5 ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
by Cesario Ramos.
Many people seem to like a good โ5 easy stepsโ format, so let me use this format for something thatโs not so simple: Creating Agile Organizations (CAO).ย As you might know, CAO is not about frameworks or random opinionsโso, hereโs one way to evolve your organization in ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ steps:
1. ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ
First things firstโclarity. Define the objectives that matter most for your business. Then identify the desired capabilities you believe are needed to deliver on those objectives. Everything else follows from this foundation.
2. ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ
Where are you stuck? Whatโs holding you back? Study your organization to identifiy capability gaps and prioritize the right improvements to build a foundation for design decisions.
3. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
Design your teams into product groups focused on delivering on a purpose and value proposition. Use CAOโs proven organization design guides to drive decisions based on the capability gaps youโve identified. Take a ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก by including all essential parts (teams, roles, processes) in your product group, and the design for optimized interactions between these parts.
4. ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐
Hereโs where it gets fun: minimize dependencies between product groups with decoupled purposes and shared services so they can act as independently as possible. This makes your organization more adaptable, reduces bottlenecks, and builds resilience for whatever comes next.
5. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ
Roll out your product groups in phases, test the design in practice, learn from real-world results, and adjust as you go. Success comes from continuous improvement, not one-time fixes.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ?
Wellโฆ frameworks are useful, but not sufficient. The CAO approach uses proven methods and real-world experience to help you evolve your organization tailored to your goalsโnot someone elseโs playbook.
Want to read more details and see whatโs possible?
Download the free CAO Guide here.