This document discusses the concept of VUCA and business agility. It defines VUCA as volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. It then discusses different frameworks for understanding change like the Cynefin framework. It provides definitions of business agility focusing on adaptability, flexibility and balance. It outlines different domains of agility from the organization level down to teams. Finally, it proposes a new definition of business agility as "the ability to improve/gain from continuous change."

1. BusinessAgility
Jan De Baere & Franky Redant

2. VUCA, what
does it really
mean
V =Volatility.
The nature and
dynamics of change,
and the nature and
speed of change
forces and change
catalysts.
U = Uncertainty.
The lack of
predictability, the
prospects for surprise,
and the sense of
awareness and
understanding of
issues and events.
C = Complexity.
The multiplex of
forces, the
confounding of issues,
no cause-and-effect
chain and confusion
that surround an
organization.
A = Ambiguity.
The haziness of
reality, the potential
for misreads, and the
mixed meanings of
conditions; cause-
and-effect
confusion.

3. Cynefin
framework

4. Imker vs
herder

5. Continuous
change vs
program for
change
Continuous change
Programs for change
vs

6. Business
Agility:
Definitions
 “Business agility refers to distinct qualities that allow
organisations to respond rapidly to changes in the internal and
external environment without losing momentum or vision.
Adaptability, flexibility and balance are three qualities essential to
long-term business agility” (HRZone)
 “Business agility is the ability of a business system to rapidly
respond to change[1] by adapting its initial stable configuration.
In a business context, agility is the ability of an organization to
rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes in productive
and cost-effective ways” (Wikipedia)

7. Domains of
agility
Organisation
Multi-team
Team
Developagileability
Mindset Method Tools
Culture Systems Structures
Leadership Strategy

8. Domains of
agility
Organisation
Multi-team
Team
Developagileability
Mindset Method Tools
Culture Systems Structures
Leadership Strategy
Scrum, DSDM,
Kanban, XP
SAFe, DAD,
LeSS,
Scrum at Scale

9. Fragile -
Robust -
Antifragile

10. T&I shaped
profiles
(specialization vs
generilization)
Depthofknowledge
Breath of Knowledge
Generalization
Specialization

11. Complicated
vs complex
Plan
DoCheck
Act Observe
OrientDecide
Act
PDCA OODA
vs

12. Business
Agility, a new
definition
“Business Agility is the ability
to improve/gain from
continuous change”