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About Improving Labs

The Improving Lab is a focused period of time where participants set outrageous goals and then, with the help of experts, knock them out one by one. In doing so, you grow new skills by actually applying them.

DURATION: 1-4 Days (depending on scope)
AUDIENCE: Practitioners looking for a boost for their teams, technologies, or products.
OUTCOMES: New skills, new solutions, new perspectives.

There are three types of Improving Labs to choose from.

Foundation

Establish a core set of skills and practices that a team can build upon

Icon - Infrastructure & Cloud Development

Modernization

Refresh practices, systems, and up-skill team to more effectively deliver value

Innovation

Disrupt the status quo by experimenting with novel practices, technologies, and product ideas

Foundation

Foundation Labs establish core practices and skills essential for teams to effectively collaborate, align on product vision, understand customers deeply, and plan work efficiently.

Team Topology Lab - Reorganize teams for better flow & collaboration
Product & Vision Discovery Lab - Identify products and their purpose
Customer Discovery Lab - Identify stakeholders and their needs
Product Backlog Creation - Create & organize a Product Backlog

Modernization

Modernization Labs refresh your team's processes, tools, and capabilities to enhance product value, streamline workflow, and deliver exceptional user experiences.

Flow Lab - Define a Kanban Workflow
UX Prototype Lab - Build a prototype for an updated user experience
Value Measurement Creation - Identify metrics more reflective of product value
Release Planning Creation - Visualize a release plan for a product

Innovation

Innovation Labs empower teams to explore new opportunities, validate bold ideas, and strategically plan initiatives that drive meaningful growth and differentiation.

Portfolio Roadmap Creation - Visualize & plan multiple initiatives into the future
Value & Innovation Discovery Lab - Identify new value props for new customer segments
Hypothesis Design Lab - Craft experiments to inform product direction
Design Sprint - Answer critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers