Team Kanban Practitioner

Gain an understanding of Kanban through this interactive and immersive course taught by Kanban University accredited trainer John Berkner.

About this event

The Kanban Method provides a basis for understanding, organizing and delivering work -- without the typical constraints and assumptions of other agile methods. This course aims to empower individuals as leaders to initiate improvement with their team, wherever they are at, today.
 

This course will explore the core fundamentals and principles of operating in a Kanban System and taking actionable steps toward improvement. Engage your team and leadership through this new way of working.
 

Target Outcomes

• Explain the basics, motivation, and benefits of the Kanban Method
• Understand change and service delivery principles of the Kanban Method
• Be able to apply the Kanban practices in day-to-day work, with a focus on 6 general practices:
  • Visualize – Show work and its flow.
  • Limit Work in Progress – Stop starting, start finishing!
  • Manage Flow – Identify and manage what is preventing work from flowing.
  • Make policies explicit – Have agreed policies, visible to everyone involved.
  • Establish Feedback loops – At the right cadence to provide guidance.
  • Improve collaboratively
• Discuss how to proceed with the next level of Kanban, such as:
  • How to run the Kanban meetings to focus on the work and allow the team to organize around it. 
  • How to proceed to the next level with Kanban and apply the first practices in your day-to-day work. 
  • Becoming faster and more responsive, with better risk management and governance.
  • Understand “Pull” systems and how they help reduce overburdening.
  • Learn how to track System Lead Time to build and utilize Lead Time distributions  

Also included

• Team Kanban Practitioner e-Workbook
• Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) credential, from Kanban University
• Free eBook - "Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business" by David Anderson
   

Logistics

• Approx 8 hours, divided across 2 days, with regular breaks. Hours determined based on attendee timezones and preferences.

John endeavors to provide guidance in the design, implementation and improvement of Kanban systems and engages the class in interactive discussion throughout the training and, when arranged, after the training.