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Organizational Agility Assessment

This assessment evaluates an organization’s ability to adapt, innovate, and respond to change in a rapidly evolving business landscape. It goes beyond IT agility, measuring how effectively leadership, culture, technology, structure, and customer focus contribute to enterprise-wide agility. Key areas include cross-functional collaboration, adaptive decision-making, Lean Portfolio Management, and digital transformation. The assessment also examines how well an organization leverages AI, automation, and data-driven insights to stay competitive. By identifying strengths and areas for improvement, this tool helps organizations enhance their business resilience, speed-to-market, and overall adaptability.

Leadership & Culture

1. Leaders actively support and advocate for business agility, not just IT agility.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
2. Leadership demonstrates Agile principles in decision-making, investments, and strategy execution.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
3. Psychological safety is encouraged, allowing teams across all departments to take risks and innovate.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
4. The organization fosters a culture of transparency, feedback, and cross-functional collaboration.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
5. Agility is seen as a strategic advantage, not just a method for IT teams.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always

Market & Customer Agility

6. Teams across departments understand and apply Agile principles, even outside IT.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
7. Teams have the autonomy to experiment and adapt their processes (HR, Finance, Operations, etc.).
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
8. Decision-making is decentralized, allowing fast responses to change rather than hierarchical bottlenecks.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Cross-functional collaboration is encouraged between business and IT to maximize value delivery.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
10. Business agility metrics focus on customer value, adaptability, and speed, not just team efficiency.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always

Technology & Digital Agility

11. The organization has modern, scalable technology to support agility across all functions.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
12. There is a clear strategy for leveraging AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
13. IT and business jointly prioritize digital transformation initiatives to stay competitive.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
14. The organization rapidly experiments with new technologies and market trends.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
15. Teams can make fast, data-informed decisions, reducing dependencies on slow approvals.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always

Organizational Structure & Scaling Agility

16. The organization is structured for empowered, self-organizing teams rather than rigid hierarchies.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
17. Agility is embedded across the organization, from strategy (portfolio management) to program execution and team levels across all departments
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
18. Business agility roles (e.g., Agile tech, Agile Stakeholders, Agile HR, etc) are clearly defined.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
19. Teams are outcome-driven rather than just focused on project completion.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
20. The organization uses Lean Portfolio Management and adaptive funding to enable agility.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always

Agile Mindset & Ways of Working

21. The organization continuously gathers and acts on customer feedback in real-time.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
22. There is a clear capability to pivot products, services, or strategies based on market trends.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
23. The company has a culture of experimentation, innovation, and rapid iteration.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
24. The business can launch, scale, or retire products quickly based on customer needs.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
25. Agility is measured at the enterprise level, with clear KPIs on market responsiveness and adaptability.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
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