{"id":2129,"date":"2021-11-22T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T08:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mesg.ch\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2021-11-22T09:58:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T08:58:05","slug":"agile-organization-think-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mesg.ch\/en\/agile-organization-think-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Agile Organization? Think again\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

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by\u00a0Sebastian Marshall<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Agile Organization? Think again\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

VUCA and Agility, you might think after all the hype of recent years that everything has already been said on these topics. However, from a General Management perspective, I think there is still a need for well-founded clarification. I\u00b4d like to argue two points; the first is to make a clear distinction which seems to be lacking in many discussions about Agility and the second is to take some lessons learned from an organization that has been practising Agility for more than 200 years, the Fire Service. This second part will be published next week in our MESG Perspectives.<\/p>\r\n

The distinction which I think would be helpful to make in this first part is between “Agile Methods and Tools” and “Agile Organization”. The lack of standard definitions and clear thinking about the relationship of these two topics has led to many misunderstandings in conversations and projects in which I have been involved. I often hear managers saying “we need to become more Agile” but what they mean by this can vary enormously. That is why I would like to attempt to define these two concepts more clearly. Neither is easy because they also have broad meanings but here is my shot at it:<\/p>\r\n

Agile Methods and Tools<\/strong> – a project working style characterized by:<\/p>\r\n