SourceCell was formed to help people create better products & services, using the best ideas & practices from Agile, Scrum, Lean, Lean Startup, Design Thinking, & more. We help transform organizations, and keep them adapting & learning, through a combination of consulting and training tuned to their unique challenges. We utilize a principles-based approach for pragmatic progress, at whatever rate makes sense for an organization. We emphasize early progress via rapid learning cycles and continuous improvement. We work holistically at all organizational levels from individuals, to teams to leadership, bringing empathy for all participants.
We've trained over 3,500 people, representing over 500 organizations, in the use of Agile & Scrum principles & practices. We provide both certified and non-certified training, beginning and advanced. We excel at co-design and customization of training to meet an organization's unique challenges. SourceCell founder Michael "Kelley" Harris is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), since 2014. (One of 250 worldwide.)
We help organizations innovate with more success by incorporating experiments, rapid learning cycles, and empirical data-based decision making. We offer the best insights of Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Agile, Scrum, and more, to greatly increase an organization's innovation potential and odds of success.
We provide consulting & training services to help organizations develop better products & services, faster, with less risk. Our consulting includes assessment, transformation design, certified & non-certified training, facilitation, Agile coaching, refinement, advisory oversight, and more. We believe that the best transformations are not one-time events - they involve on-going experimentation and continuous improvements, across all levels, from leadership, structure, processes, infrastructure, culture, teams, and individuals. In this way, we've helped a wide range of organizations become more Agile, over a wide range of industries. (Clients)
We help organizations keep the focus on the key Agile principles of delivering value and continuous improvement, as opposed to getting lost in the activity details.
The first value of the Agile Manifesto is "Individuals & Interactions Over Processes & Tools". We believe this is much more true that most people realize. We strive to keep this value in the forefront.
We were early adopters of Agile, using the ideas as far back as the mid 1990s. We have additional experience using Agile engineering practices on very complicated hardware & software systems. We also have experience helping government agencies, including over nine agencies from the State of California, utilize Agile in implementing complex information technologies and life-saving applications.
Our students and clients often express appreciation for expanded career and organizational options, and for generally enhancing their understanding of the new Agile mindset. (Testimonials)
SourceCell was formed in 2004, by Michael "Kelley" Harris, Agile Consultant, Trainer, Coach, Developer, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST since 2014). Our goal is to plant seeds of Agile excellence and nurture their growth in organizations. SourceCell works in close collaboration with the Scrum Alliance, and a network of Agile experts chosen to best serve an organization's needs. SourceCell is a Scrum Alliance Registered Education Provider (REP).
SourceCell supports a wide range of people and organizations through donations, training discounts, and pro-bono advisory and other services. We provide direct support of veterans, young people, and the homeless and disadvantaged. As part of our deep interest in ecological sustainability, 1% of all sales revenue is donated to ecological non-profits approved by "1% for the Planet" SourceCell's donations for 2017 translated into to over 67,000 pounds of otherwise-wasted fruits and vegetables being redirected to those in need across Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and 6 other California counties. That's over a quarter million servings of fresh produce.