
UNDERSTANDING
AGILITY AS A
CAPABITLIY
UNDERSTANDING
AGILITY
ENABLEMENT
BE AN
AGILITY ENABLER
2 3 4
u n l o c k i n g e n t e r p r i s e a g i l i t y
1.UNDERSTANDING
THEENTERPRISEASA
LIVINGORGANISM
RESPONDING AND ADAPTATING.
Closed-ended systems, for example, machines, are largely insulated from the
external environment and incapable to learn on their own. Hence, although they
are highly predictable and stable, these systems are not capable of sensing,
responding and adapting to changes in the environment.
THE MECHANISTIC
APPROACH FOR THE
ENTERPRISE LIMITS ITS
CAPACITY OF SENSING,
Reinfuse “life”
into enterprises.
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ENTERPRISEASLIVINGORGANISM
FOUNDATIONS
Enablingtheenterpriseagility
impliesanewwayofseeingand
understandingtheorganization:
Change from an
evolutionary
biology approach
Enterprise as a
set of
interconnected
networks
Organizational
Paradigm
Organizational
Entropy
Complex
Adaptive
System
Culture as a
result, not an input
4 LIVING
ELEMENTS
THATSHAPETHE
ORGANISATIONAL
CULTURE
Stories &
Conversations
Rituals &
Routines
Symbols
Power
structures &
Influence
JOHN ATKINSON
F o u n d i n g P a r t n e r a t T h e P h i l l i p s K a y P a r t n e r s h i p
T h e A r t o f C h a n g e M a k i n g
“Organisationsareinfactliving,
complexanddynamic.Ifwewant
organisationstobeabletochange,
forthemtobeadaptive,resilient,
intelligent,forthemtobeableto
learnandprogress,wehavetostop
thinkingofthemandtreatingthem
intermsofthembeingamachine
andstartthinkingofthemasbeinga
livingsystem.
”
2.UNDERSTANDING
AGILITYASACAPABITLIY
WHATISAGILITY?
/ƧˈdʒɪlƧti/
“agility”
Agile
Agilism
agility
IMPORTANTDISTINCTIONS
“agilityistheorganizational
capabilityofsense,adapt
andrespondtoadynamic
environment.
”agility is always present; it’s an intrinsic capability.
SUNIL MUNDRA
P r i n c i p a l C o n s u l t a n t - A d v i s o r y a t T h o u g h t W o r k s ,
E n t e r p r i s e A g i l i t y
“AdoptingAgilepracticesand
methodologies,andevenscaling
them,doesnotincreaseagility.At
theenterpriselevel,itisagilitythat
mattersmost,notAgile.Thisis
becauseagilityencompassesaset
ofenterprise-levelcapabilitieswhile
Agile,thoughbasedonvaluesand
principles,isorientedtoward
softwaredelivery.
”
3.UNDERSTANDING
agilityenablement
WHATISENABLEMENT?
/ɪˈneɪ.bƧl.mƧnt/
“enablement”
“Insteadoftryingtoachieve‘tobe
Agile'asagoal,focusonidentifying
boundariesandremovingthe
constraintsthatshapethe
organizationalcapacityofsensing,
adaptingandresponding.
”agility is the result of coexistence and
interrelation between various elements within
the organization. agility lives in complexity.
agilityENABLEMENT
PREMISES
agility is a capability of a complex and adaptive system.
agility is much more than the implementation of Agile methods
or frameworks.
agility is always present. Our job is to identify the boundaries and
remove the constraints that surround it to enhance it.
agility lives in complexity. It is a result of the harmonization of
multiple factors and conditions.
agility with lowercase ‘a’; because it is a capability, not a noun,
brand or movement.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
DESIGN
GOVERNANCE
SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY
VALUE
FLOWS
LEADERSHIP
PEOPLE
& TALENT
ENTERPRISEELEMENTS
THATENABLEAGILITY
Enterprise
enablers
for
agility
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INFLUENCINGAGENTS
Enterpriseenablersareinfluenced
bytwotypesof“agents”:
boostersandinhibitors.
LEADERSHIP
GOVERNANCE
SYSTEMS
ORGANIZATIONAL
DESIGN
'Boosters' reflects a positive effect that
amplifies the current agility. Conversely,
'inhibitors' act as blockers causing
negative effects to the current agility
and whole system.
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IDENTIFIDINGAGENTS
Theagentsaren'tnecessarily
identifiableasimpleview.
LEADERSHIP
Boosters
Inhibitors
Visible Non-visible
It's probable that exists strong
agents (boosters and inhibitors)
under the layers of the system.
Both they must be worked on.
EACHENABLERINFLUENCES
ANOTHER,ANDTHEENTIRESYSTEM
ORGANIZATIONAL
DESIGN
GOVERNANCE
SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY
VALUE
FLOWS
LEADERSHIP
PEOPLE
&
TALENT
Everythingisconnected
witheverything.
Enterprise
enablers
for
agility
ORGANISATIONAL
DESIGN
GOVERNANCE
SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGYVALUE
FLOWS
LEADERSHIP
PEOPLE &
TALENT
ENTERPRISEELEMENTS
THATENABLEAGILITY
JORGEN HESSELBERG
C o - F o u n d e r a t C o m p a r a t i v e A g i l i t y ,
U n l o c k i n g A g i l i t y
“ImplementingScrum,a
popularframeworkthatmay
beusedtohelpencourage
moreagilewaysofworking,
willnotnecessarilymakeyou
moreagilewithout
consideringtheother
dimensionsofagility.
”
4.BEAN
agilityenabler
“agilityisalwayspresent.Our
jobistoidentifytheboundaries
andremovetheconstraints
thatsurroundittoenhanceit.
”…through sustain or maximize the boosters
and minimize or remove the inhibitors.
An agility
enabler makes
the constraints
beautiful.
…from “We can’t, because,”
to “We can, if.”
NEUTRAL1 EGO-LESS2 OBSERVANT3 REFLECTIVE4
KNOWLEDGEABLE
5 GENEROUS
6 INQUISITIVE7 EMPATHETIC8
AGNOSTIC9 INFLUENCER10
agilityenablers
CHARACTERISTICS
agility enabler
is not a role; it’s
a responsibility.
TOBIAS MAYER
e d u c a t o r , l e a r n e r , c i t i z e n
“Wemaybestuckwiththe
catch-allword‘Agile’fornow,
butwehavearesponsibility
tomovetowardsdescribing
clearlywhatweactuallydo,
usingrealwordsandeven
wholesentences.
”
http://bit.ly/AgileIsNotTheGoal-TobiasMayer
DON’TSTOPREADING!
Anenablerisa
permanentlearner.
IWASINSPIREDBYTHESE
GREATAUTHORS
From Agile Coach to “agility enabler”: my new path – Johnny Ordóñez
https://johnnyordonez.com/2018/09/09/de-agile-coach-a-agility-enabler-mi-nuevo-camino/
ENTERPRISE AGILITY: A Johnny's Compilation about EA – Johnny Ordóñez
https://www.beautiful.ai/deck/-LLVBsCk0OBTa1jmzuzW/Enterprise-Agility
What's the next step in the Evolution of Agile? Enterprise Agility
https://www.slideshare.net/JohnnyDark/whats-the-next-step-in-the-evolution-of-agile-enterprise-agility
SOMEREFERENCES
Thank you!
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Johnny Ordóñez

'agility enablement'- unlocking enterprise agility