The Business Agility Manifesto Building for Change

Roger T. Burlton, Ronald G. Ross & John A. Zachman have published The Business Agility Manifesto. The Principles in this Manifesto are not technology “more of the same.” These Principles are DIFFERENT. They are BUSINESS Principles. 

Based on Peter Drucker who in 1998 said: “The next ... information revolution is well underway. But it is not happening where information scientists, information executives, and the information industry in general are looking for it. It is not a revolution in technology, machinery, techniques, software, or speed. It is a revolution in CONCEPTS.” Burlton, Ross and Zachman’s assertion is that every new implementation opportunity must aggressively embrace and tenaciously commit to the Manifesto Principles if we are ever to change the CONCEPTS of our practices. The change has to take place deliberately, iteratively and incrementally. It’s urgent that we do it. The time to undertake it is NOW. 

“Agricultural Age companies couldn’t compete in the Industrial Age. Industrial Age companies cannot compete in the Knowledge Age. The question is not whether a revolution is happening. It IS happening. The question is, what are you going to do about it? Providing the pathway forward is the purpose of this Manifesto”, they explain.

Here you can read and download the Manifesto