Corporate agility : insights on agile practices for adaptive, collaborative, rapid, and transparent enterprises Michael Wong.

Includes index.

Introduction viii Distinguished Contributors xv Part 1: The Case for Corporate Agility Chapter 1 The Timeless Executive Challenge 3 Chapter 2 Decide if Agile Is Right for You 21 Chapter 3 The Time for Agile? 39 Part 2: The Agilessons Chapter 4 An Introduction to the Agilessons 71 Chapter 5 Agilesson 1: Initiate with Intent 79 Chapter 6 Agilesson 2: Cultivate Your Culture 91 Chapter 7 Agilesson 3: Transform Your Team 111 Chapter 8 Agilesson 4: Work Wisely 131 Chapter 9 Agilesson 5: Measure with Meaning 143 Chapter 10 Agilesson 6: Forge Forward 161 Part 3: The Future of Agile Chapter 11 The Future of Agile 181 Endnotes 198 Glossary 210 Acknowledgments 216 Index 218

"The Agile Approach to Strategic Execution will become the how-to guide on adopting Agile by providing a comprehensive analysis on the different approaches to strategic execution. It will discuss the traditional approach that's currently being used and then dive into the new Agile approach that's proving to be much more effective and efficient leading to increased agility, collaboration and flexibility. It will explore why Agile has seen such a rapid rise and why all of this is happening now. Written by Michael and based on years of his and his consultants' work at DayBlink, along with insight from other colleagues and several academics, The Agile Approach to Strategic Execution will feature a beautiful, highly visual, 4-color design that takes powerful strategic ideas and tools and makes them accessible and easy to implement. It will explain program management concepts from leading business thinkers, and help organizational leaders reinterpret them for their specific needs"--