With over three decades of professional experience, Charlene M. Cuenca is a recognized leader in guiding executives, teams, and entire organizations through complex business transformations. As a SAFe® Fellow and SPCT, Charlene has successfully led proven, large-scale Global Agile Transformations across the Americas, Europe, the UK, and APAC. She has deep expertise working with Fortune 500 companies and Federal Government agencies, leveraging SAFe and Agile at scale since their earliest days.
Certifications & Milestones
- SAFe® Fellow
- SPCT (SAFe Practice Consultant Trainer)
Core Expertise
- Global Enterprise Agile Transformations
- Federal Government & Regulated Environments
- Portfolio, Program, and Executive Coaching
- Organizational Agility Strategy
Notable Contributions
- Frequent keynote speaker and thought leader at global Agile conferences and industry Meetups.
Thought Leadership & Media
ICON Blog
- Author page on ICON Blog
- Igniting Transformation with Courageous Leadership (May 1, 2025)
- 2019 SAFe® Summit Lightning Talk: Coming Down from the Ivory Tower — Agile Architecture with SAFe
- 2020 SAFe® Summit Presentation: Strategy to Execution — Business Owners are the Key
- 2019 SAFe® Summit Presentation: Pragmatic Lean Portfolio Management (Nov 6, 2019)
- The Synergistic Nature of PI Objectives
- Agile Executive Teams: Guiding Transformation and Strategy Across the Enterprise
- Enterprise Backlog Structure and Management
ICON YouTube & Webinars
- Igniting Transformation with Courageous Leadership (video, May 1, 2025)
- SAFe Made Simple — How Rally Brings Visibility & Alignment to Public Sector Strategy (Mar 24, 2025, with Adam Mattis)
- Tooling for Agile Transformation | Business Agility Now (Mar 6, 2025)
- Achieving Total Agility — Bridging the Strategy to Execution Gap with Clarity and Rally
- Working with Tools w/ Charlene Cuenca
- Agile HR: Accelerator of Business Agility (webinar with Fabiola Eylozer & Deema Dajani)
External Content
- Enterprise Backlog Structure and Management — Scaled Agile Framework
- Getting Tactical with Organizational Agility: Techniques for Visualizing and Improving Flow — SAFe Framework Blog
- SAFe® Business Agility Podcast — Tactical Tip Tuesday: LACE Tips
- Tactical Tuesday: LACE Tips (Apple Podcasts mirror)
- 2018 SAFe Summit speaker profile
- SAFe Fellow profile listing — Scaled Agile