# Lucid Bay Digital s.r.o.

> Agile Transformation | Product Management | People & Culture Consulting
> Prague, Czech Republic | Founded 2018

## About

LUCID BAY DIGITAL s.r.o. is a leading Czech consulting firm specializing in agile transformation, product management excellence, and organizational development. Since 2018, we have helped companies navigate change and grow in an ever-evolving business landscape.

**Our Mission:** Help companies grow through flexibility, value creation, and performance optimization in an ever-changing world.

**Our Approach:** Practical, experience-driven consulting that combines theoretical knowledge with real-world implementation. We believe in "Agile without dogma" - tailoring methodologies to your specific organizational context rather than enforcing rigid frameworks.

### Key Achievements
- **90+** satisfied clients including T-Mobile, Česká spořitelna, Moneta, O2 Czech Republic, GE Money Bank, and Betsys
- **600+** trained professionals across agile, product, and leadership domains
- **100+** agile teams successfully created and scaled
- **2,000+** agile tasks and challenges resolved
- **7 years** of proven experience in the Czech market
- **8-person** expert team of coaches, trainers, and consultants

### Leadership
Founded and led by **Jan Šrámek**, an agile coach with 15+ years of experience in software development and organizational transformation. Jan combines deep technical expertise with strategic organizational insight.

## Contact Information

- **Website (Czech):** https://lucidbaydigital.cz
- **Website (English):** https://lucidbaydigital.com
- **Email:** info@lucidbaydigital.com
- **Phone:** +420 604 304 032
- **Address:** Arbesovo nám. 257/7, 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic
- **Company ID:** CZ07175973

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# Core Services

## 1. Agile Performance

Transform your organization's collaboration, processes, and culture through practical agile methodologies. Our approach focuses on measurable improvements, not just formal adoption.

### Services Offered

#### Agile Transformation
Complete organizational transformation support including:
- Daily operational guidance during transitions
- Management-level agile coaching for leadership alignment
- Team mentoring and skill development
- Cultural change facilitation
- Measurable improvement tracking and optimization

**Philosophy:** Context-driven adaptation tailored to your existing culture, team composition, and business objectives. We avoid rigid dogmatism in favor of practical implementation.

#### Agile GAP Analysis
Diagnostic service identifying improvement opportunities through:
- Quick-win identification for specific team challenges
- Bottleneck analysis and resolution strategies
- Coaching recommendations for team development
- Support when existing agile implementations underperform
- Performance optimization roadmaps

#### Agile Training & Coaching
Ongoing support services:
- Team coaching and mentoring
- Leadership coaching for agile adoption
- Workshop facilitation
- Retrospective moderation
- Continuous improvement initiatives

### Methodologies
- Scrum framework implementation
- Kanban flow optimization
- Lean principles application
- Hybrid approaches (ScrumBan, etc.)
- Scaled agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale)

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## 2. Product Growth

Shift from feature factories to value-driven product organizations. We help teams understand and build what truly matters for customers and business success.

### Core Philosophy
**"Great products don't mean doing more. It means doing what matters."**

In today's market with digital transformation, changing customer expectations, and AI integration, understanding **what to build** is more critical than ever.

### Services Offered

#### Product Transformation
Implement new thinking and working methods across your product teams:
- Daily practical support for product discovery implementation
- Workshop organization and facilitation (product vision, strategy, roadmapping)
- Product team mentoring and coaching
- Expanding Product Discovery principles across organization
- Strengthening product teams with customer-centric mindsets
- Cultivating learning-oriented culture focused on customer value

#### Product GAP Analysis
Diagnostic service for product organizations:
- Quick wins for specific product challenges
- Development roadmaps for product teams and capabilities
- Focus on high-impact initiatives
- Product maturity assessment
- Opportunity identification and prioritization

#### Product Training & Development
Educational programs teaching product excellence:
- Unified team understanding of product principles
- From product conception to market impact
- Flexible delivery options (on-site or remote)
- Volume discounts available for larger teams

### Key Topics
- Product Discovery and validation
- Product strategy and vision
- Customer value identification
- Outcome-focused development
- Product-market fit
- Data-driven decision making
- Product roadmapping
- Stakeholder management

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## 3. People & Culture

Recruitment and organizational development services focused on building high-performing teams.

### Core Philosophy
**"People first. Performance follows."**

We believe exceptional results stem from strong teams built on trust, collaboration, and intrinsic motivation.

