Introduction
This paper is the result of a number of workshops and discussions held by the governance stream of the Business Agility Think Tank community.
It confirms the cultural values that define Business Agility, provides a perspective of governance through time before summarising the problems that ‘traditional’ governance approaches face in a volatile and uncertain world. It goes on to propose 10 Principles of Agile Governance and finishes with examples of their application to business.
For the purpose of this paper, we will use a definition proposed by the Agile Business Consortium:
Governance in Agile and Adaptive Organizations is “the management and curation (minding, careful development) of the structures, values, processes and practices that are required to develop and sustain an Agile and Adaptive organization” so that it can thrive in a changing business environment.
Author
Agile Business Consortium
The Agile Business Consortium is the professional body for business agility. We’re all about community – whether you’re a multinational working through a large-scale transformation, a new start-up, or a contractor, we can support you to achieve more, to grow more, and to build your business agility. As a global not-for-profit organisation that’s been around for over 25 years, our knowledge and experience around agile competencies and behaviours can offer you the guidance you need to reach your agility goals. Together with our partners, we create and share agile research, case studies, resources and tools that help you compete in today’s uncertain world. A registered not-for-profit, we’re the world’s longest-standing agile-orientated organisation. We’re the brains behind AgilePM®, AgileBA®, AgilePgM®, AgilePfM™ and AgileDS™. Based in the UK, we have members in over 30 countries around the world.
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