{"id":8105360,"date":"2026-03-03T05:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/?p=8105360"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:06:50","slug":"built-for-change-enterprise-agility-isnt-optional-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/built-for-change-enterprise-agility-isnt-optional-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Built for Change: Enterprise Agility Isn\u2019t Optional Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PMI and Agile Alliance are pleased to unveil the “Manifesto for Enterprise Agility,<\/a>” a leadership guide for organizations facing frequent disruption and rising pressure to reinvent.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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In PMI\u2019s global C-suite research<\/a>, reinvention is the norm: 93% of senior executives say they must rethink and challenge assumptions of their operating models or business approaches at least every five years, and nearly 65% say they are doing so every two years or faster. The challenge is not recognizing change and the need to adapt faster; it\u2019s converting strategy into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That strategy-execution gap is where enterprise agility becomes essential \u2013 but where ambition still outpaces reality. While 85% of C-suite executives recognize enterprise agility as critical and very important, 65% admit they implemented it to a limited extent or not at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnterprise agility is the capacity to adapt at scale without losing coherence \u2013 to decide quickly, redirect resources deliberately, and keep strategy actionable under real-world pressure,\u201d said Pierre Le Manh, President and Chief Executive Officer of PMI. \u201cEnterprise agility is a non-negotiable for organizations to remain relevant and leverage constant change to thrive and create value.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Launched in the 25th anniversary year of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development<\/a>, the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility moves agility beyond teams and projects to the entire enterprise \u2014 including leadership behavior, operating models, governance, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than prescribing a framework, the Manifesto focuses on how leaders build and run the system for enterprise-level agility \u2013 governing with guardrails instead of gatekeepers, funding intent instead of activity, and moving authority closer to where value is created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Manifesto is anchored in four values:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n