What comes after agile? - Change how the world works #1

The old management paradigms that continue to focus on command-and-control structures in a time that demands a radically different approach. It is time to fill in an entirely new canvas. A canvas focused on unleashing the full potential of employees.

Established institutions have been reorganizing as long as they’ve been organized. As circumstances change, the shape and makeup of the workforce must be adapted accordingly. Today’s most disruptive organizations however, are beginning to organize around a new pattern: the ability to evolve in real time.

Are you thinking about implementing Holacracy? Don’t do it! Are you planning to copy the “Spotify model”? Hold it right there! Are you busy introducing SAFe, LeSS, or Nexus? Forget it!

Digital transformation requires business agility, and applying the lessons of Agile to the entire organization is the only approach that has shown consistent success. It’s time to crack open your software development organization and bring Agile into the light of the business.

Instead: go talk to the people who are most affected by the problem. Get their input on the objectives and what an acceptable solution looks like.