Jorgen Hesselberg - Unlocking Agility: An Insiders Guide to Agile Enterprise Transformation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))

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Agile has become a buzzword that has no meaning. Thats because most organizations just append the word agile to what they are currently doing, shorten their pressure cycle, and then expect miracles. To get serious benefits from Agile, your organization must change. And if you are serious about changing to a more agile way of working, youll want Jorgens help Unlocking Agility.

James Grenning, Agile Manifesto Signatory and Author of Test-Driven Development for Embedded C

What a joy to read this book! From lean experimentation to agile collaboration, from business modeling to organization design, from anecdotes and stories to scaling models and transformational roadmaps, Jorgen craftily weaves it all together in this compelling book. If you were wondering where to start your agile transformation, you can start right here.

Jurgen Appelo, author of Management 3.0 and Managing for Happiness

A lot has been written about agility in enterprises. What makes this book special and extremely valuable is that it serves as an excellent and practical entry point for those who are getting started, as well as a compendium, reference, and idea-booster for those who have come far in their journey toward agility and want to take the next step.

In each well-structured chapter, you feel that Jorgen is a very experienced practitioner, who not only knows what he is talking about, but who is also skilled in making practical use of that knowledge.

You get a great overview of relevant models, their use, tons of great references for further self-study, and a strategic and hands-on approach to creating and driving a transformation toward agility.

Hendrik Esser, Vice President, Enterprise Transformation Program, Ericsson

we need more people looking at the big picture rather than promoting a particular practice, and this book is a valuable contribution to that work.

Dave Snowden, author of Cynefin, and CEO, Cognitive Edge

Jorgen does a brilliant job of offering helpful (and tested) concepts, tools, methodologies, and frameworkswhile at the same time presenting the levers, first principles, and the Why. Skillfully curated by a thoughtful coach/agile change agentwith the knocks and stories to prove itand you have something very special. The questions and answers at the end of each chapter (and references, sources) are just the icing on the cake.

When recommending books on agile, I have a tough time suggesting the same book for agile nerds and the interested-but-not-immersed. Unlocking Agility fits the bill, however. The book is pragmatic and accessible (in his words, he offers a blueprint), while encouraging an agile approach to enterprise agility itself. I found the closing chapters on Agile Working Groups, change strategy/roadmaps, and organizational improvement backlogs to be particularly valuable. I no doubt will be referring to them frequently.

In short, I would not hesitate to recommend it to fellow partners-in-change (with the passion, but not the background).

John Cutler, Product Development Coach, Writer

So much Agile goodness jam-packed into one book! Starting with the origins of modern management, and ending with a vision for organizations of the future, Jorgen has pulled together every conceivable pattern, framework, and model, while also incorporating important topics like age, gender, and diversity. He brings his own Agility journey to life, cleverly narrating stories and lessons hes learned along the way. Complete with Q&A and Further Reading suggestions, this book is a perfect reference guide to anyone leading an organization through transformative change, on their journey to Business Agility.

Jason Kline, Agile Practice Lead, SolutionsIQ | Accenture

Jorgen has written a gem of a book. In his conversational, easy-to-read style, he tackles complex subjects from agile organization design, to agile teams, to agile workspaces. If you are looking for a thoughtful discussion on what it takes to transform your organization into an agile one, this book should be required reading.

Noopur Davis, SVP, Chief Product and Information Security Officer, Comcast

An Insiders Guide to Agile Enterprise Transformation

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