LACE (CCSQ Lean Agile Center of Excellence)

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Product Delivery and Program function are complex, and grasping causality through a system of inter-related processes can be difficult. Leverage the LACE's expert change agents, with almost 20 years of collective experience implementing SAFe and elevating the performance of Programs and Agile Release Trains in the Federal Sector, to the highest levels of performance. Our team can support your program's and team's ongoing refinement of practices and behaviors that are proven to get the most from SAFe, Scrum, and other agile frameworks to:

  • Increase communications effectiveness
  • Rapidly identify and elevate risks 
  • Limit changes to planned work and scope
  • Rapidly adjust to changes
  • Evaluate overall program performance

  • Accelerate delivery



Any individual or combination of the following services are available by request:

Ceremony Facilitation:

The LACE supports CCSQ Programs in their ongoing improvement journey implementing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). By observing and evaluating SAFe ceremonies, our team can provide observation, analysis and recommendations. Our team of experienced Agile Coaches has extensive knowledge and expertise in the SAFe framework and its associated ceremonies, such as the Program Increment (PI) Planning, the System Demo, and the Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshop. 

Product Management Support:

Collaborate with us on a wide variety of Product Management support services. Learn more.

Backlog Management: 

Deep-dive into backlog management practices, learn to optimize the flow of work in your program, and get support finding the right techniques for your program.

Backlog Prioritization and Sequencing Support:

Work with the LACE to improve the sequencing and prioritization of your backlog by balancing legislative, compliance, economic, and customer impact factors.

Program Observation and Analysis:

Get an experts take on your program's strengths and improvement opportunities and receive prioritized improvement targets, recommended improvement strategies, and actionable techniques to aid in the elevation of your program's performance.

Short and Long-Term Collaborative Engagement:

Build on the Program Observation and Analysis takeaways by collaborating with the LACE to implement and facilitate improvement strategies, of reach out for assistance on any improvement opportunities you have already identified for collaborative assistance for your needs.


Interested in collaborating with the LACE to get the most from your Program?


Request via email or add an item to our backlog, and someone will reach out to you today or tomorrow to better understand your request and needs.


  


Related LACE Learning Sessions


PI Planning Explained

Program Backlog Management Explained

Program Backlog Prioritization Explained

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. 
  • 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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