Kanban Use Is Gaining Momentum!

2022 is a great time to consider traveling the Accredited Kanban Trainer path and certifying your own Kanban University classes.

We are seeing an increase in Kanban use, and this leads to interest in Kanban training. Going virtual and yet maintaining the same level of interactive training experience is paying off by making Kanban University classes more accessible, but still engaging, actionable, and relevant to students.

Accredited Kanban Trainers (AKTs) teach the Kanban University foundation classes: Team Kanban Practitioner, Kanban System Design, and Kanban Systems Improvement – that spread Kanban across the globe. The AKT accreditation also puts you in an exclusive group of professionals who have demonstrated mastery of the Kanban Method at a high level.

If you have attained the Kanban Management Professional Credential and feel you have enough practical Kanban implementation experience to write a quality case study, then it’s time to take the next step on your Kanban development path.

Get accredited as an AKT with our Kanban Train the Trainer (TTT) courses open for application below.

2022 Train the Trainer Classes

January 31 – February 11, 2022

Trainer: Bianca Griffioen
Language: English
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Time
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time US

March 28 – April 8, 2022

Trainer: Todd Little
Language: English
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time US
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central European Summer Time

May 16 – 27, 2022

Trainer: Fernando Cuenca
Language: Spanish
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central European Summer Time

May 16 – 27, 2022

Trainers: Helen Meek & Dan Brown
Language: English
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm British Summer Time
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time US
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Summer Time

November 14 – 25, 2022

Trainers: Helen Meek & Dan Brown
Language: English
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm GMT UK
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time US
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Time

If you don’t find a class that fits your availability, please message us at KU@kanban.university. We collect interest and have the ability to build a class into the schedule that may suit your needs.

Get to Know Kanban Fellows:
Dragos Dumitriu, Dimitar Karaivanov, and Frank Vega

It has been our pleasure to celebrate the 17 inaugural Kanban University Distinguished Fellows for 2021. We are sharing our final three interviews with Kanban University Chairman Todd Little below.

Watch and learn how Dragos, Dimitar and Frank got started with Kanban, their contributions to the community, and how they have seen it evolve over the past 10 years.

What do you value most about the Kanban community?

“Every time I would go to a conference I would learn something new. We’re all learning and it’s continuous learning. However, I want to differentiate the learning from teaching. Nobody was coming to teach. People were coming to share – to share experiences, to share results, and we all learned. You go to a lot of other conferences and someone is trying to teach you. There’s a bunch of pedantic pontificators out there and they never have any results to show. In this community, people come to talk about results, to talk about their case studies.”

Dragos Dumitriu

Lean Champion at Adobe

How have you seen Kanban and the Kanban community evolve over the past 10 years?

“It has been quite a ride. One thing that I always appreciated about the community is that we get so many brilliant people that always contribute more and more to complete the body of knowledge of Kanban. 10 years ago, 11 year ago, it wasn’t where it is today and I think a great deal of this achievement should be contributed to the community. Kanban University is definitely a trusted partner for us and we will do whatever we can to help you guys grow.”

Dimitar Karaivanov

CEO and co-founder of Kanbanize

What do you value most about the Kanban community?

“It’s the amount of openness and sharing that I see from many of the folks that appear at the conferences, not just in the U.S. but globally. I know that I can ping someone on LinkedIn or reach out to them via email and they’ll share their insights and experiences. For me it’s been very helpful to have that, especially when you work as an independent consultant on your own and not part of an organization on a day-to-day or month-to-month basis.”

Frank Vega

President/CEO of Vega Information System Services, Inc.

#KanbanFellow

Coaching with the Kanban Maturity Model

The Kanban Maturity Model codifies more than 10 years of experience implementing Kanban across diverse industries, from small businesses to extremely large enterprises.

At the Kanban Global Summit (March 14-16, 2022), you will learn how to use the KMM to gain a better sense of achievement, provide better products and services, delight your customers, and realize superior business results.

Start with Teodora Bozheva’s interactive introduction to the Kanban Maturity Model. Then see how one organization put it into practice with an experience report from Abigayle Wall and Dharmesh Chavda.

Kanban Global Summit registration is open now with early bird savings available until January 7, 2022. Reserve your spot today!

