PEDCO

What PEDCO does

PEDCO AG is a privately held Swiss software and services company headquartered in Zurich, founded in 2013, that sells the PEDCO Suite—an integrated, AI-powered Lean-Agile Quality Management System (QMS) purpose-built for organizations operating in regulated industries. The company is led by CEO and Founder Peter Pedross, a SAFe Fellow, and is the only vendor with an officially Scaled Agile Inc.-approved implementation of SAFe as a Lean QMS, a positioning reinforced by public endorsement from SAI co-founder Dean Leffingwell. Its core platform, Applied SAFe, provides process modeling, version-controlled content, role/work product/activity definitions, metrics, and more than 520 built-in tailoring options for regulated customization.

The PEDCO Suite is composed of three interconnected products: Applied SAFe (the customizable Lean QMS backbone), PEDCO AuditPro (an AI-native auditing platform that verifies QMS adherence using operational artifacts, templates, and evidence), and the PEDCO AI Companion (a conversational AI assistant providing 24/7 adaptive guidance and contextual learning over Applied SAFe content). The underlying technology combines an AI-powered process knowledge graph, RAG-style semantic retrieval against a vector database, and LLM capabilities sourced from OpenAI and Azure OpenAI, with deployment options across Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments with data residency in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and the UK.

PEDCO monetizes through a mix of recurring annual subscriptions for its software products (Applied SAFe tiers, AI Companion, AuditPro), professional services for Lean-Agile transformation, process engineering, and managed SEPG (Software Engineering Process Group) execution, and a catalog of Applied SAFe certification and overview training courses. The company sells primarily via direct enterprise field sales to large organizations in automotive, aerospace and defense, medical devices, finance, and government, and supplements that reach with a global network of more than 10 implementation partners (including cPrime, Method Park, KEGON, GlobalLogic, Softcomply, and SVA) and regional representatives such as BeYond Agile for Africa and the Middle East. Named enterprise customers include Skyguide, Roche Diagnostics, Accenture, Volkswagen, Tesla, and GlobalLogic.

Name

PEDCO

Legal name

PEDCO AG

Website

https://pedco.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PEDCO AG, a Zurich-based private Swiss company founded in 2013, sells the AI-powered PEDCO Suite—headlined by Applied SAFe, the only Scaled Agile Inc.-approved Lean QMS—for enterprises in automotive, aerospace, medical devices, finance, and government. The company combines subscription software (Applied SAFe, AuditPro, AI Companion) with professional services and training, distributed through direct enterprise sales and a global partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lean-Agile Quality Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Scaled Agile & Enterprise Product Delivery (SAFe/LeSS/Nexus) (EDABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Program & Project Management (PMO) Consulting (BPAHACAL), Enterprise AI Governance, Risk & Compliance Platforms (Model Risk, Audit, Policies) (HDAEANAE)

Keywords

• Lean-agile transformation
• Scaled agile framework
• Quality management system
• Process engineering
• Compliance auditing

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Applied SAFe Software Platform: Annual subscription licensing for Applied SAFe software platform with different product variations (Essential and higher tiers). Includes process modeling, tailoring options, and version-controlled SAFe content.
2. AI Companion Add-on: AI Companion sold as add-on product to Applied SAFe or as standalone product. Available in fully hosted, hybrid, or on-premise deployment models.
3. PEDCO AuditPro: AI-powered auditing platform sold as standalone or integrated product for quality management and compliance verification.
4. Professional Services: Consulting and implementation services including Lean-Agile transformation, process engineering, and managed process services (SEPG outsourcing).
5. Training Services: Applied SAFe training programs including Introduction, Quality Management, Engineering, Metric Engineers, Deployment, and Practitioner courses. Also offers ASQMS overview and Lean-Agile workshops.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

PEDCO provides AI-powered Lean-Agile Quality Management Software, headlined by Applied SAFe (the only Scaled Agile Inc.-approved implementation of SAFe as a Lean QMS), complemented by PEDCO AuditPro (AI-native compliance auditing) and the PEDCO AI Companion (conversational learning assistant). The company also delivers professional services including Lean-Agile transformation consulting, process engineering, and outsourced SEPG (managed process services) for large enterprises in regulated industries.

