The Enterprise Agility Manifesto Initiative was officially announced at Agile2025. This new joint effort from the Agile Alliance and the Project Management Institute (PMI) aims to define what agility means at the organizational level. Scheduled to launch in February 2026, on the 25th anniversary of the original Agile Manifesto, the initiative shifts the focus from scaling team-level practices to building the capacity to adapt across entire enterprises. It emphasizes the importance of distributed decision-making, strategic alignment, and the ability to respond to change at every level of the organization.
During this engaging panel discussion, Lenka Pincot, Chief of Staff to the CEO and PMI’s representative on the Agile Alliance Board of Directors, was joined by leading thought leaders Jurgen Appelo, Heidi Musser, and Laura Powers. Together, they highlighted the urgency of this initiative and explored the evolving role of Agile professionals in enabling true enterprise agility.
The panel concluded with closing remarks from Jim Highsmith and Jon Kern, two original signatories of the Agile Manifesto. Song Toh, Chair of the Agile Alliance Board, made the official announcement of the formation of the Enterprise Agility Manifesto Initiative.
