PHILADELPHIA, PA — PMI Agile Alliance released the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility, a leadership guide aimed at helping organizations adapt to disruption and convert strategy into action, the organization announced.
The manifesto was developed as companies face increasing pressure to revise business models and operating strategies.
PMI said research among global executives found that 93% of senior leaders believe they must rethink their operating models at least every five years, while nearly 65% say they are doing so every two years or faster.
The research also found that 85% of C-suite executives consider enterprise agility important, but 65% said their organizations have implemented it only to a limited extent or not at all.
“Enterprise agility is the capacity to adapt at scale without losing coherence — to decide quickly, redirect resources deliberately, and keep strategy actionable under real-world pressure,” said Pierre Le Manh, president and chief executive officer of PMI.
The Manifesto for Enterprise Agility expands on concepts introduced in the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, which marked its 25th anniversary this year.
The new manifesto focuses on applying agility across entire organizations, including leadership structures, governance models and workplace culture.
It outlines four core values: guiding organizations with adaptive plans rather than rigid planning, prioritizing shared enterprise outcomes over departmental goals, embracing continuous reinvention of operating models and maintaining a focus on people during periods of change.
PMI said the manifesto was developed through research that included two global surveys of more than 700 executives, interviews with more than 30 C-suite leaders and a survey of more than 70 senior practitioners.
Executives and industry leaders cited the need for organizations to adapt more quickly to changing market conditions.
“Today’s business landscape demands rapid adaptation and greater agility,” said Kevin Nolan, chief executive officer of GE Appliances.
PMI, founded in 1969, provides project management training, certifications and research to organizations and professionals worldwide.
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