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Insights from LAI's LIVE Roadmap Preview Event
Insights from LAI's Live Roadmap Preview Event: Unveiling the Future of Continuous Improvement
In the fast-paced, rapidly evolving business landscape of today, continuous improvement is a critical component of any organization's survival strategy. However, it's not always straightforward to measure progress, identify areas for improvement, and track performance over time. This is where Lean Agile Intelligence (LAI) steps in.
LAI is a bespoke software solution that aids organizations in consistently improving their workflows, processes, and products to meet the outcomes they desire the most. On September 20th, 2023, LAI hosted a live roadmap preview event that attracted a crowd of over 250 registrants. This blog post will delve into the key insights and takeaways from this event.
Understanding the Philosophy Behind Continuous Improvement
The event commenced with Jessica Wolfe, Head of Product Growth and Customer Success, giving an overview of what the audience could anticipate from the event. Wolfe elucidated that the event was specifically designed for change leaders and individuals who are actively involved in the system undergoing the change. These are individuals keen on optimizing their workflows, elevating product quality, and enhancing customer satisfaction. But she emphasized that the event was not solely about LAI's features. It was also about understanding the philosophy that underpins continuous improvement. To get a comprehensive understanding of the event's kickoff, you can watch this video:
The Genesis of LAI and The Importance of Measurement Strategy
Michael McCalla, Founder and President of LAI, took the audience on a journey through LAI's history. To see how LAI started and the unique value proposition, you can watch this video from the event:
He discussed the importance of having a robust measurement strategy as the backbone of any continuous improvement plan. In his words, a well-defined measurement strategy is crucial for organizations to understand bottlenecks, identify problem areas, and optimize costs. You can learn more about a measurement strategy in this video:
LAI's Value-Adding Features
Scott Kiedeisch, VP of Engineering at LAI, demonstrated how LAI's Coaching Assistant, Improvement Actions, and group level functionality can provide immense value to organizations.
The Coaching Assistant helps organizations identify areas for improvement and provides guidance on how to improve. See the coaching assistant video from the event to learn more:
Improvement Actions empower teams to develop actionable plans to address issues and track progress over time. See the improvement actions video from the event to learn more:
The group level functionality provides insights into team performance and areas where collaboration or additional help could be beneficial. See the group level functionality video from the event to learn more:
LAI's Extensions and Custom Metrics Capabilities
Prima Jenkins, Director of Integrations, illustrated how LAI can be extended through the Jira Cloud Integration, import and export functionality, APIs, and Custom Metrics.
The Jira Cloud Integration allows organizations to sync their Jira data with LAI improvement actions. See the Jira Cloud Integration video from the event to learn more:
The import and export functionality allows organizations to bring data from various sources and integrate it with LAI. The APIs and Custom Metrics provide more flexibility to organizations in defining and tracking metrics relevant to their business and processes. See the Import/Export/API video from the event to learn more:
LAI's Future Investment Plans
The roadmap preview event also shed light on LAI's future investment plans. We have earmarked four key areas for investment that we believe will yield substantial value for our customers. These areas include improving the onboarding journey, enhancing informed action-taking capabilities (answering the Now What? question), extending beyond LAI in work management and metrics, and investing in customer success. If you're interested in participating in any of the early access programs we're launching around these themes, and a customer of ours, you can learn more and register here: Early Access Program
For an overview of our themes, check out our video from the event:
Ready to Embark on Your Continuous Improvement Journey?
The LAI Live Roadmap Preview Event provided actionable insights into how LAI can help organizations effortlessly achieve continuous improvement. The event showcased LAI's features, extensions, and future investments, reinforcing the importance of a measurement strategy as the cornerstone of any continuous improvement plan.
If you're ready to make strides towards successful continuous improvement for your organization, why not take LAI for a spin? Request a Free Trial today!
Remember, in the words of Benjamin Franklin, "Without continual growth and progress, words like improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." With LAI, you get to define these words for your organization.
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