Is an agile workforce a requirement today?
From the Emerging Technologies Blog
by Kevin Coleman
UPDATED MAY 2020 - This blog will appear monthly from now on. Today, all organizations depend on technological innovation in order to sustain their existence. Analysis of emerging technologies and identification of those technologies with the greatest potential is essential to being prepared for upcoming projects. The objective of this blog is to establish future oriented technology analysis and insights. This blog was established to provide program and project managers with information about these emerging technologies. These emerging technologies have far reaching repercussions for program and project managers. This blog will jump-start the learning process and allow program and project managers to become proactive.
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Many executives believe their organizations preparations make them ready for the multiple technologies that are emerging at this time. However, some management consultants are asking if these organizations are overestimating their readiness. In fact, one survey determined that 42 percent of senior executives asked do not even classify disruptive technologies as a threat. One of the biggest challenges when addressing these technologies is preparing the workforce. The preparation goes well beyond the IT department and new business processes. Arguably, reskilling the workforce is the most time consuming part of addressing disruption. It is clear an adaptive, agile workforce is essential to address the disruption that has begun to impact virtually every industry. Failing to integrate reskilling and creating that adaptive agile workforce into the program and project plans when adopting or responding to any of these emerging technologies could easily prove to be a fatal flaw.
Posted on: May 04, 2018 06:56 PM |
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Drew Craig
Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard
Philadelphia, Pa, United States
I totally agree. The landscape is changing and organizations need to properly prepare their workforce to successfully lead the change efforts. I have experienced the 'big change' and the damage that happens when the workforce is inadequately prepared. There are the additional costs [aka investmet] to educate the workforce.
Ditto. Agile perhaps more than any other framework is well placed to tackle disruption.
Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
It is getting there thats for sure.
Excellent pointers, Kev.
A lot of organisations seem to dive into Agile without really measuring the costs and benefits of such a move. Organisations need to be careful not to buy into the hype without really knowing what it entails.
With the aging workforce (and I am one of them) getting them to be agile is problematic!
Definitely worth thinking through for any organization in this time and age
Farouq Zaabab
Researcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| Freelancer
Sohar, Oman
Luis Branco
CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª
Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Kevin
Interesting perspective on the theme: "Is an agile workforce a requirement today?"
Thanks for sharing
Curious and intriguing: "In fact, one survey determined that 42 percent of senior executives asked for not even classify disruptive technologies as a threat"
Do you think that 42% goes: "Failing to integrate reskilling and creating that adaptive agile workforce into the program and project plans when adopting or responding to any of these emerging technologies"?
What will happen to your companies?
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