### Recruitment Specializations

#### IT & Technical Roles
- Backend, frontend, and full-stack developers
- DevOps engineers and SREs
- Data engineers and data scientists
- IT & business analysts
- QA testers and automation specialists
- Cloud and infrastructure specialists

#### Agile & Leadership Positions
- Agile coaches and enterprise agile coaches
- Scrum masters and Kanban coaches
- Product owners and chief product officers
- Agile leaders, managers, and transformation leads
- Lean coordinators and continuous improvement specialists

#### Product-Focused Roles
- Product managers and product leads
- Product owners and product team members
- UX researchers and designers

### Candidate Assessment Process

We evaluate candidates across three critical dimensions:

1. **Technical Expertise (Hard Skills)**
   - Detailed interviews with experienced developers, agile coaches, or product managers
   - Technical competency verification
   - Alignment with company technical standards

2. **People & Motivation (Soft Skills)**
   - Communication style assessment
   - Personal motivation and career goals evaluation
   - Team fit from professional and interpersonal angles
   - Cultural alignment verification

3. **Agile/Product Mindset**
   - Combination of agile methodologies with product thinking
   - Customer value orientation
   - Cross-functional collaboration capability
   - Continuous learning mindset

### HR Consulting Services
- OKR (Objectives and Key Results) implementation
- Performance management system design
- Employee development planning
- Team structure optimization
- Organizational culture development
- Change management support

### Credentials
Licensed employment agency authorized by MPSV (Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs).

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## 4. AI-Native Development

Adapting agile processes, roles, and metrics for teams working with AI development tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude).

### The Problem
Companies invest in AI development tools, but processes, roles, and metrics remain in the pre-AI era. A third of developers barely use AI, each team improvises differently, speed increases but value doesn't, and technical debt from AI-generated code grows invisibly.

### Engagement Formats

**AI Development Readiness Assessment** (1-2 days)
Rapid diagnostic of AI adoption status — leadership interviews, team observation, quick wins and risk identification. Output: assessment report with concrete roadmap.

**AI-Native Transformation Program** (3-6 months)
Complete adaptation of processes, roles, and metrics. Pilot in 1-2 teams, scaling across the organization. Governance, upskilling, impact measurement.

**AI Development Workshops** (1 day, max 12 participants)
Three variants: for development teams, for management, for product people.

### Who It's For
- **CEO:** Diagnostic of where AI investment delivers value and where it's wasted
- **CIO/CTO:** Standards, governance framework, metrics for real impact
- **CPO:** Shifting saved development time into product discovery
- **HR:** Protecting team culture and transparency during AI adoption

**URL:** https://lucidbaydigital.com/ai-native-development/

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# Training Courses

All courses available in **Czech and English**, delivered **on-site or remotely** with flexible scheduling.

## Agile Courses

### 1. Scrum prakticky (Scrum in Practice)
**"Nabitý praktickými zkušenostmi"** - Comprehensive Scrum training with immediate practical applicability.

- **Duration:** 2 days
- **Price:** 15,000 Kč + VAT per person
- **Format:** Online/Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Agile team members, developers, testers, scrum masters, product owners
- **Learning Outcomes:**
  - Complete Scrum framework understanding
  - Practical exercises and real-world scenarios
  - Role responsibilities and collaboration patterns
  - Sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives
  - Immediate applicability to daily work

### 2. Školení Kanban – Flow Mastery
Practical Kanban training for workflow optimization and efficiency.

- **Duration:** 1 day
- **Price:** 12,000 Kč + VAT per person
- **Format:** Online/Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Teams seeking to increase workflow efficiency
- **Topics Covered:**
  - When and how to apply Kanban
  - Types of waste: Muda (waste), Mura (unevenness), Muri (overburden)
  - Work-in-progress (WIP) limits
  - Flow metrics and continuous improvement
  - Team efficiency optimization
  - Kanban board design and visualization

### 3. Story Points
**"Plánujte chytřeji pomocí Story points"** - Relative estimation techniques for better planning.

- **Duration:** 0.5 day (4 hours)
- **Price:** 3,000 Kč + VAT per person
- **Format:** Online/Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Development teams, scrum masters, product owners
- **Learning Outcomes:**
  - Relative estimation vs. time-based estimates
  - Story point calibration techniques
  - Team consensus building (Planning Poker)
  - Velocity tracking and forecasting
  - Improved planning accuracy

### 4. Jak psát správně User Stories (Writing User Stories Correctly)
Theory and practice of effective user story creation.

