Kanban is fast becoming the modern way to manage the delivery of customer value for an organization. In today’s always-on environment, you need a clear set of practices that don’t get in the way of your ability to continuously deliver, while providing enough structure to keep everyone aligned and focused. This three half day course will give you an in-depth introduction to improving your team’s effectiveness by applying Kanban flow principles.
In this class, you will learn the basic principles of flow and how to use them to make your team processes more efficient, predictable, and effective. With an emphasis on the practical application of concepts, this course includes many hands-on exercises that will lead you through the steps of setting up and operating a Kanban system for continuous value delivery and improvement.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After attending the course, you will be able to:
- Explain the basic principles of flow
- Describe the value of Work in Progress (WiP) limits
- Create a visual board to manage your work
- Capture and interpret key flow metrics and analytics to find improvement opportunities
- Explain why flow should be focused on value delivery
- Define, build, operate and continuously improve a Kanban system
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The Appling Professional Kanban course is for anyone who wants to improve their ability to deliver value and be more effective. Typical attendee roles include business analysts, team members, team leads, agile coaches, scrum masters, product owners, project managers, and product managers.
TOPICS
- Kanban theory, strategy, and practices
- Applying Kanban practices
- Workflow design and visualisation
- How to improve a Kanban system
- How to get started
VALIDATED LEARNING
After taking the course, you will have an opportunity to validate that you understand Kanban topics. We will invite you to take an online assessment that evaluates your understanding and provides you with guidance on areas to improve. Should you pass the assessment, you will receive the “Professional Kanban I” (PK I) certification and will be issued credentials through Credly.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
- 3 half days of interactive, fun and engaging training
- Exam token to take the Professional Kanban I (PK I) certification by ProKanban.org. This includes a free retake if you're unsuccessful in the first attempt when the token is used within 14 days after the class
- Digital copy of course materials.
