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Agile management : the fast and flexible approach to continuous improvement and innovation in organizations / Mike Hoogveld.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Portfolio and project management collectionPublisher: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, [(c)2018.]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781947441842
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  • HD31.2
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Contents:
1. Introduction -- Part 1. Treasure hunt! Searching for the essence of agile management -- 2. Adaptivity: adapt or die -- 3. Nothing is permanent except change -- 4. The value of experimenting and failing -- 5. When winning is necessary -- 6. Agility -- 7. The essence of agile management -- Part 2. Agile management: putting it into practice -- 8. The agile organization -- 9. The agile management process -- 10. The think phase: discover how you can excel -- 11. The think phase: create a flexible plan -- 12. Do phase: experiment like a lab technician -- 13. The learn phase: stepping smarter into the future -- 14. Becoming future-proof -- Index.
Abstract: An environment that is changing ever faster and deeper; markets that are becoming more dynamic and complex; competitor and customer behavior that is increasingly unpredictable--these developments are affecting all organizations. Whoever wants to survive in the future needs to adapt with lightning speed. Increasing numbers of organizations recognize that traditional ways of working are no longer adequate. They lack agility. In this book, agility expert Mike Hoogveld shows us what we can learn from smart start-ups and other successful, innovative organizations. Using many academic insights and practical examples, he describes how to make your organization responsive by focusing on continuous improvement. Thus, he gives a very concrete answer to the crucial question with which so many organizations are struggling: How do we increase our agility? The book includes an agile assessment to determine the agility of your organization. The book remains number-one bestseller in the Netherlands.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

1. Introduction -- Part 1. Treasure hunt! Searching for the essence of agile management -- 2. Adaptivity: adapt or die -- 3. Nothing is permanent except change -- 4. The value of experimenting and failing -- 5. When winning is necessary -- 6. Agility -- 7. The essence of agile management -- Part 2. Agile management: putting it into practice -- 8. The agile organization -- 9. The agile management process -- 10. The think phase: discover how you can excel -- 11. The think phase: create a flexible plan -- 12. Do phase: experiment like a lab technician -- 13. The learn phase: stepping smarter into the future -- 14. Becoming future-proof -- Index.

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An environment that is changing ever faster and deeper; markets that are becoming more dynamic and complex; competitor and customer behavior that is increasingly unpredictable--these developments are affecting all organizations. Whoever wants to survive in the future needs to adapt with lightning speed. Increasing numbers of organizations recognize that traditional ways of working are no longer adequate. They lack agility. In this book, agility expert Mike Hoogveld shows us what we can learn from smart start-ups and other successful, innovative organizations. Using many academic insights and practical examples, he describes how to make your organization responsive by focusing on continuous improvement. Thus, he gives a very concrete answer to the crucial question with which so many organizations are struggling: How do we increase our agility? The book includes an agile assessment to determine the agility of your organization. The book remains number-one bestseller in the Netherlands.

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