The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming the Way Work Gets Done
Written by Stephen Denning
Narrated by Tom Parks
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About this audiobook
More value from less work.
An unstoppable business revolution is under way—and it is Agile. Companies that embrace Agile Management learn to connect everyone and everything…all the time. They can deliver instant, intimate, frictionless value on a large scale.
Agile began emerging many decades ago, but truly took off in the software development industry. Sparking dramatic improvements in quality, innovation, and speed-to-market, the Agile movement is now spreading quickly throughout all kinds of companies. It enables a team, a unit, or an enterprise to nimbly adapt and upgrade products and services to meet rapidly changing technology and customer needs. And the process is applicable anywhere—companies don’t need to be born Agile, like Spotify. Even centuries-old Barclays is making the transition and reaping rewards.
Filled with examples from every sector, The Age of Agile helps readers:
- Master the three laws of Agile Management (team, customer, network)
- Embrace the new mindset
- Overcome constraints
- Employ meaningful metrics
- Make the entire organization Agile
- And more
Stephen Denning
Stephen Denning is a renowned management innovator and popular Forbes.com columnist. A former World Bank executive, he serves on the advisory board for the Drucker Forum and is the author of several books including The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management.
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Reviews for The Age of Agile
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A refreshing approach to managing businesses. This book clearly explains the basics of Agile.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book about agility, its roots a detour to the pitfalls of shareholder value.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's a great book. A real eye-opener and also very motivating and inspiring.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting book reading, but the pronunciation in the audiobook wasn't for me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant perspective from the ground right up to C-Suite level of agile work. Interesting detour on stakeholder value. Would highly recommend to anyone interesting in learning agility in the 21st century
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The book give a high level view of agile management, explained in a great way.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5absolut must read, this kind of information I what we need right now to evolve every organization