We take a human-centered approach integrating agile strategy, organizational design, and practical consulting so you can thrive in times of change.
CRAFTING STRATEGY
“Top down strategy isn’t good enough, we need to engage everyone in developing our strategy”
The first step in actually implementing any strategic plan is usually to disrupt our widely accepted notion of what the strategic plan is and how it should function. Let’s not just plan for the future, let’s plan to remain flexible in the present. Let’s not simply hypothesize about what comes next, but instead develop tools for learning and experimentation so strategy becomes effective action.
LEAN DATA + PRACTICAL EVALUATION
“We need to be more data-informed in our decision-making, WITHOUT turning our people into numbers.”
Measuring social impact is incredibly complex. Traditional evaluation practices are time-consuming and costly. The alternative is lean measurement — an approach that emphasizes creating value through efficient data collection, practical analysis, and storytelling that makes sense. Lean evaluation favors efficiency and relevance while maintaining accuracy. We believe that the best metrics are the ones you’ll actually use.
Above all, we put people at the center of your evaluation strategy to ensure that you are measuring what matters most.
We love helping with:
- Lean impact evaluation
- Human-centered design sprints
- Developing logic models
- Customer Insights
- Creating feedback loops
- Data maturity and readiness assessments
- Data process improvement
- Database selection and project management
- Survey design
- Making meaning out of the data you have
- Data visualization
- Designing data dashboards
- Facilitating interactive retreats and workshops
- Grant strategy and grant writing
AGILE TRANSFORMATION
“Our people are burnt out, We are wasting time and money. We need to do work differently – move FASTER.”
When your organization begins your journey to transform to a more agile way of operating, we’ll begin wherever you are right now. An agile evolution is not one thing with a starting line and finishing point, it a process of continuous evolution and improvement to how you approach every aspect of your organization – both internal and external. Using the resources you already have, you’ll have a deeper impact, less burnout, and more forward motion.
Agile is a mindset, not a set of rules. We help you BE agile over ‘doing’ agile.
An agile organization believes that it’s not only possible but preferred to thrive in times of change. We teach you the practices that make the values and mindset of agile a reality. This is about becoming a learning organization committed to continuous improvement, stakeholder feedback, and the ability to adapt and grow, no matter what lies ahead.
Agile teams get more done, in less time, with higher quality.
We love helping with:
- Discovering which agile practices are a good fit for your work
- Changing the way you do project management
- Launching a pilot agile team
- Developing the maturity of new and seasoned ScrumMasters and Product Owners
- Coaching executive leaders for agile management
- Designing a human-centered story map for your next product or service design
- Facilitating interactive agile workshops
- Scaling agile across your entire organization
OUR CLIENTS SAY:
“Brandi came to Capella to help us define, design, and execute a plan to mature our Agile practices in our web technologies team. When Brandi came on board, she quickly came up to speed on our culture, processes, and team/stakeholders which allowed her to add immediate value on multiple levels from team role definition to on the ground coaching to executive influence. Brandi brings not only a deep set of expertise in Agile, but she also brings tremendous experience in teaching which allows her to quickly build credibility and trust with the team and foster a continuous learning environment. Through Brandi’s engagement, we have seen direct, tangible benefits such improved cross functional team communication, streamlined releases in alignment with business expectations, increased focus and visibility to priorities, and overall improvement in team moral and engagements. Brandi is truly one of a kind… I am confident any Agile initiative she is a part of will be better off because of it.” Tracy Smith
