Beschreibung
Who should read this Book? This book is written for anyone who is interested in agility or needs to be agile. It is for those who seek deeper knowledge about what keeps the agile world together. You can read it from the perspective of a top manager or decision maker who feels the urge to be more agile. But you can also take the book and just follow it from the perspective of a user. What do you get? A systemic picture of agility to enable you to analyse your system (your team, your department, your company or your business network) and identify fields of agile application and the specific need for agility. The ingredients of an Agile Mindset this allows you to transform your organization and develop an agile culture for your organization. The theoretical foundation of agile principles so that you can really understand and assess the value of all the expert ideas for you and your organization. You will get the necessary skills to tailor organization specific agile frameworks without losing essential ingredients. Input for your own reflections you will be capable of innovating agility and be ahead of the main stream.
Autorenportrait
Heilbronn University, Faculty for Industrial and Process Engineering, 74081 Heilbronn He holds a master degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in International Project Management. After graduating, Dr. Balve spent five years in the field of consulting and research at the renowned Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation. Since then, he has held various management positions in logistics and quality in the automotive industry. In 2009, Dr. Balve was appointed professor at Heilbronn University in the Faculty of Industrial and Process Engineering. He is director of the Manufacturing and Operations Management bachelor program and head of the Heilbronn Learning Factory. His fields of research include lean manufacturing systems and state-of-the-art project management approaches.