CHAPTER 3

Introduction to AGILE HR

Agile

ˈadʒʌɪl/

adjective

 

1.

able to move quickly and easily.

“Ruth was as agile as a monkey.”

2.

relating to or denoting a method of project management, used especially for software development, that is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans.

“agile methods replace high-level design with frequent redesign”

 

Agile, as you can see, is basically about being able to move quickly and easily and adapting plans.

If anyone in your organization refers to your HR function as adaptable, agile, and moving quickly and easily, you can stop reading, because you have already got it sorted. These are not usually terms that describe many HR functions, ...

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