Product overview

PEDCO offers the PEDCO Suite, a unified portfolio of three interconnected AI-powered products designed to enable business agility in regulated environments. The core offering is Applied SAFe, the world's only Scaled Agile Inc.-approved Lean Quality Management System, which provides a comprehensive framework with over 520 built-in tailoring options for customization. This is complemented by PEDCO AuditPro, an AI-native auditing platform that automates QMS compliance verification and generates evaluation reports for any standard. The third component is the AI Companion (Applied SAFe Companion), an add-on conversational AI assistant that provides 24/7 interactive learning support and is uniquely trained on Applied SAFe content. All three products are designed to work together as an integrated solution while also being available as individual offerings, with the AI Companion available both as an add-on to Applied SAFe and as a standalone product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Applied SAFe: World's only Scaled Agile Inc.-approved implementation of SAFe as a Lean Quality Management System (Lean QMS). Provides customizable framework for scaled agility in regulated industries.
• PEDCO AuditPro
• PEDCO AI Companion

Products and services

• PEDCO Applied SAFe The world's only Scaled Agile Inc.-approved implementation of SAFe as a comprehensive Lean Quality Management System (Lean-QMS). Provides an interactive platform with defined roles, activities, templates, work product models, practices, and metrics for achieving business agility in regulatory-compliant ways, including over 520 built-in tailoring options for customization.
• PEDCO AuditPro AI-native platform that audits Quality Management Systems and verifies whether teams actually follow documented processes using real operational artifacts, templates, and evidence. Provides automated evaluation reports, trend analysis, adherence KPIs, and actionable recommendations for any standard.
• PEDCO AI Companion (Applied SAFe Companion) AI-powered conversational learning assistant integrated with Applied SAFe that provides personalized, interactive guided learning experiences available 24/7. It offers adaptive guidance, contextual follow-up questions, and seamless integration with Applied SAFe content to accelerate agile transformation.
• PEDCO Suite An integrated product portfolio combining Applied SAFe (Lean-Agile QMS), AuditPro (AI-powered auditing), and AI Companion (intelligent learning assistant) to empower organizations in their transformation towards business agility with AI-driven quality management.
• Applied SAFe Training Programs Comprehensive training offerings including Applied SAFe Introduction, Quality Management, Engineering, Metric Engineers, Deployment, and Practitioner courses, as well as ASQMS Overview, AI & Quality, and Lean-Agile workshops for capability development.
• Managed Process Services Outsourced Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) services including assessment, creation, evolution, and measurement of life cycles, supporting Lean-Agile transformation in large organizations, complex product lines, and regulatory compliance contexts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduction in audit effort
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and secondary.

