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Purpose

Executive Workshop
A tailored session that aligns senior leaders on business agility and their role in driving a SAFe transformation.
Customized to the Organization
Content is adapted to the organization's context, goals, and challenges for maximum relevance.
Why Executives Matter
Leadership behavior is the primary lever for lasting change; executive alignment is essential to success.
Shared Direction
The workshop builds a common understanding and commitment among leaders for the transformation.

Business Agility

Business Agility
The ability to compete and thrive by responding quickly with innovative, digitally-enabled solutions.
Seven Core Competencies
The competencies that enable business agility, which leaders sponsor and advance.
Why Change
Understanding the market and technology forces that make agility a business imperative.
Cost of the Status Quo
Recognizing the risks and lost value of not transforming.

Leadership

Lean-Agile Leadership
Leaders drive change and operational excellence by empowering people and modeling SAFe values.
Lean-Agile Mindset
The combination of Lean thinking and the Agile Manifesto that leaders adopt and model.
Leading by Example
Executives model the behaviors they want to see, since authentic leadership shapes culture.
SAFe Core Values
Alignment, Transparency, Respect for People, and Relentless Improvement — values leaders champion.

Leading Change

Reaching the Tipping Point
Mobilizing change through a compelling business case or visionary leadership.
Guiding Coalition
Forming a group of influential leaders to drive and sustain the transformation.
Communicating the Vision
Clearly and repeatedly conveying why and where the organization is heading.
Removing Impediments
Using executive authority to clear organizational obstacles to agility.
Sponsoring the LACE
Supporting the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence that drives the transformation.

Execution

Organizing Around Value
Restructuring the enterprise around value streams to improve flow and outcomes.
Lean Portfolio Management
Aligning strategy and funding to value delivery, which executives govern.
Measuring Outcomes
Using outcome and flow metrics to steer and demonstrate the value of transformation.
Sustaining Change
Anchoring new ways of working in culture and governance so agility endures.

Outcome

Leadership Commitment
The workshop's goal: aligned, committed leaders ready to actively lead the transformation.
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