The book lives up to its name ‘Master Agile and Resilient Strategy.’ It conveys the importance for an organization to come out of its comfort zone and change its conventional way of thinking to foresee and plan for a challenging future. This is a guide to organizations to gear up for an evolving future by presenting a new dimension to their approach and urging them to go bold and ambitious.

Ashok Chandak, Chairman, Chandak Laboratories (P) Ltd

This book is a kind of art. It blends inspiring thoughts with deep knowledge in a way that each and every one can learn by reading it. It helps to deeply understand the concepts behind Agility and Resilience – a must-read masterpiece!

Markus Moser, CEO, Axtesys GmbH

An extremely well-researched and well written book. It brings together various contemporary approaches towards transforming a leader’s approach to strategy planning and execution. A good guide for organizations seeking to redefine their business to create new and relevant value in a fast-changing world.

Jason Gonsalves, Director - Corporate Planning, IT & Materials, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.

A well-written book explaining in a simple and storytelling manner addressing an important activity of an organization like strategy. The book has anecdotes to which the reader can easily co-relate and connect. The additions of surveys, canvases, and other dashboards will help any organization to implement the Agile process for Strategic Planning. Vidya has shared her long experience of working on helping organizations with implementing the Agile strategy. I wish such a book was available much earlier.

Venkat Menon, Chief Center of Excellence, Burgan Bank

How do you make good strategic choices? In this highly recommended new book you will learn the secret sauce, principle for making strategy happen, how to develop and monitor strategic initiatives. Practical tools you can using right now combined with insights, questions and experience make this a must read. This book provides actions queues for building a Resilient organization.

Scott Newton, Managing Partner, Strategy and M&A Practice, Thinking Dimensions Global

Strategic planning is hard. This power packed book provides a fresh approach that gets an organization moving with an adaptable approach that leads with design and borrows from many disciplines. It is an in-depth guide filled with actionable tactical tools and new ways of thinking.

Bernadette Geuy, Founder, Power of Design Services

A must-read for those who want to combine strategy with a clear action plan. From the mind of Dr. Vidya, this book has the wisdom of an experienced thinker, guide, and doer. As organizations recover from the direct and indirect effects Covid, they need a head start to strategize innovation. This volume provides frameworks and the tools to help do just that.

Mahesh Mirchandani, Chief Technology Officer, TruDoc Healthcare LLC

Vidya is clearly an expert in the field of strategic management. Traditional approaches to strategy are no longer serving businesses that are operating in a constant state of change. The approaches that Vidya shares are what is needed for businesses to navigate an ever-changing and complex business environment.

Marissa Ellis, Founder, Diversily

Simply put, the book is comprehensive, practical and can serve as a play book for all strategy professionals wanting to make a shift to formulating agile strategy. The templates for analysis and forming various strategic and execution alternatives are thorough and well-articulated. It's a must read for all B-School Graduates as it will help them understand how to make strategy happen.

Sudip Mazumder, Head - Digital for Manufacturing businesses & Strategic Infrastructure Projects, Larsen & Toubro Ltd

Dr. Rao's clear-cut, no-nonsense work will be of immense value for veteran entrepreneurs and start-ups alike, who wish to invest in resilience! The need for organizations to bring in a methodology to systemize employable answers to meet the challenges head-on will never go out of fashion. Heartiest Congratulations to Dr. Vidya Priya Rao for her work, which will only help uncover roadblocks, while you enhance the value of your brand, employees and stakeholders alike.

Rohit Hangal, Director, Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions Pvt.

Using agile methods, Dr. Vidya explains how to break down the scope of work into smaller units by focusing on the ‘how’ of strategy formulation. Teams can make adjustments to the strategy by testing, iterating, and continuously improving in real-time. A brilliant insight into Design Thinking for ensuring a company's strategy stays relevant.

Dr. Raja Roy Choudhury,  Group CEO, Darwin Platform Group

The way you explain a complex topic such as strategy formulation and execution in an easy-to-understand way is really impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your thought-provoking content and applying it in multiple sprints with my team. Keep doing your excellent work.

Kuldip Ghosh, Founder, Cab-EEZ Infra Tech Private Limited

Building and executing strategy is not easy. This thought-provoking book provides a wide set of options and approaches on how to go about building your strategic plan and how to realize it in the marketplace. It's valuable not only for strategy professionals but also to business leaders who understand that strategic agility is crucial to thriving in an ever-changing world.

Manish Mehta, Business Director and Board Advisor, RankOne Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

This is a pragmatic workbook by Vidya, a professional strategist with clients spanning innovative startups and sophisticated companies. By crystallizing the wisdom and insights gleaned from her experience, she guides readers into deliberating about the dynamics of their firms and acting on decisions to create competitive impact while focusing on fundamentals and an agile mindset.

V. S. Mani, General Manager, Siemens Healthineers

Dr. Rao has created a power-packed book of stories, lessons, examples, tips, and advice for how to move your organization from traditional strategic planning to an Agile and Resilient organization using adaptive strategy. Sadly, too many of our organizations today still do the 7-year or 10-year strategic planning. Dr. Rao shows how to create a more Agile strategy while still being future-focused and future-informed. I definitely took notes as I was reading.

Victor Udoewa, CTO, CXO, & Service Design Lead, SBIR/STTR

A power-packed book for rethinking traditional planning methodologies and approaches in a rapidly changing business environment. Dr. Vidya Rao's book adopts an inclusive, user centric, empathetic and adaptive approach that's much needed to be agile and nimble. With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) proven to be an essential component in business sustainability, this playbook integrates DEI thinking, organizational culture and people engagement aspects as part of its readiness assessment frameworks. Well-articulated and designed for easy adaptability.

Tina Vinod, DEI Consultant and Strategist, ex Global Head of DEI for Thoughtworks

One of the strengths of the book “Master Agile and Resilient Strategy” by Dr. Vidya Priya Rao, is the use of real-world examples and case studies to illustrate key concepts and techniques. This makes it easy to understand and apply the information to actual projects. The book is also well-organized and easy to read, making it a great resource for both new and experienced Agile practitioners. Strategy frameworks, templates, and toolkits and how they can be used to improve team productivity and deliver high-quality outcomes are particularly impressive. A wide range of topics including readiness assessment, carrying reality checks, generating best-fit strategic options, and putting them all together to kickstart your journey stands covered. It’s an excellent resource for anyone looking to learn more about Agile methodologies and their seamless connection with the organization’s cultural fabric and strategies. It is a great guide for teams and organizations looking to adopt or improve their Agile practices.”

Asheesh Raina, Vice President Growth Intelligence, Genpact India (Ex. Tata Group, Ex.Gartner, Ex. Accenture)