Agility: The Strategic Imperative to Survive and Thrive in Volatile Times

Although the strategic importance of agility is clear to many executives, what’s been less clear is the impact of agility on organizations top-line, bottom-line as well as on other holistic performance indicators. IDC Research shows that agile organizations outperform non-agile organizations across several indicators from profitability, to customers and talent, thus providing a solid ground for building the business case for agility in European enterprises. Organizations that want to accelerate their agility transformation need a compass, a roadmap that can guide them to progress incrementally in their journey along the key 5 dimensions of agility: leadership, structure, processes, portfolio, and technology architecture.

Leveraging the results of the IDC Agility Benchmark Survey, October 2020, with 873 European large organizations, this White Paper covers:

• Evidence of the link between organizational agility and key performance indicators
• Introduce the IDC Organizational Agility Evolution Framework, highlighting the five key foundational dimensions of Agility, including leadership, structure, processes, portfolio, and technology architecture
• Assess European organizations Agility maturity, which can serve as a benchmark for other organizations
• Provides practical guidance and case study to help organizations accelerate their journey towards Agility