Kanban Week 2022 will follow the CDC’s Covid safety guidelines, along with state and local guidelines for California and the city of San Diego, to ensure a safe event for attendees.

Save With Year-End Specials From Our Kanban Tools Partners

The holidays are here, bringing Black Friday sales and seasonal specials to all, even in Kanban land.

Our Kanban tools partners have several offers available to help you save while gearing up for a successful Kanban New Year in 2022.

Get started below!

KMM+ – Get 20% Off Subscriptions

The Kanban Maturity Model provides pragmatic, actionable, evidence-based guidance and shows how to achieve true enterprise agility. KMM Plus gives immediate access to updated information and knowledge.

Enjoy a 20% discount on KMM+ subscriptions until the end of November 2021. The offer applies to all types of annual subscriptions.

SwiftKanban – Get 20% Off Annual Plans

SwiftKanban is pleased to offer the Kanban University community a special discount. Sign up for a free trial with the promo code SWIFT-KU21 and you’ll be entitled to a flat 20% discount when you sign up for any paid annual plan of SwiftKanban. This offer is valid until December 25, 2021. Compare plans here.

Kanbanize – See the Three Pillars in Action

Kanbanize aims to enable true agility in companies by helping them:

• Optimize workflows and deliver faster,
• Gain visibility across their projects, and
• Connect planning with execution.

These three pillars characterize the Kanbanize software and what it stands for. The company’s mission is to discover new management ways and share this knowledge through amazingly powerful tools. That’s why, as part of this mission, they’ve decided to package the evolution of the product over the years and present it to you by visually portraying the Kanbanize pillars.

Kaiten – Get Up to 60% Off With Black Friday Offer

Kaiten combines the ease of use (like Trello) with Kanban functionality. Bring everyone in a single space and stop switching between different tools. Reports, visual signals, multiple boards in the space, portfolio Kanban, upstream/downstream—anything you love about Kanban you’ll find in Kaiten.

Be one of the passengers of the discount spacecraft on Planet Kaiten and save up to 60%. This offer is good until December 12, 2021.

Nave – Get 30% Off With Black Friday Discount

With Kanban Analytics from Nave, you’ll be able to:

• Make data-driven decisions based on actionable insights
• Identify bottlenecks that are hindering your performance
• Build predictable delivery workflows

With the Black Friday discount, save 30% on all Kanban Analytics Annual Plans. Upgrade your membership with 30% off on all annual plans. The offer is limited until November 30. Subscribe now with coupon code KU21.

Kanban Leadership Retreat Europe is back in Mayrhofen

June 22-24, 2022
Mayrhofen, Austria

Register soon and enjoy early bird pricing through December 31.

Join with leaders and enthusiasts in the Kanban space to explore, challenge, and connect on our shared passion for Kanban. So many ideas and materials that make The Kanban Method what it is today have come out of Kanban Leadership Retreats. Kanban University was literally founded at KLR in 2011!

Kanban Leadership Retreat is the conference that is built by the participants. There is no set agenda ahead of time. The sessions and discussions are planned and driven by you for you. Bring your ideas and challenges and be prepared to get deep into Kanban!

EXPLORE

Go deeper into existing concepts. Stretch the boundaries on Cost of Delay, Metrics, Flow, Games, Maturity Levels, and more.

CHALLENGE

Question and confront established ideas. Present new material and advance the field of Kanban.

CONNECT

Put your heads together and create something new. Or, come together to offer advice regarding a challenge.

The venue for the Kanban Leadership Retreat is the beautiful Europahaus in Mayrhofen, Austria.

Your hotel room will be booked at Alpendomizil Hotel Neuhaus, only 180 meters from the conference venue. Situated in the heart of Mayrhofen, Alpendomizil Neuhaus enjoys a quiet location in the beautiful Zillertal Valley.

Discover the Zillertal Valley on Thursday and Friday during the mid-day extended break. Maybe you are up for hiking, biking or climbing? Take the cable cars up to the mountains to have lunch. Or simply relax at the hotel.

Kanban Leadership Retreat will follow all Europahaus Mayrhofen Covid-19 measures to ensure a safe event for attendees.

Brush Up on Your Kanban Reading

Whether you need a beach read or a book to cozy up with on a chilly evening, August is the ideal time to catch up on your reading. Expand your Kanban knowledge and skills with our recommended reads below.