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Trusted business agility advisors - LitheSpeed supports organizations through premium Agile and Lean

A cadre of scrum trainers, agile team coaches, and enterprise agile consultants on a mission to transform workplaces into environments that promote self-management, continuous improvement, and high morale. We believe in learning cultures over ultimatums, custom solutions over a one-size-fits-all approach, and community over competition.

09/01/2026

In our latest LitheSpeed Livestream, Alan joined us to talk about what it means to be a Modern Project Manager, and why today’s project professionals need the flexibility to move beyond a single methodology.

From Predictive and Agile to Lean, Kanban, and hybrid approaches, Alan shared insights into building a broader toolkit, adapting practices to the situation, and keeping the focus where it belongs: delivering value.

▶️ Watch the recording: https://youtu.be/D2jOI53_Q7o

Ready to take the next step? Join Alan for his upcoming one-day Modern Project Management: Proven Hybrid Practices course on September 23rd. You’ll dive deeper into the tools and techniques discussed during the livestream and learn practical approaches you can bring back to your projects right away.

Register now: https://lithespeed.com/modern-project-manager/

Watch the conversation, then join us in September to build your modern project management toolkit!

08/31/2026

Catch up on this past month with LitheSpeed!

August Highlights

🤝 We brought our Certified Agile VMO Trainers together virtually to connect, share what they’re seeing in the field, and continue building our growing Agile VMO community.

🎤 Randy Shumpert joined our DC Lean + Agile Meetup for a great conversation on moving beyond output dashboards toward outcome intelligence and better decision-making.

https://youtu.be/5wAcStaVzdk

🎥 Alan Zucker joined us for a LitheSpeed Livestream exploring what it means to be a modern project manager and how the role is evolving in today’s changing environment.

https://youtu.be/D2jOI53_Q7o

Looking Ahead to September

🤖 September 14–16 – We’re launching our first instructor-led PMI-CPMAI™ Exam Prep Course, helping professionals build the skills to manage AI initiatives while preparing for the certification exam.

https://lithespeed.com/cpmai_exam_prep/

🎓 Alan Zucker returns to teach our new Modern Project Manager one-day course, focused on the skills today’s project managers need to stay relevant and deliver greater value.

https://lithespeed.com/modern-project-manager/

🌍 Sanjiv Augustine will be speaking at the Global Project Management Forum, sharing his perspective with the global project management community.

Swipe through to catch up on August and see what’s ahead as we head into a busy September!

08/28/2026

🎉 Registration is officially open for the 2027 Global Agility + Innovation Summit!

Join us on May 12, 2027 for a day dedicated to this year’s theme:

Building Future-Ready Organizations

AI is reshaping how we work. Markets are moving faster. Customer expectations are evolving. Being ready for what’s next requires more than adopting new technology, it requires organizations that can continuously adapt, innovate, learn, and deliver value.

The 2027 Summit will bring together practitioners, mid-level leaders, executives, and innovators to explore what it takes to build organizations prepared for constant change.

Expect practical insights, thought-provoking conversations, and ideas you can bring back to your teams and organizations.

👉 Secure your spot: https://lithespeed20.regfox.com/global-agility-innovation-summit-2027

We can’t wait to see you there!

08/27/2026

As AI takes on more analysis, automation, and knowledge work, leadership doesn’t become less important. It becomes more important.

Leaders still have to decide:

→ Where should we invest?
→ What outcomes matter most?
→ Where should AI augment people, and where should humans remain firmly in the loop?
→ How do we balance speed, value, risk, and responsibility?

In his latest blog, LitheSpeed CEO Sanjiv Augustine looks beyond AI adoption to the leadership and operating model changes required to build an AI-native enterprise.

Because technology can create new possibilities. Leadership determines which ones become valuable.

Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ai-strategies-fail-before-first-prompt-written-augustine--4noce/?trackingId=0qTc23%2FyfOqzyUYwG3yHoA%3D%3D

08/26/2026

Executives don’t need more reports. They need better decisions.

