Agile HR for Leaders

Agile, has been at the forefront of software development and other project management for the last few years. But their utility outside the software development industry has been recognised in the last decade, with many organisations adopting the Agile organisation structure for their and many consulting organisations such as McKinsey, Bain, Deloitte are helping teams and organisations become agile. But the big question is “What is Agile?” and how is it different from “Agility”.

Agile is more than a method or a methodology and more than a suggested organisational structure. It is in words of Eric Bobo, an Agile Transformation Leader and Coach, “Agile is a mindset, philosophy or way of thinking”. Agile, to be successful, also needs to have built-in resilience in its adaptive structures. The programme is an attempt to help participants understand and adopt the agile practices in work design and cultivate resilience to be able to lead and succeed in uncertain times

The programme seeks to have the following objectives

• Focus on the genesis and philosophy behind Agile
• Introduce participants to the application of Agile in organisations apart from software development and the challenges faced.
• Implementing an Agile approach to bring in the desired change.
• Embedding Resilience into the DNA of the organisation, both at the Individual and Organisational Level

• Interactive discussions, lectures, industry examples, videos, classroom exercises
• Role-play and case analysis
• In-class public speaking exercise and feedback