The need for enhancing agility
The Meriam-Webster dictionary defines agility as:
"the quality or state of being agile." [ix]
The views of two well-known experts bring out the essence of agility. According to David S. Alberts, author of the book, The Agility Advantage:
"Agility is the ability to successfully effect, cope with and/or exploit changes in circumstances".
According to Jim Highsmith, one of the signatories of the Agile Manifesto:
"Agility is the ability to both create and respond to change in order to profit in a turbulent business environment. Agility is the ability to balance flexibility and stability." [x]
Every enterprise has some level of agility, and hence the concept of agility is not new in the business world. What is relatively new is the realization of the need for enterprises to have greater agility. It is now considered as one of the core qualities which an enterprise must have in order to survive and thrive in today's rapidly changing environment.
According to Wouter Agthina...
