Summary
In this chapter, we learned that adopting Agile methodologies has been a significant enabler for the technology function to improve the effectiveness of software delivery, thereby positively impacting business outcomes as well. However, scaling the adoption of Agile methodologies across a business is not adequate to enhance the agility of the enterprise.
Agility at the enterprise level has six basic underlying capabilities: responsiveness, versatility, flexibility, resilience, innovativeness, and adaptability, with an underlying capability to sense the environment also needed. It is these capabilities underlying agility which will enable companies to not only survive but also thrive on change.
The next chapter is the first of the three chapters in the foundation section. The chapter explores shifting the enterprise from being a close-ended system to becoming a living system.
