Syngineering: Building Agility into Any Organization: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Practitioners
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Syngineering: Building Agility into Any Organization: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Practitioners
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Overview
A New Comprehensive Framework for Building Agile Practices into Any Organization Regardless of Its Culture. In the disruptive volatility and complexity of today's business world, yesterday's problem-solving is no longer adequate. Organizations must have agility: people and process capabilities that can respond quickly to shifts in the external world. Syngineering, the term the authors have coined for how to meet this challenge, combines the best aspects of human dynamics, organization design, and the applications of technology. It replaces expert problem-solving with ‘design thinking' and several other agile practices where employees collaborate in questioning, experimenting, and learning what's needed as they develop meaningful and sustainable solutions. The book provides a framework and processes that can analyze the current environment and deliver the most effective design and change approach to fit the desired strategy and culture. Case studies from three different culture changes bring the methods to life. This practical and hands-on guide is for anyone working to improve organizational agility and performance. Gain agility, align and thrive.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789041095 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Collective Ink |
| Publication date: | 07/01/2021 |
| Pages: | 344 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface 3
Acknowledgements 5
Abbreviations and Acronyms 6
Introduction 9
Part I Fundamental Concepts 14
Chapter 1 Organizational Synergies 14
Organizational Agility 14
Continuous Sensing 17
Involve through Group Process 20
Resolve: Design Thinking and Leadership 26
Chapter 2 Organization Engineering 31
Business Landscapes 31
Corporate Culture 36
Business Strategy 44
Agile Organization Design 53
Part II Syngjneering Framework 58
Chapter 3 Applying Syngineering 58
Start with Sensing 58
Fit the Approach to the Culture 62
Change Management Is Built In 66
Developing Agile Capabilities 69
Chapter 4 Agile Directive Approach 74
The Agile Directive Culture 74
Directive Sense Phase 75
Directive Mobilize Phase 76
Directive Frame Phase 82
Directive Customize Phase 87
Directive Resolve Phase 91
Chapter 5 Agile Participative Approach 94
The Agile Participative Culture 94
Participative Sense 95
Participative Mobilize Conference 97
Participative Frame Conference 102
Participative Customize 106
Participative Resolve 110
Chapter 6 Agile Flexible Approach 113
The Agile Flexible Culture 113
Flexible Sense 114
Prepare for Prototyping 115
Prototyping Workshop 117
Operationalizing the Prototype 121
30-Day Iterations 122
Chapter 7 Agile Adaptive Approach 124
The Agile Adaptive Culture 124
Adaptive Sense 127
Adaptive Take Action 129
Adaptive Change Circle 130
Task Circles 132
Part III Case Studies 134
Chapter 8 Stratos Directive to Adaptive 135
Stratos Sense 135
Stratos Mobilize 140
Stratos Frame 149
Stratos Customize 157
Stratos Task Circles 167
Chapter 9 Comfort Directive to Flexible 173
Comfort Sense 173
Comfort Prepare 180
Comfort Prototype 183
Comfort Operationalize 191
Comfort 30-Day Iterations 197
Chapter 10 Wilderness Directive to Participative 202
Wilderness Sense 202
Wilderness Mobilize 206
Wilderness Frame Conference 219
Wilderness Customize 229
Wilderness Resolve 235
Part IV The Deliverables 237
Deliverable, Ingredient, and Element Index 237
Key Terms Reference List 239
Deliverable 1 Charter 240
Scope 240
Involvement 241
Plan 245
More on Chartering 248
Deliverable 2 Strategy 249
Core Business 249
Landscape 251
Revised Strategy 251
More on Strategy 255
Deliverable 3 Diagnosis 256
Collect Information 256
Synthesis 261
Change Readiness 262
More on Diagnosis 264
Deliverable 4 Core Work 265
Key Technologies 265
Value Chain 266
Workflows 269
More on Core Work 271
Deliverable 5 Operating Model 272
Organization Components 272
Structure Options 274
Option Selection 280
More on Operating Models 282
Deliverable 6 Deployment 283
Initiatives 283
Change Impacts 285
Deployment Method 286
Accountabilities 287
More on Deployment 289
Deliverable 7 Roles and Accountabilities 290
Technology 290
Process Details 291
Roles Needed 294
Skills and Numbers 296
More on Roles and Accountabilities 299
Deliverable 8 Structure 300
Unit Staffing 300
Coordination 305
Final Grouping 307
More on Organizational Structure 309
Deliverable 9 Systems 310
Management Systems 310
Financial Systems 312
HR/People Systems 314
More on Supporting Systems 315
Deliverable 10 Adjust 316
New Accountabilities 316
New Operating Model 317
Emerging Issues 319
Effort Closure 320
More on Implementation 322
About the Authors 323
The Syngineering Solutions Journey 323
Rich Thayer: Managing Director 324
Monique Carnino: Org. Effectiveness Director 325
Bill Zybach: Innovation Director 325