Modern value management is about moving beyond status updates, governance for governance’s sake, and project metrics, and focusing on what actually drives the organization forward:

✅ Better investment decisions
✅ Faster strategy ex*****on
✅ Greater visibility into outcomes
✅ Continuous value delivery

The Advanced Certified Agile VMO Practitioner course gives you the tools and approaches to help leaders connect strategy to ex*****on and turn portfolio insights into action.

Ready to help your organization focus more on delivering value?

Become an Advanced Certified Agile VMO Practitioner: https://lithespeed.com/advanced-certified-agilevmo-practitioner/

08/25/2026

Modern projects require modern project managers.

Today’s project managers are navigating more complexity, faster change, and greater expectations to deliver real business value. That means relying on a single methodology isn’t enough.

Join Alan Zucker for LitheSpeed’s Modern Project Management: Proven Hybrid Practices, a one-day training designed to help you build the hybrid fluency to choose the right approach for the situation.

You’ll explore how to bring together proven practices from Predictive, Agile, Lean, Kanban, and Scrum to:

🔹 Focus projects on customer and business value
🔹 Improve flow and uncover bottlenecks
🔹 Navigate complexity and changing priorities
🔹 Lead more collaborative, empowered teams
🔹 Apply practical hybrid techniques to real-world projects

Use discount code ‘ModernPM’ at registration to save 50% on the course.

If you’re ready to expand your project management toolkit and become more adaptable in how you lead and deliver, this is a great opportunity to learn directly from Alan.

🔗 Learn more and register: https://lithespeed.com/modern-project-manager/

08/24/2026

LitheSpeed is launching our new instructor-led PMI-CPMAI™ Exam Prep Course, designed to help professionals build a structured approach to managing AI initiatives while preparing for the PMI-CPMAI™ certification exam.

Join Bob Schatz September 14–16 to explore the CPMAI methodology! This course guides you from connecting AI to real business needs and preparing the right data to managing development, responsible AI, testing, and operationalization.

☀️ Summer Special: Save $100 off Early Bird pricing with code SUMMER

Register: https://lithespeed.com/cpmai_exam_prep/

08/21/2026

Your career can evolve beyond managing projects. It can shape how your organization delivers value.

As organizations move from traditional project management toward product-centric, outcome-driven ways of working, leaders need new skills to connect strategy, investments, ex*****on, and measurable results.

The Advanced Certified Agile VMO Practitioner course is designed to help experienced practitioners take that next step, building the capabilities to influence portfolio decisions, enable strategic alignment, and lead enterprise value delivery.

Don’t just manage projects. Lead enterprise value.

Take the next step forward and become an Advanced Certified Agile VMO Practitioner.

Join us on September 17-18 (use code SUMMER for $100 off early bird pricing): https://lithespeed.com/advanced-certified-agilevmo-practitioner/

08/20/2026

AI can accelerate a strong organization. It can also accelerate its dysfunction.

That’s one of the ideas at the heart of Sanjiv Augustine’s latest blog.

Disconnected strategy. Functional silos. Slow funding decisions. Governance built around reporting instead of learning.

AI didn’t create these challenges, but it can make them much harder to ignore.

Sanjiv explores why the organizations positioned to get the most from AI may not be those with the biggest technology investments, but those that are willing to rethink how the enterprise itself operates.

Read the full blog: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ai-strategies-fail-before-first-prompt-written-augustine--4noce/?trackingId=0qTc23%2FyfOqzyUYwG3yHoA%3D%3D

08/19/2026

Randy Shumpert joined us last week for our August Meetup to talk about Turning Output Metrics Into Outcome Intelligence.

In the session, Randy demonstrates how GembaLytics uses AI to help leaders understand not just what is happening across their organizations, but why it’s happening and what to do next.

📊 Connect outputs to outcomes
🤖 Turn operational data into AI-powered insights
🔍 Uncover bottlenecks and systemic challenges
🎯 Focus leadership attention where it can have the greatest impact

🎬 Watch the full recording: https://youtu.be/5wAcStaVzdk

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