Detecon Agil strategy

Question 1

agile transformation, when did it start ?

Answer 1

1. Increase Transparency
2. Focus even more on customer needs
3. Be able to react faster to changing market condition
4. Increase participation & self organisation
5. Constantly keep improving

Question 2

transformed our organization: strategy culture structure

Answer 2

1. Cultural change
2. Approach to strategy
3. Structural change

Question 3

Cultural change

Answer 3

▪ New CEO → mindset change
▪ Collective purpose & vision
▪ String value base
▪ Servant leadership
▪ Focus on people development

Question 4

Approach to strategy

Answer 4

▪ Agile strategy initiative
▪ Participative strategy design & execution
▪ Agile and self-organized implementation
▪ Focus on customer challenges

Question 5

Structural change

Answer 5

▪ Agile target operating model
▪ Interdisciplinary epic teams
▪ Getting rid of silos
▪ Transparent carrier paths
& compensation
▪ Open office layout

Question 6

How to conduct the agile strategy process

Answer 6

Analysis
0. Strategic positioning
1. Strategy design
2. Strategy implementation
3. Strategic process control
4. Analysis

Question 7

Agile strategizing

Answer 7

Moves away from a purely linear strategy process through the iterative combination of individual stages. Critical assumptions are tested before implementation in order to avoid errors.

Question 8

Agile strategizing: advantages

Answer 8

helps to overcome the disadvantages of a traditional linear strategy process, which is usually linear, slow and error-prone

Question 9

Process criteria

Answer 9

Determine how agile the strategy process should be, e.g. what time horizon should apply? How often should the strategy be reviewed?

Question 10

5 Learnings for a successful transformation

Answer 10

1. A sense of common orientation
2. A new understanding of leadership and hierarchies
3. Culture for unlock intrinsic motivation
4. Transparency is key
5. Inspect and adapt relentlessly