- **Duration:** 2 hours
- **Price:** 3,000 Kč + VAT per person
- **Format:** Online/Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Product owners, business analysts, developers
- **Topics:**
  - User story structure and format (As a... I want... So that...)
  - INVEST criteria (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable)
  - Splitting large stories into manageable pieces
  - Acceptance criteria definition
  - Common mistakes and how to avoid them
  - Hands-on practice with real examples

### 5. Agilní Transformace v praxi (Agile Transformation in Practice)
**"Změna, která urychlí inovace"** - Strategic course for organizational agile adoption.

- **Duration:** 2 days
- **Price:** Contact for details
- **Format:** Online/Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Company management, executives, transformation leads
- **Content:**
  - Integration of agile principles with organizational culture
  - Change management strategies
  - Leadership role in agile transformation
  - Scaling agile across departments
  - Measuring transformation success
  - Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

## Obeya Courses (in cooperation with Agile Academy / Obeya Association)

### 6. Obeya Fundamentals Training
Introduction to Obeya principles and strategic visual management.

- **Duration:** 1 day
- **Price:** 14,000 Kč + VAT per person
- **Format:** Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Managers, agile coaches, team leads, anyone interested in strategic visual management
- **Certificate:** Obeya Association Certificate
- **URL:** https://lucidbaydigital.com/agile-performance/agile-courses/obeya-fundamentals-training/

### 7. Obeya Builder: Alignment Across the Organization
Hands-on training for designing an Obeya room that works for the entire organization.

- **Duration:** 2 days (9:00–17:00)
- **Price:** 29,000 Kč + VAT per person
- **Format:** Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Leaders, managers, transformation leads responsible for building Obeya rooms
- **Certificate:** Obeya Association Certificate
- **URL:** https://lucidbaydigital.com/agile-performance/agile-courses/obeya-builder-alignment-across-the-organization/

### 8. Obeya Host: A Key Role in the Success of Strategic Meetings
Facilitation course for those who lead meetings in the Obeya room.

- **Duration:** 1 day + return trip in the afternoon
- **Price:** 29,000 Kč + VAT per person
- **Format:** Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Facilitators, meeting leaders, Obeya room hosts
- **Certificate:** Obeya Association Certificate
- **URL:** https://lucidbaydigital.com/agile-performance/agile-courses/obeya-host-a-key-role-in-the-success-of-strategic-meetings/

## Product Courses

### 9. Lean Canvas
**"Business plan on one A4"** - Practical workshop for Product Owners and entrepreneurs.

- **Duration:** 2 hours
- **Price:** 5,000 CZK + VAT per person
- **Format:** Online/Workshop
- **Target Audience:** Product Owners, entrepreneurs, startup founders
- **URL:** https://lucidbaydigital.cz/product-growth-cs/product-courses-cs/lean-canvas/

### 10. Agile Products - From Vision to Backlog
Practical training on Product Owner activities from product vision to backlog.

- **Duration:** 2 days (16 hours)
- **Price:** 15,000 CZK + VAT per person
- **Format:** Online/Onsite
- **Target Audience:** Product Owners, Product Managers
- **URL:** https://lucidbaydigital.cz/product-growth-cs/product-courses-cs/agile-products-cs/

## Training Benefits
- **Practical Focus:** Learn from practitioners who've built and scaled agile teams
- **Real-World Scenarios:** Training based on actual challenges, not just theory
- **Immediate Applicability:** Tools and techniques you can use the next day
- **Flexible Delivery:** Choose on-site, remote, or hybrid formats
- **Volume Discounts:** Available for larger teams and multiple courses
- **Czech & English:** All courses available in both languages

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# Knowledge Base: Lucid Bay Insights

Our blog provides practical insights on agile transformation, product management, and team development. We focus on tactical implementation guidance rather than theoretical frameworks.

## Featured Articles

### Agile Metrics & Performance

**"Lead Time in Agile: How It Impacts Delivery Performance"**
- What is Lead Time and why it's critical for agile delivery
- How to measure and reduce Lead Time in practice
- Impact of Lead Time on company performance and customer satisfaction
- URL: https://lucidbaydigital.com/lead-time-company-performance/

### AI & Agile

**"5 Structural Changes in Agile Teams in the AI Era That Give You a Competitive Edge"**
- Structural changes needed for agile teams working with AI
- Transition from I-shape to T/M-shape specialization
- End-to-end product teams enabled by AI augmentation
- Reducing rework through faster feedback loops

