The purpose behind the Agile concept is to adapt the way of working to ever-changing constraints and needs and to have teams choose the best way to work and deliver in an autonomous and adaptive way.
Being agile is about embracing uncertainty and being open to continuous improvement to maximize the value provided to the customer or client.
Why now?
• Ongoing changes, disruptions and rapidly changing needs of clients and beneficiaries
• Need for more fluidity to address ever-shifting priorities of the Organization
• Balancing the need for individual autonomy with collective coordination
• Developing accountable and collaborative mindsets
UNOG’s approach to team performance is to introduce teams to different Agile ideas and tools, draw linkages with the organizational context and let each team choose what works for them, and provide support for implementation.