Press Release, May, 15th 2025
Zurich, Switzerland. – As of today, PEDCO announces the partnership with BeYond Agile. (beyondAgile.co.za).
BeYond Agile and PEDCO Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Business Agility Solutions in Africa
BeYond Agile, a leader in Business Agility transformations in South Africa, and PEDCO, a global provider of enterprise-ready solutions for scaled agility, are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to address the critical needs of enterprise customers for compliance, quality management, and audit readiness, enabling them to achieve sustainable Business Agility in a rapidly evolving market.
The partnership brings together BeYond Agile’s deep expertise in implementing agile frameworks and PEDCO’s innovative tools for process and compliance management. Together, the two organizations will deliver a robust offering designed to empower enterprises to scale agility while meeting the highest standards of governance and operational excellence.
About BeYond Agile
BeYond Agile is a value architecture consulting company based in South Africa servicing the entire African and Middle East markets. They pride themselves in guiding and enabling their clients to anticipate and adapt to change in a highly disruptive and evolving world; thus positioning them to sustainably lead in the markets they choose to compete in.They do this through exploring how value is created within their clients and then how best to plan for and execute the delivery of this value through the flexible orchestration of humans and machines for optimum business results.
As the official PEDCO representative in Africa, they combine deep local market expertise with global best practices, enabling clients to optimize processes and achieve sustainable growth. Value Flow’s proven track record, highly skilled team, and innovative solutions have made them a trusted partner for businesses looking to excel in today’s dynamic market.
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“This partnership reinforces our shared mission to help enterprises overcome the challenges of balancing AI, agility with compliance and quality,” said Myles Hopkins Argento, CEO and Founder at BeYond Agile. “With PEDCO’s global solutions and our local expertise in Africa, we are confident in our ability to drive exceptional value for our clients.”
Myles Hopkins, Value Flow“We are proud to have found such an exceptional partner in Be Agile from South Africa. Their expertise will be instrumental in helping us grow across Africa. Our partnership started in 2019 and has now been extended to a representative role for PEDCO Africa. We’re thrilled to welcome our new PEDCO representative. This partnership marks an exciting step forward, paving the way for agile, lean, and compliant business agility in the age of AI throughout Africa!”
Peter Pedross, PEDCO AGMyles Hopkins is a business agility influencer and leads the business agility community in Africa. He is the founder of Be Agile and has been a globally respected consultant for the past 23 years. He focuses on partnering with organisations to develop clear and actionable strategies, core adaptability and agility, and the innovative and engaged culture needed to deliver high impact results.
In his role as PEDCO’s representative for Africa and certified Applied SAFe Quality Manager —and as Founder of BeYond Agile—he empowers organizations to realize transformative results through Lean and Agile methodologies.
Johan holds a Masters in Organisation Transformation and Industrial Psychology and is an experienced business performance and lean change consultant with over 30 years’ experience in business strategy formulation, transformation change/culture management and end-to-end human capital processes and practices.
Johan is a representative for PEDCO in Africa, bringing deep expertise in Lean-Agile transformations and enterprise-scale process improvement. With extensive experience guiding organizations through complex transitions, Alexandre Couto plays a pivotal role in bringing PEDCO’s solutions—such as Applied SAFe® and PEDCO Auditpro—to organizations seeking to scale Lean-Agile practices while meeting critical regulatory and compliance demands.
About PEDCO
PEDCO is a public limited company based in Zurich, Switzerland and collaboration partner of Scaled Agile Inc., Boulder (USA). We support enterprises around the globe for process implementations within regulatory environments. We offer a comprehensive range of solutions to set-up, select, operate, and develop lean, compliant and efficient processes. Recognizing the need for advanced tools in this new landscape, PEDCO has developed a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to empower businesses in their transformation towards Business Agility.
Quality in the Age of AI
Recognizing the need for advanced tools in this new landscape, PEDCO has developed a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to empower businesses in their transformation towards Business Agility.
Empowering Transformations towards true BUSINESS AGILITY: The AI-Driven Quality Revolution
The PEDCO Suite, comprising PEDCO AuditPro, AI Companion, and Applied SAFe® is at the forefront of this quality revolution.
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, agile methodologies have become the norm rather than the exception. As we enter an era where agile practices are reaching late-majority status, companies are seeking adaptive and up-to-date Quality Management Systems (QMS) that can balance innovation with compliance. This shift is further accelerated by the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is reshaping the quality culture and driving faster adaptation and innovation cycles.
The AI-Powered Quality Culture
The integration of AI into quality management processes is revolutionizing how organizations approach continuous improvement and regulatory compliance. Our AI technologies enables companies to:
- Analyze large and complex quality management systems in order to provide accurate and up to date coaching – 24/7.
Education thrives in conversation, and our AI Companion is here to bring that conversation to you. - Identify gaps against any kind of regulated requirements from standards – in near real time.
- Empower employees to seamlessly adopt and adhere to quality systems, fostering efficiency and compliance with ease.
- Say goodbye to tedious, time-consuming audits, and embrace a smarter, faster way to ensure compliance.
PEDCO’s AI-driven approach is leading to much faster adaptation and innovation cycles, allowing companies to stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly competitive market.
