Agile Transformation
A Practical Guide to Change Beyond the Happy Path
1st Edition
Published on 23. September 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-3-7597-4872-0 (ISBN)
Description
Becoming a customer-focused, versatile, and resilient organization is the goal of many of the agile transformations we are seeing in Germany and Austria, regardless of company size or industry. The journey for organizations is not easy - sometimes it is even bumpier than it needs to be.
One thing is certain: there is no single right way - no "happy path" - to achieve an agile transformation, because the individual requirements of countless organizations cannot be met by a one-size-fits-all approach to change. However, there are tools that make the journey easier and sustainable success more likely. Even when transformations go through a crisis - which is more common than you might think - there are reasons to remain optimistic.
The authors of this book work at the heart of transformation activities. They design strategies for agile transformations, bring derailed transformations back on track, and guide people in the organization until they are able to design the next stages of change themselves. All of the approaches presented in this book are backed by experience and proven to work.
One thing is certain: there is no single right way - no "happy path" - to achieve an agile transformation, because the individual requirements of countless organizations cannot be met by a one-size-fits-all approach to change. However, there are tools that make the journey easier and sustainable success more likely. Even when transformations go through a crisis - which is more common than you might think - there are reasons to remain optimistic.
The authors of this book work at the heart of transformation activities. They design strategies for agile transformations, bring derailed transformations back on track, and guide people in the organization until they are able to design the next stages of change themselves. All of the approaches presented in this book are backed by experience and proven to work.
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Christoph Schmiedinger | Carsten Rasche | Ellen Thonfeld
Agile Transformation
A Practical Guide to Change Beyond the Happy Path
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Christoph Schmiedinger, Executive Consultant at borisgloger consulting, provides leadership training and management coaching. He supports companies in the finance, telecommunications and automotive sectors in agile transformations and business transformations as well as in organizational development. Before working as an executive consultant, Christoph Schmiedinger was a product owner and responsible for product development for a leading safety-critical telecommunications systems producer. He holds a master's degree in Technical Management and an MBA from ESADE Business School in Barcelona.
Carsten Rasche, Executive Consultant at borisgloger consulting, is an expert in scaling agile organizations, especially in the finance and insurance sectors. Working as an organizational psychologist, management coach, and professional facilitator, he has successfully completed several business transformations using a participative approach. Before joining borisgloger consulting, Carsten gained experience of organizational dynamics as a project manager in youth welfare and applied agile methodologies in his work in Silicon Valley.
Ellen Thonfeld, Head of Training Management for Internal Auditors at KfW (Reconstruction Credit Institute) is a trained and experienced banker, professional facilitator, trainer, and management coach. During her time at borisgloger consulting, she developed the Agile Audit Transformation approach, which introduces and establishes agile work techniques within the audit team in short cycles. Parallel to the transformation, she applies her experience as a business educator to shape the audit departments into a learning and self-evolving organization.
Kathrin Tuchen, Senior Management Consultant at borisgloger consulting, is a professional facilitator and provides management coaching. She contributes to agile organizational development by sharing the knowledge she gained concerning the customer experience at an international tourism group. As a trainer and team coach for projects in the banking and insurance sectors, she shows agile teams how to unleash their full potential, and supports scrum masters and product owners in successfully living up to their roles' demands.