• BeYond Agile (PEDCO Africa)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 May 2019Official PEDCO representative for Africa. Myles Hopkins (CEO and Founder) and Johan van Lingen serve as Directors of PEDCO Africa. Partnership extends from 2019 to full representative role, serving African and Middle East markets with local expertise in business agility transformations.
• Scaled Agile Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAFe Inside collaboration program. Dean Leffingwell (Co-founder & Chief Methodologist) and SAI leadership publicly endorse Applied SAFe. All versions of Applied SAFe receive official approval from Scaled Agile Inc., ensuring alignment with SAFe creator's intent. SAI VP of Partner Development Michael Stump and Francis Kelly actively promote the partnership.
• Method ParkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDr. Erich Meier (CTO) of Method Park, creator of Stages process management tool, endorses Applied SAFe partnership. Combines Method Park's process expertise with Applied SAFe methodology for customer implementations.
• cPrimecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEyal Abukasis (COO) highlights partnership potential for customized enterprise SAFe solutions. cPrime and PEDCO uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive solutions for organizations adapting SAFe.
• KEGONcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDr. Thorsten Janning (COO) endorses Applied SAFe as valuable tool for agile transitions in regulated environments. KEGON provides consulting for enterprise SAFe implementations.
• Safe JourneysecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSøren Westh (Agile Transformation Leader and Partner) highlights how Applied SAFe improves SAFe implementations with clear configuration possibilities and reference model mapping for regulated environments.
• Agile Transformation Inc.secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSally Elatta (President) highlights partnership linking AgilityHealth with Applied SAFe for seamless scaling solutions combining both platforms' configurability.
• Transparency Consulting Inc.secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTonya McCaulley (Change Agent, Educator, Agile Coach) joins partnership to provide Applied SAFe guidance, metrics, and lean governance process.
• CO-Improve GmbHsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDr. Dirk Meißner (Managing Partner) highlights how Applied SAFe helps companies prove development of complex physical products using SAFe meets regulatory requirements.
• SoftcomplysecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDr. Marion Lempets (Managing Partner) highlights partnership enabling medical device companies to prove SAFe development meets regulations and deploy sustainable SAFe implementation.
• SVA (System Vertrieb Alexander)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKarsten Sikora highlights partnership bringing Applied SAFe process framework expertise to help engineers concentrate on creating value.
• GlobalLogicsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIevgenii Vasiuk highlights how model-based process engineering with Applied SAFe helps with practical deployment in complex regulated environments.
• Roche DiagnosticssecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDr. Jochen Jäger (Roche Diagnostics) serves on PEDCO Advisory Board. As co-author of TIR45 guidance on agile in medical device software, brings regulatory expertise.
• SkyguidecoreTechnology or IntegrationCase study customer and partner. Nadia Posatini (Compliance Management Expert) co-presented at conferences on establishing SAFe in regulated aerospace environment. Successfully running SAFe for 17 PI cycles.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• cPrime: cPrime is a long-standing SAFe Platinum partner and full-service agile transformation consultancy - both a competitor and an implementation partner of PEDCO. Its applied SAFe-style methodology services and enterprise agile tooling compete directly for enterprise transformation mandates.
• Planview: Planview offers Lean-Agile planning, portfolio management, and enterprise agility tooling that competes directly with Applied SAFe for transformation budgets. Its Lean-Agile delivery and adaptive portfolio solutions overlap with PEDCO's process engineering and Lean QMS positioning in regulated enterprises.
• Digital.ai: Digital.ai provides enterprise agile planning, DevOps, quality, and compliance tools that overlap with PEDCO's combination of SAFe-style process engineering and AI-driven audit/compliance. Both vendors compete for transformation and regulated-industry software delivery budgets.
• Method Park (Stages): Method Park's Stages process management platform targets the same regulated-industry process-engineering and compliance use cases as Applied SAFe, and overlaps with PEDCO on software process improvement (SPI) for automotive, medical, and aerospace buyers.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceNow: ServiceNow's Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and GRC offerings compete in the governance, risk, and compliance process automation space where AuditPro and PEDCO's QMS approach operate. As a multi-product enterprise platform, it represents a bundling threat.
• Atlassian (Jira Align): Atlassian's Jira Align is the most widely deployed enterprise SAFe planning and alignment tool and competes for the agile-at-scale wallet. While not focused on regulated QMS, it overlaps with PEDCO at the SAFe tooling layer and benefits from materially larger R&D and distribution.
• Aras: Aras Innovator provides PLM and quality/compliance process management for highly regulated industries (aerospace, defense, medical devices). Its QMS and traceability capabilities overlap with PEDCO's compliance-first Lean QMS positioning.
• Siemens (Polarion / Codebeamer): Siemens' Polarion and Codebeamer ALM platforms serve safety-critical and regulated product development with requirements, traceability, and compliance features that compete with AuditPro. Both operate at much larger scale across automotive, medical devices, and aerospace.

Others

• Scaled Agile Inc. Scaled Agile is the creator and IP owner of the SAFe framework and a strategic partner of PEDCO rather than a head-to-head competitor. Its roadmap decisions, SAFe Inside program, and any internal QMS tooling directly shape PEDCO's product strategy and go-to-market motion.

Emerging players

• Jama Software: Jama Connect serves requirements management and traceability for regulated medical, automotive, and aerospace development - an adjacent QMS-adjacent workflow that competes with AuditPro for process evidence and compliance verification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/appliedsafe
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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