CHAPTER 6

Assessing Agile Working Readiness

Before embarking on an agile working journey, it is helpful to gather information to form an understanding of the current working activities and employee attitudes to ways of working within the organization. The opportunity should also be taken to assess the suitability of the physical facilities and current technology to support new ways of working. Information can be gathered in a number of ways.

Consultations

It is necessary to distinguish between enabling departments and operational departments.

Enabling departments are the key departments, such as HR, IT, and real estate and facilities management that will enable and support the agile working initiative.

Operational departments will be the primary ...

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