{"product_id":"business-agility-sustainable-prosperity-in-a-relentlessly-competitive-world-hardback-9780470413456","title":"Business Agility; Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World (Hardback) 9780470413456","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBusiness Agility\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael H. Hugos (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470413456, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, Graphs: 20 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.345 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In this guide for executives, Hugos, a business agility and agile IT system practitioner and speaker, explains why responsiveness to consumer needs is now more important to successful organizations than industrial efficiency in today's global marketplace.\" \u003ci\u003e(Book News\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2009)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe relentless pursuit of industrial efficiency no longer yields the profits it once did because it requires a level of business predictability that no longer exists. Instead, the Internet and global video and telecom systems provide a massive and continuous flow of data that causes the whole world to behave like a giant stock market, with all the volatility and uncertainty that goes along with such markets. Responsiveness now trumps efficiency\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBy being responsive to the evolving needs and desires of specific groups of customers, companies can wrap their products and services in a tailored blanket of value-added services to consistently earn an additional four percent or more gross margin than they would otherwise earn for the product or service alone. This customer and market specialization is the most promising and the most sustainable source of profits in our fluid, real-time economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the Microsoft Executive Leadership Series, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Agility\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the three fundamental process loops that drive an agile enterprise and how they work together to deliver the responsiveness that generates profits in a high-change economy. Providing strategies for innovative and pragmatic use of people, process, and technology to drive operations in an agile enterprise, this book reveals the principles of the agile enterprise, backed by real-world case studies from the author's own experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Hugos is a speaker, writer, and practitioner in IT and business agility, and agile system development methods. He writes a column for \u003ci\u003eComputerworld\u003c\/i\u003e and a blog titled \"Doing Business in Real Time\" for \u003ci\u003eCIO\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Responsiveness Trumps Efficiency.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe World Behaves Like A Stock Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEfficiency Is Only Half of the Equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Business Models Are Coming Up Short.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEfficiency Without Responsiveness Will Kill Your Company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCustomer Relationships Are the Most Valuable Asset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value-Added Paper Cup.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Most Amazing Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Information Technology to Make Money.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll Products and Services Have Two Components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Generating Alpha.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValued-Added Services and Entrepreneurial Employees Generate Alpha.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEscape from the Trap of Commoditized Jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome to the First World – Now Your Labor Rates Are Too High.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Opportunities to Create Value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsiveness Enables A Higher Standard of Living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFix the Opportunity Gap.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfit Potential of the Self-Adjusting Feedback Loop.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Responsive Business Operating Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse People and Computers Each for Their Strengths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Principles of the Responsive Organization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Coordination, Less Control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd of Control As We Know It – The Dyanmics of Swarming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership for the Responsive Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamics of the Responsive Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the Resposive Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Speed, Simplicity, and Boldness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Themes from \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsights from People Who Have Been There.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserve – Orient – Decide – Act.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManeuver Warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Warfighting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Strategically Focused, Tactically Responsive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwareness Drives Effective Strategy (Loop 1).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalancing Means Continuous Improvement (Loop 2).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgility Means Move It or Lose (Loop 3).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinforcing Feedback for Creating Something New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Formula to Measure Business Responsiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoughts on a Formula for Business Responsiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSerious Games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Thriving in a Competitive, Fast-Paced World.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership in the Old World and the New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgility and Innovation Are Related to Leadership Practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Applications with Great Potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Combined Arms Applied to Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Supply Chain Game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgile Systems for Responsive Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT Agility Enables Business Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Ya Gotta Wanna.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Are Capable of Great Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive Behavior Defines the Workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoughts on the Practice of Agility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgile Is Not Easy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 30-Day Blitz, IT Agility in Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgility Means Simple Things Done Well, Not Complex Things Done Fast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgility Has a Tempo that Ebbs and Flows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Essence of Innovation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Get Inspired.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of Making Something New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt, Sports, and Business All Blend Together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation is a Constant Mixing of Ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture of a Responsive Company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Key Characteristics of the Responsive Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A. Executive Checklist For Monitoring Development Projects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Goodness of System Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Progress Made Developing the System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Competence and Confidence of People on the Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B. 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