This short course is designed for anyone leading change in their organisation at any level. It provides an introduction to core principles of business agility, with practical exercises, and is a base that can be built on with reference to the associated textbook and global public community of practice. This course is part of the Supporting hybrid working and digital transformation collection, made possible by the Higher Educational Funding Council for Wales.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction: why improve ways of working?
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Business agility patterns
- 1 Business agility patterns
- 2 Pattern 1: Focus on the outcomes
- 2 Pattern 1: Focus on the outcomes
- 2.1 Outcome hypotheses and OKRs
- 2.2 Value Stream Mapping
- 3 Pattern 2: Achieve big through small
- 3 Pattern 2: Achieve big through small
- 4 Pattern 3: Invite over inflict
- 4 Pattern 3: Invite over inflict
- 5 Pattern 4: Leadership behaviour will make it or break it
- 5 Pattern 4: Leadership behaviour will make it or break it
- 6 Pattern 5: Build the right thing – outcomes over output
- 6 Pattern 5: Build the right thing – outcomes over output
- 7 Pattern 6: Build the thing right – speed with control
- 7 Pattern 6: Build the thing right – speed with control
- 8 Pattern 7: Continuous attention to technical excellence
- 8 Pattern 7: Continuous attention to technical excellence
- 9 Pattern 8: Pop the learning bubbles – become a learning organisation
- 9 Pattern 8: Pop the learning bubbles – become a learning organisation
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
