Advance Praise for Doing Agile Right:
"Doing Agile Right resists extremes and introduces a much-needed, balanced model. It marries innovation with the timeless principles of management to support enduring success." -- John Donahoe, President and CEO, Nike
"Doing Agile Right will help those who truly want to be agile, not just do agile." -- Maya Leibman, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, American Airlines
"Nearly half of agile transformations fail, and many more fall short of expectations. For the thousands of companies pursuing agile transformation--as well as for agile practitioners--Doing Agile Right is a must-read that will put them on the path to results instead of the road to disappointment." -- Jeff Sutherland, Cocreator, Scrum; Creator, Scrum@Scale
"A must-read if you want to improve innovation. Doing Agile Right is a timely and targeted resource for driving change, whether the goal is to address customer needs or change internal processes." -- Craig Menear, Chairman, CEO, and President, The Home Depot
"Compelling and pragmatic, Doing Agile Right lays out a blueprint not just for weathering change but also for embracing it. This book describes how to apply agile values--customer obsession, focus, continuous improvement--to practical organizational systems like planning and budgeting, talent processes, and executive decision-making to embed agility into the organization's DNA." -- Christine A. Leahy, CEO, CDW
"A hugely useful guidebook. It will arm leaders to be better change agents." -- Simon Mulcahy, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Salesforce
"A lot of business leaders I know are skeptical that agile can deliver real business performance improvements. This book will change their minds. Doing Agile Right helps dispel misconceptions and focuses on how to get real business results from agile." -- W. Mitt Romney, business and government executive