Traditional Performance Management systems no longer deliver on their promise to instill high performance. They turned into over-engineered, administrative, and expensive processes under increasing pressure to change.
However, this is not surprising: Traditional Performance Management systems were created for a very different world: A world of stability and high task certainty. Unfortunately, most institutions and organizations no longer live in this world. Instead, they increasingly face a highly demanding and fast-changing environment that requires responsiveness and adaptability.
Enter Agile Performance Management (APM) – a revolutionary system designed for today’s fast-paced, ever-evolving business landscape.
APM takes on current challenges by leveraging core agile principles to support more frequent feedback, increased engagement, responsiveness, and adaptability, and focus on learning and growth. It is a way to (re-)optimize the system to accelerate performance for high responsiveness, growth, and continuous value delivery and shift to an Iterative Performance Flow.
APM is a continuous performance management approach crucial to constant and sustainable high-value creation and organizational success.
Our approach is optimized for Agile business units and organizations but is also effective for those with limited lean-agile practices or those who operate on a hybrid model.
Traditional Performance Management systems are in deep crisis. Their industrial era approach is unable to meet the demands and thinking of 21st century people and organizations. Lean | Agile enterprises press the reset button and move from an administrative Performance Management process to a successful iterative performance flow.
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How Lean | Agile Enterprises Push the Reset Button on Performance Management
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How Lean | Agile Enterprises Push the Reset Button on Performance Management
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Agile Performance Management (APM) is a revolutionary approach to continuous performance acceleration designed for constant and sustainable value creation in today’s fast-paced, ever-evolving business landscape. While APM is optimized for Agile business units and organizations it is also effective for those with limited lean-agile practices or on a hybrid model.
Traditional performance management systems are no longer effective in today’s fast-paced business environment. They are often over-engineered, bureaucratic, costly, and built for a world of stability that no longer exists. This leads to a lack of responsiveness and adaptability, hindering organizational growth.
APM is a revolutionary approach designed to meet the challenges of today’s dynamic business landscape. It leverages agile principles, prioritizing collaborative value creation, adaptability, frequent feedback and continuous improvement. It relies on fast learning and development cycles, and a strong focus on impact, employee engagement and growth. APM enables organizations to respond quickly to change and foster a culture of high performance.
Effective performance management is vital for businesses, playing a pivotal role in achieving constant and sustainable high-value creation and organizational success. It provides direction, clarity, and focus, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement while empowering and enabling employees to do their best work in a high-performing environment.
Agile Performance Management has been shown to be effective in improving employee engagement, productivity, business value creation, and adaptability in fast-changing environments. Agile Performance Management, as advocated by Just Leading Solutions, emphasizes the importance of collaborative value creation, individual growth, and continuous improvement in a performance management approach. By embracing Agile principles and methodologies, organizations can enhance their ability to adapt to change, respond to customer needs, and drive innovation, ultimately leading to improved business outcomes.
APM offers numerous benefits, including:
No, APM is not limited to agile organizations. While it is ideal for businesses already embracing agile practices, APM can be effective even for organizations that are not fully agile. It can be adapted to any organization seeking to improve its performance management system. APM adapted to work in environments with no or limited lean-agile practices or hybrid models.
Transitioning to APM can be done step-by-step. Begin by assessing your current performance management system and identifying areas for improvement. Then, explore how APM principles can be incorporated to foster a more agile, responsive, and growth-oriented culture. Consider partnering with experts to guide your implementation process for optimal results.
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