Scaled Agility Meets A-SPICE

Transforming software development with SAFe and streamlined compliance.

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Our Impact

Faster to market:

Cycle times down 15%, features reach customers sooner.
Higher quality, lower costs:

17% fewer defects, recalls, and rework.
Efficiency up:

Delivery-to-cost improved by 74%, investments clearly paying off.

The Challenge

When compliance slows you down. Many automotive suppliers know the dilemma:
Development cycles drag on, feedback arrives too late, and errors are only caught in the field. At the same time, regulatory pressure is rising—A-SPICE compliance is mandatory.

The result: agility remains fragmented, while speed and safety appear to be at odds.

A global automotive supplier was facing exactly this situation:

Before: Long development cycles, delayed feedback, late error detection, and heavy audit workloads.

On top: Teams worked in silos without a shared operating model.

Pressure: Increasing requirements for quality and safety, with A-SPICE at the center.

Agility existed—but only in small pockets, lacking the consistency and efficiency needed for both compliance and speed.

The Solution

Together with Exxeta, the company established a new operating model for software development:

SAFe as a scalable framework for hundreds of employees.

Value streams instead of departments—from customer need to finished solution.

Portfolio management based on business value, not gut feeling.

LACE team as transformation enabler to secure long-term success.

The Goal

Move away from rigid project cycles into a scaled, product-driven model. The mission: treat agility and A-SPICE compliance not as contradictions, but as goals that can be achieved together—strategically, operationally, and culturally.

Our Approach

Build structure:
An internal steering team (LACE) to drive and sustain agile transformation.
Establish value streams:
Teams organized around end-to-end customer processes with clear ownership.
Strategic steering:
Investments and resources planned on data and business value, not assumptions.
Bring agility to daily work:
Regular planning, demos, and retros improved operational collaboration.
Enable everyone:
Over 500 employees—from leadership to development teams—were trained and empowered to drive the change.

The Cultural Shift

Today, the organization works more proactively, more connected, and with sharper focus on customer value. Leaders act as enablers, not controllers. And the internal Agile Center (LACE) ensures change isn’t a one-off project but a living part of the culture.

Why Exxeta?

Because we don’t just roll out frameworks—we design real transformation. With deep technical expertise, industry know-how in automotive, and a clear focus on value creation instead of methodology hype.

What the expert say

Andriy Pluzhnyk, Transformation Coach at Exxeta

“Our goal was to help the customer see results quickly. By introducing agile practices, the company was able to shorten time-to-market, increase project transparency, and strengthen collaboration across departments, projects, and customers.”