Great Big Agile: An OS for Agile Leaders

Big Agile leaders need an empirical, high-trust model to scale and sustain agility and capability. This book presents the Agile Performance Holarchy (APH), a how-ability model that provides an operating system for building, evaluating, and sustaining great agile habits and behaviors. It is based on a set of interdependent, self-organizing circles that reflect the empirical, object-oriented nature of agility. The APH offers implementation guidance in leadership, values, teaming, visioning, governing, building, supporting, and engaging within an all-agile organization.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 335 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2018
Publisher: APress

Big Agile leaders require an empirical, high-trust model to guide scaling and sustaining agility and capability within a modern technology organization. This book introduces the Agile Performance Holarchy (APH), a how-ability model that empowers agile leaders and teams to build, evaluate, and sustain exceptional agile habits and behaviors.

The APH is an organizational operating system based on a set of interconnected, self-organizing circles, or holons, that reflect the empirical, object-oriented nature of agility. As companies embrace Agile across IT and beyond, agile leaders face the challenge of building and sustaining capability while scaling agility, without introducing unnecessary process and overhead.

Drawing from extensive observations and assessments of hundreds of agile companies and teams, the APH is a holistic framework that encompasses leadership, values, teaming, visioning, governing, building, supporting, and engaging within an all-agile organization.

In this comprehensive guide, you will:

Model the behaviors of high-performance agile organizations: Gain insights from successful Big Agile implementations and apply them to your own organization.

Benefit from lessons learned by other organizations: Learn from their experiences and avoid common pitfalls that can hinder your Agile journey.

Assess your agility level with the Agile Performance Holarchy: Use the APH model to evaluate your organization's current state of agility and identify areas for improvement.

Apply the APH model to your business: Understand the performance circles, holons, objectives, and actions of the APH framework and tailor them to your specific context.

Obtain certification for your company, organization, or agency: Recognize your commitment to Agile excellence and demonstrate your expertise to stakeholders.

Whether you are a seasoned Agile practitioner or just starting your Agile transformation, this book will provide you with the tools and knowledge to lead your organization to success.

Who This Book Is For:

This book is designed for professionals leading or seeking to lead an agile organization. It is ideal for executives, managers, team leaders, and anyone who wants to enhance their Agile skills and drive organizational transformation.

By embracing the Agile Performance Holarchy, you can unlock the full potential of your team and achieve sustainable competitive advantage in the fast-paced world of technology.

Weight: 700g
Dimension: 254 x 179 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781484242056
Edition number: 1st ed.