Agile-Leads has partnered with Agility Arabia to explore how agile ways of working are expanding beyond IT teams. With extensive experience in agile adoption, digital delivery, and business transformation, I joined forces with Agility Arabia to share our perspectives as like-minded leaders on the future of agility.

At the core of this article, we posed a question: Is the focus on scaling agility beyond tech teams increasing or declining?

With ICT investment and digital transformation efforts growing across the GCC, driven by initiatives like the ‘We are the UAE’ 2031’ Vision, many organisations still face challenges with legacy systems and rigid processes. As we move beyond a quieter-than-expected summer in the UAE, it’s worth reflecting on how businesses in the region can build resilience and agility through digital transformation, especially in today's uncertain economic landscape.

We explore gender parity through the lens of digital inclusion and where the UAE stands in terms of female employee inclusion across industries. The Women in Tech chapter for the UAE is spearheading initiatives to close the 'digital divide'. Women in Tech® Global is undertaking initiatives under their 'Digital & Social Inclusion' pillar, including donating over 350 computers and laptops to schools in underprivileged areas in India and South Africa.

The main impediment to agile adoption is often the behaviour and mindset of executives and leaders in an organisation. There is a need to understand, embrace, and support agile principles to enable its successful adoption and reap its benefits. Here I’ve covered some of the impediments to a successful adoption of agile, which leaders should tackle when implementing agile ways of working.