Aspire Company Overview 2017

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Why

Value

Who

How

What

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Why

Slow time to

market, can’t

react quickly

No strategic

alignment,

chasing

shining objects

No focus, task

switching,

several projects

by the same

people

Missing,

incomplete,

changing,

ambiguous

requirements

Problems

discovered too

late

Quality and

rework issues,

little customer

engagement

Unrealistic estimates and due dates set by the wrong

people

Lack of

predictability

Large backlog of work not

getting done

Constantly

changing

business

priorities

Missing

deadlines,

losing customer

confidence

Lack of empowerment,

low engagement and morale

Lack of

visibility,

transparency

Silos, handoffs,

heavy processes,

lack of trust/

communication No automation,

lack of tools

Ineffective

meetings, lack of

accountability,

inability to make

decisions

“Systemize sustainable delivery predictability and enable enterprise adaptive capacity”

…and to avoid retrospectives like these…

Value


…and realize value as evidenced by…

>30% >40%

>50% >30%

>25% Improved

Engagement

Business

Results

Reduced

Cost

Reduced Delivery Cycle

/Time to Market

Increased

Productivity

Improved

Quality

Value – Proven Results

20-50%

Productivity

increase

20-25%

Increase

In client

satisfaction

95%

Decrease in

product

defects

50%

Improved

delivery

predictability

Dependencies

and risks

revealed far

in advance

Better able

To manage

expectations

Higher

productivity,

Higher quality

Better

business-IT

collaboration

Dramatic

improvement

in Net

Promoter Score

Better focus

on the most

business value

Increased

efficiency with

aligned teams

90%

Improvement

in build and

deployment

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Accredited Consulting Organization and Canada’s first Scaled Agile Gold Partner. We enable enterprises

to adopt an emergent, adaptive system to run the business, change the business in a predictable /

sustainable way and standardize the ability to pivot in response to changes in the business environment.

Accredited Training Organization delivering professional training for the suite of APMG-International

professional certifications.

Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Aspire also has a regional office is Seattle, WA, United States.

Our Consultancy Mission Our Training Mission

Build Business Agility Make People Effective Strategic Management | Business Transformation | PPM | P3O | SAFe® | Kanban | Governance & Risk

Who

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How

Adopt emergent, adaptive systems for running and changing business. Design and organize

innovation/change initiatives into increments of value delivered in short iterations based on

proven ‘success patterns’ comprising requisite behaviors, principles, practices and techniques.

Whilst strategically aligned, this low-cost, low-risk, low-commitment, high-value approach:

Compels us to ‘prove by doing’;

Drives a regular cadence of tangible benefits for our clients;

Enables us with fast-feedback so we can course correct as needed; and

Fosters credibility, trust and an enduring business partnership

We leverage our suite of accredited certifications that span Transformation, Portfolio Program

Management (PPM), Lean-Agile delivery and IT Service Management (ITSM) domains to

professionally train / certify your teams as desired.


We use these and other tools to assess and

create go-forward / growth plans

What - Assessment

Portfolio, Program, Project Offices Toolkit

Portfolio, Program, Project Management

Maturity Model Assessment

Agility Health Assessment

Cyber Pathway Tool

CSF Process Workshop


We leverage this framework for

enterprise Lean-Agile adoption What - SAFe

+15%

+20-50%

+50%

+30-75%

Business

Results


Strategy Portfolio

Management

Program

Management

Project

Management

Market

Opportunity

Portfolio

Benefits

To

achieve

which

realize

Build

To

enable

That

attain

What is the market

opportunity? What investments

must we make?

How do we

navigate change?

How do we deliver

solutions fast?

