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LACE (CCSQ Lean Agile Center of Excellence)

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LACE hosted and facilitated Collaborative Learning Experiences gives members of the CCSQ Community opportunities work collaboratively with peers and experts. Get help refining your craft, exploring new and relevant topics with peers, and add hands-on experience to the body of your professional skills and knowledge. 

LACE Facilitated Workshops:

LACE Workshops support the community with structured group activities, focused on achieving a specific growth objective for your team or working group. Increase your understanding of practices such as Scope Manangement and Defining MVP, Feature Visioning, and Estimation. The LACE also facilitates session to map your processes, Value Streams, User Journeys, and more. View All Workshops.

Featured Workshop: Business Agility Transition Workshop

The Business Agility workshop support's a business team's transition to using practices that have evolved over 22 years of Agile in software product and service delivery.


Starting with a business process mapping exercise and ending with the planning of work for the teams first iterative planning period, this workshop is designed to both impart an understanding of the tools, processes and behaviors that have made agile product delivery successful, and kickstart your team's journey into new ways of working. Learn More...



CCSQ LACE Clinics:

Clinics are a "Bring Your Own Work" work session where a member of the CCSQ LACE will work with you to craft better Requirements, Objectives and Key Results, or calculate business value for your features.


LACE OKR Clinic

LACE User Story Clinic

LACE Feature Authoring Clinic

LACE WSJF Clinic

Scaled Agile (SAFe) Certification Exam Study Halls:

Scaled Agile's certifications require a synthesis of topical knowledge presented throughout the course, and can be difficult to pass without preparation and attention to detail. Come to the LACE hosted Study Halls after any SAFe Training to get exam tips and bolster your understanding of the topics and concepts introduced during the class.


The LACE supports your successful completion of the exam to help you become certified and increase your marketplace value.


  

Get Credit for LACE Training Events

  • For each SAFe training, the LACE facilitates Study Halls for attendees to help prepare for certification exams LACE Clinics
  • The LACE offers all training offerings for individual program by request that can meet minimum attendance requirements.
  • All workshop, clinic and training hours count as one valid Scrum Education Unit (SEU) for certifications issued by Scrum Alliance. For more information, visit the Scrum Alliance’s SEUs page. 

Open-Door Sessions:

Pop in during any session to ask questions about Lean and Agile practices and behaviors, or increase your understanding of tools like the LACE Agility Health Measurement tool or the Team and Program Enterprise Dashboards, or to enquire and learn more about how the LACE can support your team or program. When requested, you can work one-on-one in a confidential breakout with a LACE Team member to discuss your needs.


  • All Workshop, clinic, and training hours can be used for PMI Professional Development Units (PDU). For more information visit the PMI's PDU Page
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