Dr. Prof. Alexey Tsekhovoy,
Satbayev University, Kazakhstan
MODELING AGILE TEAMS IN KNOWLEDGE-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS: BEHAVIORAL PHENOMENA AND COGNITIVE COMPLEMENTARITY
The report analyzes the key challenges that the leader of a knowledge-oriented organization faces when forming an Agile team. Particular attention is paid to cognitive complementarity and distribution of roles according to the PAEI code of Itzhak Adizes. The team must demonstrate a balanced combination of four roles: Producing (P), Administrating (A), Entrepreneurial (E) and Integrating (I), as well as possess four types of thinking: systems-analytical, critical, creative and lateral.
The formation of such a balance is accompanied by difficulties in integrating different cognitive and behavioral styles, which often leads to conflicts and dominance of one type of thinking. The report offers approaches to address these challenges, focusing on preventing cognitive inertia and maintaining team productivity in the face of diversity.
It also explores the challenges of moving from a traditional hierarchical structure to a flexible Agile model, and how to maintain a balance between team autonomy and management control. The conclusion examines approaches to predicting and managing cognitive and organizational dynamics during the transition to Agile, inviting conference participants to discuss these issues through the lens of socio-behavioral modeling.