Operational Blueprint

Product Roadmap

Technology Roadmap

Value Management

Lean-Agile Delivery

Product Development Flow

Relentless Improvement

High Performing Teams

Capability

Business Operating Model

Delivery Management

Value

Realization

Long Range Business Plan

Business Goals & Objectives

Strategic Themes

Value Streams

VMOST & Investment Appraisal

Capability Development

Outcome Management

Governance & RIO

Dependency Management

Investment Appraisal

Categorize, Prioritize, Balance, Select, Manage

Enterprise Resource Management

ROI: Value Management & Benefits Realization

Program

Outcomes

Project

Outputs

Strategic

Objectives

We use this for Enterprise

Solution/Product initiatives What – Delivery

Executive

Portfolio

Program

Project

Management Control

Risk Management

Financial Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Organizational Governance

Resource Management

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We use this as an alternative /

enabler of lean and agile practices What – Delivery

Backlog

Priortization Cut-Line

| | | |

Next Program

Increment (PI)PI 2 PI3

100%

Committed

50-70%

Committed

30-50%

Committed

RoadmapStrategic

Themes10

9

8

8

8

7

6

5

5

Cost of Delay Prioritization

PI 1

PI 2, 3, n

Business Value Prioritization

Dependency/Risk Prioritization

Relentless Improvement Prioritization

POAnalyze & PlanSolution

(Design/Options)

Committed Ready In Progress

Generate [Experiment, Deliverable, Recommendation] Accepted

Fix

ed

Da

te

4 3 3 2 3 2Ready/Validated

Learning

Exp

ed

ite

Sta

nd

ard

In Progress Done

Primary

Enabler

Progress Board

POWhat went well?[continue doing]

What could have gone better?[do different, stop doing, try doing]

Actions[improvement & appreciations]

To Do WIP Implemented

Prioritized – Move to Backlog

Kanban for work to do to be able to

prioritize/add to backlog if prioritized

Recognition

Improvement Board

Attributes of KanbanModel activity/workflow

Low cost holding pattern

Classification: Standard, fixed date, expedite

Enables self-organization

Balances urgent vs date-driven work

Optimal demand management

Welcome changing priorities/new items

Focus on finishing work before starting new work

WIP limits increase flow/productivity

Plan Do Check Adjust (PDCA) Cycle

Benefits of KanbanVisibility – all can see what’s happening

Enables stakeholders to question, ask for/offer to help

Sustainable and light-weight

Outcome/Results/Action orientated

Proven to get things done

Informs all of true capacity to get work done

Informs planning/forecasting

Identifies patterns and type of ‘demand’

Validated learning by doing

Enables evolutionary capability development

· Nothing is off the board

· See something you don’t understand/agree with -ask a question!

· Everything in backlog first

· Priority score is visible on committed work – challenge welcome!

· Define what ‘good’ and ‘finished’ looks like

· Pull from Committed/Ready column NOT Backlog

· Only Executive can modify WIP Limits

· Min. monthly meetings to populate Committed or as needed to maintain WIP

· Add name on tasks if assigned or want to volunteer

Policies (examples)

What - Certification

Portfolio Management

Program Management

Project Management

Management

of Risk

Portfolio Program Management & SAFe®

Enterprise Change

Management

Leading SAFe 4.0

SAFe 4.0 for Teams

Advanced Scrum Master

Product Owner

IT Service Management


We certify your teams to

enable high performance

Portfolio,

Program &

Project Office

P3OaaS

…and more

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.

APMG-International is an award-winning examination Institute. APMG accredits

professional training and consulting organizations and manages a portfolio of internationally recognized best

management practice schemes and a range of IT and general management certifications based on

international standards and best practices.

AXELOS is committed to nurturing best practice communities on a worldwide

scale and already boasts an enviable track record and unmatched portfolio of certifications. Used in more than

150 countries worldwide, the Global Best Practice certifications have long been associated with achievement,

heightened standards and truly measurable improved quality.

Agility Health is a baseline assessment and transition planning toolset at the

portfolio, program, team and technical level for organizations that want to transition into a lean-agile model or

those wishing to mature their time to market, delivery predictability and other key performance metrics.

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) is a proven knowledge base for adopting

agile practices at scale. Scaled Agile Inc. certifies practitioners to support the Agile Enterprise Management

Framework and Best Practices.

Certification Partners

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