Scaling Enterprise Agility

Tough Conversations with CIOs: Ken Spangler of FedEx (Part 1)

Episode Summary

In Part One of their conversation with Ken Spangler, FedEx's Executive Vice President of IT, hosts Alexis Williams of Atlassian and Steve Davis of Accenture get a first-hand view of one of Fedex’s airplane hangars. In the center of the company’s Memphis hub, Spangler shares his experiences with enterprise agility, and how it has been instrumental in business growth, especially during the pandemic. He talks about the importance of common lean portfolio management, the critical role of organizational change management in driving transformation, and the significance of alignment, repetition and intentional design in business processes. Spangler also highlights the dynamic role of leadership in the whole process.

Episode Notes

In Part One of their conversation with Ken Spangler, FedEx's Executive Vice President of IT, hosts Alexis Williams of Atlassian and Steve Davis of Accenture get a first-hand view of one of Fedex’s airplane hangars. In the center of the company’s Memphis hub, Spangler shares his experiences with enterprise agility, and how it has been instrumental in business growth, especially during the pandemic. He talks about the importance of common lean portfolio management, the critical role of organizational change management in driving transformation, and the significance of alignment, repetition and intentional design in business processes. Spangler also highlights the dynamic role of leadership in the whole process. You can find out more about how Atlassian and Accenture are helping businesses succeed at scaling enterprise agility by surfing to our home page.