Agility
[1] What is Agile? [digite] - long(ish) web page giving an easy to understand run though the key points of the methodology
[2] Introduction to Agile [black pepper SW, 2014] - 6 min cartoon style video introducing agile and contrasting it with traditional development methods.
[3] Brief explanation of agile [this is agile, 2016] - 8 min video what agile is all about and how does the agile iterative adaptive approach compare with the plan driven waterfall approach?
[4] Agile 101 - the Agile Alliance have some excellent material aimed at advancing the practice of agile. My link is to the introductory material, but the site has so much to offer to anyone wanting to understand this powerful concept.
[5] Agile Posters - don’t be put off by the funky (?) name - if you are visually led,Dandy People have a wealth of useful material to help understand how Agile can change your organisation to the better.
[6] Pros and Cons of Agile and Waterfall – comparing and contrasting the two development methods with balanced advice on their merits and usage.
[7] Agile development and non-functional requirements – web page setting out how non-functional requirements impact the key elements of an agile development.
[8] Agile versus Waterfall – 9 minute video explaining the three most impactful differences.
[9] Agile vs Waterfall: the 3 most impactful differences - VLOG with Ashley Hunt explains the core differences.
[10] Waterfall Vs. Agile: A Relative Comparison - it is useful to understand the relative differences between the paradigms and how they impact Business Analysis – particularly if you work in an environment where both approaches are used.
[11] Common Risks in Agile Projects and How to Deal with Them – easy to understand web page discussing the main risks in agile development with practical suggestions for their mitigation.
[12] Being agile in a non-agile place – 13 minute TED talk answering the question ‘Is it possible for a disruptive and potentially game changing start-up to take root inside a giant corporation?’
[13] How fragile is your agile (Deloitte) short paper citing six common pitfalls of agile project teams.
[14] Agile project management - monologue (but clear and understandable) contrasting agile with waterfall project management.
[15] Agile product ownership in a nutshell - 15 minute animation explaining how agile works. It takes a product owner viewpoint, but useful to anyone wanting to understand the process.
[16] Explaining strategic agility - 12 min video interview where Doz & Kosonen describe the concept and how it enabled Nokia to attain market leadership position.
[17] Nokia’s failure in the mobile phone industry - 10 min video where Prof. Doz uses strategic agility failure to explain the subsequent demise of Nokia.
[18] Strategic Agility and international joint ventures - the willingness - ability paradox of family firms – in this journal of management article the authors combine the two themes of family business and international joint ventures and explore how strategic agility can overcome the emotional gap common in family firms that can inhibit Joint Venture formation.
[19] Strategic Agility: and agenda for executive IT leaders - This California Management Review article focuses on information technology leaders and their evolving strategic role at the forefront of organisations. It describes how these practitioners can build and maintain strategic agility, and it concludes by conceptualising these practices in an agenda and leadership framework.
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