LitheSpeed
The Drivers of Enterprise Agility

In today’s dynamic business world, adaptability and innovation have become crucial for organizations striving to stay ahead. The ability to change direction rapidly in response to changing business conditions brings enterprise agility to the forefront. This resilience has become even more critical with the onset of the Age of AI, with organizations racing to understand and leverage rapid changes in the Generative AI space.

LitheSpeed, a trailblazer in enterprise agility, provides transformative experiences through its turnkey solutions. As a group of consultants, LitheSpeed has remained a thought leader and customer-value driven since its inception in 2007, offering its services in two main streams - consulting and training.

LitheSpeed’s consulting services help organizations build a robust foundation in Strategic Agility, leveraging Generative AI solutions.

The key focus is on transitioning from traditional Agile Centers of Excellence (COEs) and Project Management Offices (PMOs) to Agile Value Management Offices (VMOs). Its training services center around workshops offered through the Agile Leadership Academy that includes Certified Agile VMO Practitioner™ workshop, and the Certified ALA Trainer™, train-the-trainer workshop and certification. The Certified ALA Trainer™ workshop enables pioneers to become trainers themselves, further accelerating agility internally.

“Our consulting, training, and coaching are always customer value-driven and on the leading edge, incorporating the latest innovations in the industry,” says Sanjiv Augustine, founder and CEO of LitheSpeed.

Expertise, Customization and Innovation

LitheSpeed's 16 year journey is defined by three key strengths - extensive expertise, delivering customized solutions, and a commitment to continuous innovation.

The consultancy showcases extensive expertise across diverse industries, including financial services, federal government, media, and technology. The average experience of each consultant surpasses 15 years, ensuring clients receive solutions crafted by industry experts.

The focus on lean and agile methods has been a cornerstone of LitheSpeed's successful consultations. From team-based approaches like Scrum, Kanban, and extreme programming to scaled agile methods such as the Scaled Agile Framework, Disciplined Agile and Large Scale Scrum, Lithe Speed leverages its wealth of knowledge to address clients’ dynamic needs across various sectors.

Its distinct approach to customized solutions for business success involves starting with a minimalist framework known as Business Agility Sparks. The team creates personalized solutions based on this framework. Clients in the public sector or commercial sector can use this baseline with an out-of-the-box solution that can be seamlessly integrated into any existing methodology.

LitheSpeed is actively driving change by incorporating generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and agile engineering practices. They recently launched a custom Agile VMO GPT Copilot and AI-assisted Agile Development solutions.

Agile Methodologies

Aligning with the market needs for AI solutions, the Agile VMO standard methodologies includes its integration into Disciplined Agile and Scaled Agile Framework^®, offering training, consulting and certification for Agile VMO^®.

Over the last year, the team started incorporating and working with clients to drive generative AI solutions across the scope of work in training, consulting, and coaching efforts.

The impact of LitheSpeed’s expert team on enterprise agility moves beyond consultancy services. The publication of the book ‘From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery’ by Sanjiv Augustine, Roland Cuellar, and Audrey Scheere has become a standard reference for organizations looking to move more swiftly. The book encapsulates LitheSpeed's insights and strategies, offering a valuable resource for those seeking to navigate the challenges of modern business.

Our consulting, training, and coaching are always value-driven and on the leading edge, incorporating the latest innovations in the industry

Shifting with Enterprise Agility

LitheSpeed recognizes the current challenges organizations face in achieving enterprise agility and identifies three essential patterns-shifting left into business units, shifting right into technology and DevOps, and shifting up into leadership and scaling.

The shift-left strategy delves into Agile Business Units, extending agile adoption into business areas like marketing, sales, legal, and HR. Meanwhile, the shift-right initiative embraces technology and DevOps, incorporating machine language operations (ML Ops) for efficient deployment. Finally, the shift-up philosophy focuses on leadership, introducing the Agile VMO and executive action teams to align strategic objectives.

LitheSpeed's engagement with clients begins with a comprehensive maturity assessment for those businesses already immersed in agile methods or a readiness assessment for those new to the approach. This upfront assessment, completed in about a week, sets the foundation for a roadmap. The roadmap could involve shifting left, shifting right, shifting up, or a combination of these, and LitheSpeed guides clients through this transformation using a mix of training, consulting, and coaching.

Its approaches are grounded in tangible results. Through a combination of agile transformation initiatives, LitheSpeed has witnessed substantial improvements for its clients. A financial service client jump-started agile transformation in six months, saving significant person-hours. An insurance client streamlined deliveries to 3-4 weeks, reducing requirements lead time by 67 percent. In another instance, a federal government client achieved an impressive reduction in release cycle time from an average of 290 days to less than 30 days.

The consultancy boasts a 50 percent faster time to market in advanced technology research, a 40 percent improved productivity in hardware and firmware development, and a remarkable 65 percent improvement in planning within financial services and digital marketing. These achievements stand as a testament to LitheSpeed's ability to drive tangible and impactful transformations.

LitheSpeed’s journey from its founding to its current status as a thought leader reflects a commitment to evolution, adaptability, and client-driven value. The agile consultancy remains at the forefront of industry trends, offering innovative solutions and strategic roadmap for organizations aiming to thrive in an ever-changing business landscape.