AGILITY IN CONTEXT OF BUSINESS IS THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
TO COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL MARKETS, HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS/SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL
IT HELPS COMPANY BE AN AGILE COMPETITOR WITH HELP OF CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
TYPE OF AGILITY DESCRIPTION
ABILITY TO COOPT CUSTOMERS IN THE EXPLOITATION OF INNOVATION OPPURTUNITIES
ROLE OF IT
TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUILDING AND ENHANCING VIRTUAL CUSTOMER COMMUNITIES FOR PRODUCT DESIGN, FEEDBACK AND TESTING
EXAMPLE
CUSTOMER
eBay customers are its de facto development team because they post an average of 10,000 messages each week to share tips, point out glitches and lobby for changes.
PARTNERING ABILITY TO
LEVERAGE ASSETS, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES OF SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS IN EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF INNOVATION OPPURTUNITIES
TECHNOLOGI ES FACILITATING INTER-FIRM COLLABORATI ONS, SUCH AS COLLABORATI VE PLATFORMS, SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM ETC.
YAHOO! HAS ACCOMPLISHE DA SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMAT ION OF ITS SERVIDE FROM A SEARCH ENGINE INTO A PORTAL BY INITIATING MUMEROUS PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE CONTENT AND OTHER MEDIARELATED SERVICES FROM ITS WEBSITE.
PRODUCT CHANGE
CUSTOMIZE PRODUCT