Reduction of the Fluctuation Rate in Multi-project Organizations Through Agile Leadership

摘要

Many companies work in projects and the number of companies working in multi-project management is growing worldwide.In Germany and Europe there are a large number of companies that are active in this area depending on the industry.However,there is also the question if it makes sense in addition to the organization and structure,to implement agile leadership.Agility in project management refers not only to the organizational structure(agile organization)and processes(agile working),but also to the behavior and attitudes of the organization members(agile mindset)(Häusling&Rutz,2017).Executives in particular are faced with radically changed framework conditions in an agile environment:Agile leadership requires a new understanding of leadership and a new leadership attitude.Agile leadership models bring with them new leadership principles and leadership roles.This paper shows that by introducing the components of agile leadership,a company can lower its fluctuation rate and keep it stable.A 24-month study in a company working in the fields,energy construction/line layout/communication technology industry,showed that the fluctuation rate could be reduced and kept stable from an average of 14.85%after the introduction of agile leadership to 8.6%.