A Framework for Agile Leadership

We start by introducing the purpose alignment model. By characterizing activities by mission criticality and market differentiation, we show how organizations can discover and align with organizational strategy to focus their activities and improve their effectiveness. Next we introduce the key attributes and techniques for leading collaboration to create an environment where teams can be creative, innovative and productive. Lastly we show how to characterize projects by complexity and uncertainty and the implications on project management, governance, and leadership development to minimize risk and deliver on the purpose efficiently. In summary the framework provides some practical guidelines for:

• Creating and Aligning to the Strategic Vision
• Dispersion of the Strategy via Leading Collaboration
• Utilizing the Strategy to Guiding Decisions
• Execution of the Strategy via effective Project Governance