The Agile Enterprise: Reinventing your Organization for Success in an On-Demand WorldNirmal Pal, Daniel Pantaleo One of the first widely available resources on the subject of adaptive enterprise. The text takes on a new and burgeoning field of study and development and provides the opportunity to help shape and guide the thinking of decision makers in the world of both public and private sectors. The authors contribute a wealth of experience from professional situations having worked for IBM Global Services Consulting Group and SAP Institute for Innovation and Development. |
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Emergence of the Agile Enterprise Building | 11 |
Business Process Automation A Framework for | 33 |
Services are the Language and Building | 49 |
The On Demand World Mapping the | 87 |
Innovation Management in an Agile Enterprise | 101 |
The DNA of Organizational Agility | 167 |
Agile and Adaptive Making Organizations | 195 |
The EBusiness Opportunity Model | 218 |
Security and Privacy for the Agile Enterprise | 255 |
Chapter 12 Small Manufacturers and the Agile Enterprise | 277 |
of Government Functions | 294 |
About the Contributors | 309 |
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