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Staying Agile

April 8, 2019 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Strategy

Learn how the agile software development process is being used as a management strategy, with lessons from ING bank, Toyota, Spotify, and others.

Articles included in this collection:

Consider Culture When Implementing Agile Practices
By Balasubramaniam Ramesh, Lan Cao, Jongwoo Kim, Kannan Mohan, Tabitha L. James

What to Expect From Agile
By Julian Birkinshaw

A New Approach to Designing Work
By Nelson P. Repenning, Don Kieffer, and James Repenning

Goodbye Structure; Hello Accountability
By Jeanne Ross

Architect Your Company for Agility
By Jeanne Ross

What the Military Can Teach Organizations About Agility
By David Gillespie

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