Most organizations only get a fraction of the value associated with Scrum…

Unlike other consultancies who bring a one-size-fits-all approach, we collaborate with you to strengthen your development processes so that you can deliver on time.  

What we’re NOT going to do is “transform your business.”  In our twenty years of working with organizations and software teams, we’ve never seen a transformation yield a return-on-investment that justifies the cost and disruption to your business.  What we are going to do is to help you make things better, piece-by-piece until you achieve “good enough for now” results.  

How do we do that?

We prefer to think of change like a gardener.  First, you begin by planting some seeds.  Then, you focus on helping those seeds grow and thrive.  After that, you focus on nurturing your plants to optimize their yield and\or longevity. 

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Training

In order for new ideas to take root, you first have to PLANT the seeds and ensure the soil is ready for new ideas.  During this phase, we will train your development teams in the fundamentals of their chosen Agile process – Scrum, Kanban or a custom collection of practices tailored to your domain.

Benefits

  • Accelerate delivery by identifying acute organizational impediments.
  • Increase focus by providing a clear understanding of roles & responsibilities.
  • Speed up decision-making due to less time spent in unproductive meetings.

Duration

Most of our trainings can be completed in one or two days.

Coaching

New ideas need care and attention or they will wither and die.  During this phase, one of our experienced consultants will coach and mentor up to three of your development teams.  Our goal is to ENERGIZE their interactions as they learn to work together to deliver a strategic goal or objective for the business.

Benefits

  • All the benefits associated with the Plant stage.
  • Increase productivity through the creation of cross-functional, stable teams.
  • Improve your delivery cadence from months to weeks by working in short iterations.
  • Enhance product quality with early and continuous testing.

Duration

Plan three to four months for coaching engagements.

Optimizing

For many organizations, team-level growth and improvement are “good enough for now” results.  For organizations that wish to extend their performance, we offer additional services so that you can create an environment that will NURTURE and optimize your earlier investments.

Benefits

  • All the benefits associated with the Energize stage.
  • Improve time-to-market by eliminating bottlenecks in your value stream.
  • Promote communication and alignment with customer-centric roadmaps.
  • Deliver new, innovative solutions with modern product management techniques.

Duration

The length of our engagement will depend on your individual needs and how fast you want to achieve your desired outcomes.