**"AI as a Heating Repairman: Why AI Adoption Success Doesn't Depend on the Size of Your Implementation"**
- AI success depends on organizational culture, not implementation scale
- Establishing a safe environment for AI experimentation and data protection
- Leadership modeling — executives must use AI personally to signal commitment
- Structured knowledge sharing channels for spreading AI discoveries across the company
- Value emerges from unexpected, small-scale applications, not just headline use cases
- URL: https://lucidbaydigital.com/ai-as-a-heating-repairman-why-ai-adoption-success-doesnt-depend-on-the-size-of-your-implementation/

**"Muda in AI – 7 Types of Waste When Working with Artificial Intelligence"**
- Applying the lean Muda principle to AI workflows — where waste emerges when working with LLM tools
- 7 waste types in AI: overproduction (AI slop), waiting, rework, unnecessary prompting, information transport, context inventory, defects (hallucinations)
- Practical techniques to eliminate waste: better prompt engineering, context management, validation loops
- Impact on productivity of AI-augmented teams and ROI from AI investments
- URL: https://lucidbaydigital.com/muda-in-ai-7-types-of-waste-when-working-with-artificial-intelligence/

### Agile & Team Management

**"Kolik týmů může mít agilní kouč najednou?"** (How Many Teams Can an Agile Coach Handle?)
- Agile coach workload management
- Maximizing organizational coaching value
- Team-to-coach ratio optimization
- Quality vs. quantity in coaching engagements

**"Moje zkušenosti se škálováním týmu"** (My Team Scaling Experiences)
- Practical insights on team expansion
- Structural considerations when scaling
- Maintaining team effectiveness during growth
- Lessons learned from real implementations

**"Všechno, co jako Scrum master potřebuji znát, mě nenaucil Scrum guide"** (Everything I Need as a Scrum Master That the Scrum Guide Didn't Teach Me)
- Supplementary knowledge beyond Scrum Guide
- Mentoring and coaching skills
- Agile mindset development
- Soft skills for scrum masters
- Organizational navigation and politics

**"Iluze o výkonnosti týmu a roztříštěný focus"** (The Illusion of Team Performance and Fragmented Focus)
- Workload distribution challenges
- Focus fragmentation in larger organizations
- Prioritization issues and solutions
- Maintaining team performance under pressure

### Content Categories

**Agile Topics:**
- Scrum practices and advanced techniques
- Kanban board optimization
- Team dynamics and collaboration
- Feedback techniques and retrospectives
- Continuous improvement methods

**Product Topics:**
- Product vision development
- Product strategy frameworks
- Customer-centric product development
- Outcome-focused metrics

**General Topics:**
- Mentoring approaches and best practices
- Team composition (cross-functional teams vs. specialist groups)
- Organizational culture development
- Leadership in agile contexts

## Blog Access
Visit our **Lucid Bay Insights** section at https://lucidbaydigital.com/insights/ for the latest articles and practical guidance.

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# Glossary - Key Terms

Our glossary explains key terms from agile, Scrum, and product management. Each entry contains a detailed description with practical examples.

- **[Scrum Master](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/scrum-master/)** - Role, responsibilities, and skills of a Scrum Master
- **[Product Owner](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/product-owner/)** - The Product Owner role in the Scrum framework
- **[Agile Coach](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/agilni-kouc/)** - What an agile coach does and when you need one
- **[Agile / Agility](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/agilni-agilita-vyznam/)** - What is agility and agile development
- **[Product Backlog](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/produktovy-backlog/)** - Backlog management and prioritization
- **[OKR (Objectives and Key Results)](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/objectives-and-key-results-okr-co-to-je/)** - Goal-setting framework
- **[Sprint](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/sprint-scrum/)** - Time-boxed work cycle in Scrum
- **[Kanban](https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/kanban/)** - Work management method with visualization and WIP limits

Full glossary: https://lucidbaydigital.cz/glossary/

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# Common Questions & Use Cases

## When to Engage Lucid Bay Digital?

### Agile Performance Scenarios
- Your agile transformation isn't delivering expected results
- Teams claim to be "doing agile" but not seeing improvements
- Leadership wants to scale agile across the organization
- You need to improve team collaboration and the effectiveness of deliveries.
- Agile practices feel dogmatic rather than practical
- You're starting an agile journey and need expert guidance

### Product Growth Scenarios
- Your teams build features but struggle to deliver customer value
- Product development lacks clear strategy and vision
- You want to shift from output-focused to outcome-focused culture
- Product discovery is ad-hoc or non-existent
- Leadership wants to improve product-market fit
- Need to strengthen product management capabilities

