Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices

The renowned management consultant and writer, Peter Drucker, famously said that culture eats strategy for breakfast.?Most people interpret this to mean that you can have the best strategy in the world, but unless people?take tangible actions to execute on that strategy it is meaningless. We have shamelessly borrowed this sentiment to contrast two critical elements needed to create an agile culture, :? ?

1. A culture where the organisation is able to anticipate, pivot and respond quickly to changing market conditions.
2. A culture that prioritises continuous improvement through regular reviews and constructive feedback.

In our research on Agile Culture we have differentiated between implementing agile processes?(do-ing agile), and having an agile mindset (be-ing agile). Our argument is that to have an agile culture you need to move beyond simply doing agile, by implementing and following a set of specific methodologies, daily routines and practices. Instead, our view is that being agile is key, unlocking the key mindsets and behaviours that will allows agility to thrive in your organisation.

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