What Lean Agility does

Lean Agility Inc. is a privately held Ottawa-based training and consulting firm, founded in 2000, that applies Lean, Agile/Scrum, and Service Design principles to knowledge work environments — explicitly differentiated from manufacturing-focused Lean practices. The company serves Canadian government organizations (federal, provincial, municipal) and private-sector clients with knowledge-worker operations, addressing pain points such as backlogs, excessive priorities, meeting overload, interruptions, weak strategic execution, resistance to change, and low trust or psychological safety. With a headcount of 1-10, it operates as a boutique practice delivering services virtually via Microsoft Teams in both English and French.

Its product portfolio is anchored by a four-tier Lean belt certification pathway — White Belt ($425 CDN), Yellow Belt ($1,695 CDN), Green Belt ($4,395 CDN), and Black Belt (from $995 CDN) — built around the DMAIC methodology and increasingly integrated with AI tools and prompt engineering at each level. Complementing the belt system are Scrum.org-aligned certifications (Applying Professional Scrum, PSM I, PSM II) and a broad catalog of targeted workshops covering Lean Time Management, Eliminating Backlogs, Visual Management, Streamline Before Digitizing, Fewer Better Meetings, Eliminating Interruptions, Building Trust and Psychological Safety, High-Performing Teams, Lean Strategic Planning (Hoshin Kanri), and AI-themed offerings including Introduction to AI and Process Improvement and Practical AI for Process Improvement Specialists. A proprietary 'Decision Rule' framework helps practitioners evaluate when AI is the right intervention versus process redesign.

Lean Agility generates revenue through two streams: per-seat public training courses (with group discounts for 3+ participants, billed in Canadian dollars) and tailored corporate training plus consulting engagements priced on consultation. Distribution is direct, supported by a content-marketing engine (blog, SEO, free webinars and consultations, email newsletter via HubSpot) and an Eventbrite-to-HubSpot registration flow. No funding rounds, partnerships, parent company, or external investors are disclosed, suggesting an independent, likely founder-led operation with regional (Canada) geographic scope and bilingual delivery as a structural advantage in the federal and Quebec public-sector markets.

Name

Lean Agility

Legal name

Lean Agility Inc.

Website

https://leanagility.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lean Agility Inc. is a private Ottawa-based boutique firm (1-10 employees, founded 2000) delivering Lean, Agile/Scrum, and Service Design training and consulting to Canadian government and private-sector knowledge workers via a four-tier belt certification pathway and AI-integrated workshops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting and Professional Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Lean Six Sigma for Services & Transactional Processes (EDABAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Lean process improvement
• Agile Scrum training
• Professional certification courses
• Knowledge work consulting
• Government process improvement

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training Programs: Revenue generated from public and dedicated training programs across multiple certification levels (White Belt through Black Belt), workshops, and Scrum certification courses. Public courses priced per person with group discounts available. Dedicated/corporate sessions offered at custom rates.
2. Consulting Services: Revenue from consulting engagements where Lean Agility works side-by-side with organizations to implement process improvements, strategic planning, backlog elimination, and other Lean transformation initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lean Agility delivers Lean, Agile/Scrum, and Service Design training and consulting for knowledge workers and government organizations. Its core offerings include a four-level Lean belt certification pathway (White through Black), Professional Scrum courses, and dedicated corporate workshops, supplemented by organizational design and management consulting engagements. Courses are delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams and are available in English and French, with AI tools integrated into the Lean methodology.

Product overview

Lean Agility is a training and consulting firm specializing in Lean, Agile/Scrum, and Service Design for government and knowledge workers. Its portfolio consists of two integrated offerings: (1) a structured belt-based certification system (White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt) progressing from introduction to mastery of Lean process improvement and AI integration; and (2) Professional Scrum certifications (Applying Professional Scrum, Professional Scrum Master, Professional Scrum Master II) aligned with Scrum.org. Complementing the certification tracks are a suite of specialized workshops addressing specific process and organizational challenges (e.g., Lean Time Management, Eliminating Backlogs, Visual Management, High Performing Teams, Building Trust and Psychological Safety, Streamline before Digitizing, Lean Document Creation and Approvals, Results Not Resistance, Effective Resilience Practices for Change Agents), as well as an AI-and-process-improvement program (Introduction to AI and Process Improvement, Practical AI for Process Improvement Specialists). The training is delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams and is available in English and French. Programs can be taken in public sessions or tailored to an organization's specific requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lean Agility Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Leaders can free up 10-12 hours per week by applying Lean Time Management principles
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Simpler Consulting (an IBM company): Large management consulting firm specializing in Lean transformations, now part of IBM Consulting, serving Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies. Comparable in delivering Lean training plus side-by-side consulting, though at significantly larger scale and enterprise scope.
• Scaled Agile: Provider of the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) certification and training ecosystem, serving large enterprise Agile transformations. Comparable as a framework-anchored Agile training organization competing for the same enterprise training wallet, though at greater scale and with a different methodology focus.
• Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI): Non-profit education and research organization advancing Lean thinking through workshops, conferences, and learning materials. Comparable in promoting Lean methodology and practitioner education, though with a broader, content-and-community model rather than paid certification.
• Scrum.org: Professional Scrum certification body that licenses a global network of Professional Scrum Trainers (PSTs) including Lean Agility. Comparable as the canonical Scrum training and certification authority whose curriculum Lean Agility delivers through its PSM/APS courses.

Direct peers

• MoreSteam: U.S.-based Lean Six Sigma training and eLearning provider offering belt certification and process improvement training to corporate clients. Comparable as a Lean Six Sigma training specialist targeting professional services and corporate learners with a similar belt curriculum and blended delivery model.
• Velocity Partners: Consulting and training firm specializing in Agile and Lean transformations for software, product, and enterprise teams. Comparable in delivering Scrum and Lean training combined with hands-on transformation consulting to enterprise clients.
• GOLEANsixSigma: Online Lean Six Sigma training provider offering self-paced and instructor-led belt certifications to individuals and corporate clients. Comparable as a direct belt-certification training competitor targeting individual learners and corporate upskilling budgets.
• BMGI: Global management consulting firm specializing in Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, and operational excellence training and implementation. Directly comparable in offering belt certifications and side-by-side consulting engagements to mid-market and enterprise clients.
• Six Sigma Online: Online Lean Six Sigma certification provider offering self-paced and instructor-led belt programs. Comparable as a belt-certification competitor targeting individual learners and corporate buyers seeking Lean Six Sigma credentials at accessible price points.

Emerging players

• KaiNexus: Continuous improvement and Lean management software platform that supports organizations in capturing, tracking, and sustaining improvement ideas. Comparable as an adjacent Lean/continuous-improvement enabler, but technology-driven versus Lean Agility's training-and-consulting focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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