The Agile Company, a Hands-On Guide in Embedding Tech for a Competitive Edge - E-book - ePub

I remember first time as a kid seeing the "World Wide Web". It was at a fair where my dad participated on behalf of his company. He said, come here and look, type your name and let's see what you find. I cannot recall what the search results told, but I was not amused at that more time, but more leaning towards "well I have that at the library already". Nevertheless, this was in an era of when business and IT was completely separated.
Just like my dad being a supplier, also IT within an organization was a separate silo, serving the business side with all the requests. Whilst this approach had its merits, it also created a division between technology and the core business functions. This book aims to challenge the historical supplier-customer relationship between technology and business and advocate for a paradigm shift in how technology is perceived and integrated within organizations.
Instead of viewing technology as an internal supplier, organizations should be encouraged to embrace technology as a strategic enabler. Companies today are facing an increased competition driven by this technological shift and acceleration in Tech, such as AI and Machine Learning. The question is, what will a successful company look like - is adapting to agile teams practice enough, or is there another way to completely transform a company? This book will take a stab at that question and the future will tell us - what an agile company will look like.