Smith & Welch LLC
Owns and develops the methodology.
About LIA
Developed from enterprise practice.
Lean Intake Analysis™ was created by Lia Smith, founder of Smith & Welch LLC, from experience across portfolio delivery, PMO governance, Agile transformation, risk, decision-making, and operational improvement.
Founder Spotlight
Lia Smith
Founder, Smith & Welch LLC · Creator, Lean Intake Analysis™
Lia’s enterprise experience includes transformation, portfolio governance, intake strategy, Agile delivery, operational improvement, and technology leadership. Lean Intake Analysis™ emerged from applying structured analysis and governance practices to real-world enterprise demand and delivery challenges.
The methodology is now being documented, operationalized, reviewed, and prepared for broader organizational validation.
Founder experience is presented separately from evidence attributed specifically to Lean Intake Analysis™.
Brand architecture
Distinct roles. One coherent system.
Lean Intake Analysis™
The decision-readiness and intake-governance methodology.
LIA Compass™
Software that operationalizes and makes parts of the methodology visible and repeatable.
Before the Work Begins
The thought-leadership and research theme behind the methodology.
LIA Compass™
Operationalize LIA with Compass.
LIA Compass™ helps organizations standardize intake, readiness assessment, governance routing, decision records, and portfolio visibility. Lean Intake Analysis™ can be implemented independently of LIA Compass™.
Right Request. Right Path.