About The Presentation

When you think about building or repairing something, you wouldn’t rely on a single tool—you’d reach for the right one, depending on the job. Delivering business value works the same way. Agile ceremonies or Lean practices used in isolation rarely deliver sustainable results. What leaders need is a set of proven, complementary methods that can be applied to the right challenge at the right time.

That’s the idea behind the Lean-Agile Toolbox. It contains seven core methods designed to help executives, program and product managers, product leaders, and portfolio teams align strategy to execution and deliver measurable outcomes. These methods extend beyond single-team practices, offering scalable ways to eliminate waste, accelerate delivery, and adapt to shifting priorities without losing sight of business goals.

In this session, Cecil “Gary” Rupp—author of The Lean-Agile Way and seasoned program leader—willintroduce each of the seven methods, show how they work together, and demonstrate how you canapply them directly in your own environment. Whether you’re focused on improving productivity and efficiency, strengthening cross-team collaboration, delivering exceptional value, or proving ROI to stakeholders, you’ll leave with a practical framework you can immediately put into action.

Join us to explore how the Lean-Agile Toolbox equips you to deliver more value—faster, smarter, and at scale..

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to explain the market forces driving today’s delivery challenges, identify why portfolios often struggle even with Agile tools, and apply the Lean-Agile Toolbox—seven proven methods for strategic delivery—to their own environments. Attendees will also understand how these methods integrate with the Business Value Accelerator (BVA)framework and complement platforms like Planisware, equipping them with practical approaches and case-based insights to deliver measurable business outcomes faster, smarter, and at scale.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the market realities and organizational pitfalls that cause portfolios, programs, and projects to struggle—even when Lean and Agile practices are in place.

2. Apply the Lean-Agile Toolbox—seven methods for aligning strategy to execution and accelerating delivery of measurable business outcomes.

3. See how the toolbox integrates with the Business Value Accelerator (BVA) framework and complements platforms like Planisware through real-world case examples.

About Cecil 'Gary' Rupp

Cecil “Gary” Rupp is a seasoned leader with more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of business process improvement and large-scale software delivery. Over the course of his career, he has partnered with more than 300 clients across industries, often called in to rescue initiatives that were failing or simply too big to fail.

Gary is the author of five books on Lean, Agile, and value-driven practices, capturing what he has learned about turning strategy into measurable results. His most recent work, The Lean-Agile Way, distills proven methods that leaders can use to deliver more business value with the time, resources, and budgets they already have.

Today, his focus is on teaching and equipping organizations with practical tools and methods thatscale beyond individual teams. Through his Business Value Accelerator Program, Gary helps executives, program managers, and product leaders align strategy to execution, eliminate waste, and achieve sustainable improvements that can be measured in months, not years.

He is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and holds credentials as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) Practitioner, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and Value Stream Management Consortium Ambassador(VSMCA).