Publisher Description

Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation is an in-depth look at transforming businesses so they are fit for purpose in a digitally enabled world. It is a guide for all those needing to better understand, implement and lead digital transformation in the workplace. It sets aside traditional thinking and outdated strategies to explain what steps need to be taken for an organization to become truly agile. It addresses how to build organizational velocity and establish iterative working, remove unnecessary process, embed innovation, map strategy to motivation and develop talent to succeed. Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation provides guidance on how to set the pace and frequency for change and shows how to break old habits and reform the behaviours of a workforce to embed digital transformation, achieve organizational agility and ensure high performance. Full of practical advice, examples and real-life insights from organizational development professionals at the leading edge of digital transformation, this book is an essential guide to building an agile business.

Table of Contents

ONE: The Digital-native Organization; 00: Introduction; 01: The Key Forces for Change; 02: How Digital Disrupts; 03: What's Stopping You?; 04: Defining Digital Transformation; TWO: Velocity; 05: Operating in the 'Ambiguity Zone'; 06: Digital-native Processes; 07: The Agile Innovation Process; THREE: Focus; 08: The Role of Vision and Purpose; 09: Agile Strategy and Planning; 10: Linking Strategy to Execution; FOUR: Flexibility; 11: Agile Structures and Resourcing; 12: Scaling Agility; 13: Building the Culture to Move Fast; 14: A Blueprint for Flexibility - Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose; 15: Digital-native Talent; FIVE: The Transformation Journey;

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"Packed full of insights, actionable ideas and other people's experiences, a toolkit to build on no matter where you sit in an organisation or the stage of change you're at."

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"Whatever your business, the prospect of staying ahead of digital transformation is daunting. Neil and Peter have created an outstandingly researched guide that anyone can implement to lead their own transformation."

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Explains how to build organizational velocity, establish iterative working and remove unnecessary process to build a truly agile business

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* Explains how to build organizational velocity, establish iterative working and remove unnecessary process to build a truly agile business; * Provides guidance on how to set the pace and frequency for change, break old habits and reform the behaviours of a workforce to embed digital transformation; * Presents lessons that can be learned from digital-native organizations and shows how they can be implemented for organizational success; * Includes advice, examples and real-life insights from practitioners at the leading edge of digital transformation

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