### People & Culture Scenarios
- Struggling to recruit agile-minded technical talent
- Need specialized roles (scrum masters, product owners, agile coaches)
- Want to implement OKRs or improve performance management
- Building new agile or product teams
- Need HR transformation aligned with agile principles
- Require cultural assessment and development support

## Common Deliverables

### Transformation Engagements
- GAP analysis reports with improvement roadmaps
- Agile/Product maturity assessments
- Transformation roadmaps with milestones
- Team coaching sessions (weekly/bi-weekly)
- Workshop facilitation and retrospectives
- Leadership coaching and alignment sessions
- Success metrics and tracking dashboards

### Training Programs
- Course completion certificates
- Practical exercises and templates
- Post-training support materials
- Team assessment and recommendations
- Follow-up coaching sessions (optional)

### Recruitment Projects
- Candidate screening and assessment
- Technical and cultural fit evaluations
- Interview coordination and facilitation
- Onboarding support and recommendations

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# Keywords & Topics

## Primary Services
agile transformation, scrum training, kanban training, product management, product discovery, agile coaching, scrum master training, product owner training, organizational development, HR consulting, tech recruitment, agile recruitment

## Methodologies & Frameworks
Scrum, Kanban, Lean, ScrumBan, SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, OKR, story points, user stories, sprint planning, retrospectives, product discovery, continuous improvement

## Industries & Domains
financial services, banking, telecommunications, technology, digital transformation, software development, IT services

## Geographic Focus
Prague, Czech Republic, Česká republika, Praha, Central Europe

## Languages
Czech (čeština), English

## Target Roles
scrum master, product owner, product manager, agile coach, software developer, DevOps engineer, business analyst, QA tester, tech lead, engineering manager, CTO, CPO, HR manager, recruitment specialist

## Company Types
startups, scale-ups, enterprises, digital companies, traditional companies undergoing transformation, software companies, financial institutions, telcos

## Pain Points Addressed
slow delivery, low team morale, unclear priorities, feature factory syndrome, poor collaboration, scaling challenges, recruitment difficulties, cultural misalignment, ineffective agile adoption, lack of customer focus, organizational silos

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# Why Choose Lucid Bay Digital?

## 1. Experience-Driven Approach
Our team has built and scaled dozens of agile teams. We teach what we've actually done, not just what we've read in books.

## 2. Context Over Dogma
We adapt methodologies to your specific organizational reality. No one-size-fits-all solutions.

## 3. Measurable Results
Focus on real outcomes and performance improvements, not just process compliance.

## 4. Practical Training
All training combines theory with hands-on exercises using real-world scenarios.

## 5. Comprehensive Support
From initial assessment through transformation to ongoing coaching and optimization.

## 6. Local Expertise
Deep understanding of Czech business culture and market specifics, with international best practices.

## 7. Proven Track Record
90+ satisfied clients, 600+ trained professionals, 100+ teams created.

## 8. Small Team Benefits
Personalized attention, consistent engagement, direct access to senior consultants.

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# Company Information

**Legal Name:** LUCID BAY DIGITAL s.r.o.
**Founded:** 2018
**Headquarters:** Prague, Czech Republic
**Registration:** CZ07175973
**Team Size:** 8 specialists
**Certifications:** Licensed employment agency (MPSV)

**Office Address:**
Arbesovo náměstí 257/7
150 00 Praha 5 - Smíchov
Czech Republic

**Business Hours:** Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 17:00 CET

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# Additional Resources

## Website Sections
- Agile Performance: https://lucidbaydigital.com/agile-performance/
- Product Growth: https://lucidbaydigital.com/product-growth/
- People & Culture: https://lucidbaydigital.com/people-culture/
- Insights Blog: https://lucidbaydigital.com/insights/
- About & Contacts: https://lucidbaydigital.com/contacts/

## Social Media & Professional Networks
- LinkedIn: Lucid Bay Digital
- Professional networking in Czech agile and product communities

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# How to Get Started

1. **Initial Contact:** Email info@lucidbaydigital.com or call +420 604 304 032
2. **Discovery Call:** Free consultation to understand your needs and challenges
3. **Proposal:** Customized proposal aligned with your goals and budget
4. **Engagement:** Training, coaching, transformation, or recruitment as needed
5. **Follow-up:** Ongoing support and optimization

**Ready to transform your organization?**
Contact us today: info@lucidbaydigital.com | +420 604 304 032

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*Last updated: May 7, 2026*
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