The Integral Agile Approach

The Integral approach to Agile recognizes that it is much easier to scale the process of Agile than it is to achieve the benefits of agility at scale. Understanding why requires a holistic, Integral view. Seven key processes must occur in aligned cadences across all holons in the scaled organization. The scale and frequency changes as you move between holons but the activities and goals are fundamentally the same.

Each level leads key activities within its own holon and participates in activities at the next higher holon along with its peers. Synchronizing on a cadence is key to aligning objectives and relationships, avoiding silos and elevating critical interdependencies. But process is only the beginning — achieving the full potential of Agile requires systematic and careful attention to culture, values, relationships and organizational alignment to enable value to flow up, down and sideways in a complex structure. The Integral approach to scaling agility provides a system view that enables leadership to reveal and address the hidden factors blocking the flow of value, and unlock the full power of agility at scale.