This document discusses business agility and the need for organizations to adapt to change. It notes that complexity and bureaucracy can block innovation, creating a dilemma for companies. It advocates that organizations develop an agile culture and adopt agile practices like iterative development, dedicated cross-functional teams, and open collaboration. The document provides a 10-step process for leadership to define a vision and roadmap to increase business agility through frequent feedback and communication.

1. Business Agility
N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8

2. “It is not the strongest of the species
that survives, nor the most intelligent
that survives. It is the one that is most
adaptable to change.”
C H A R L E S D A R W I N

3. FOG OF WAR

4. Innovation
fuels
Growth
Growth
creates
Complexity
Complexity
requires
Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy
blocks
Innovation
S T A R T U P C O R P O R A T E
VS
INNOVATION DILEMMA

5. T H E C E O
T H E C O M P A N Y

6. CULTURE?

8. Traditionelle
Organisation
Experiment Bewährung Etablierung
Agile
Organisation
EVOLUTION

9. BUSINESS?

10. MEASURE!

11. Culture
PracticeSystem

12. System
Agility
Leadership
HR
Culture
Strategy
Structure
Process
E M P L O Y E EC U S T O M E R

13. Iterative: Basecamp
Incremental: Expeditions

14. T I M E &
F R E E D O M
D E D I C A T E D
T E A M
M E T H O D
T O O L B O X
O P E N
C O L L A B O R A T I O N
L E A N
E X P E R I M E N T A T I O N
A L I G N
F O R Y E S

15. 1 )
L E A D E R S H I P
C O A L I T I O N
2 )
D E F I N E E N D
S T A T E V I S I O N
3 )
B U I L D A
R O A D M A P
4 )
R O L L I N G
9 0 D A Y P L A N
5 )
3 0 D A Y
C H E C K P O I N T
6 )
C O N N E C T A C T I V I T Y
T O O U T C O M E S
7 )
C O N N E C T O U T C O M E S
T O B U S I N E S S O B J E C T I V E S
8 )
I N C O R P O R A T E
F E E D B A C K
9 )
M A N A G E
C O M M U N I C A T I O N
1 0 )
C R E A T E
S A F E T Y

16. CREATE INSIGHTS

17. Prepare
Introduce
Review
Options
ExperimentsInsight

18. TRANFORMATION WORKSHOP