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Six Kanban Tools To Keep You on Track

November 25, 2020 by Kanban University

 

Looking to uplevel your Kanban game in 2021?

 

Get your team on track with these Kanban tools. 

 

 

 

Watch demos of these top Kanban platforms. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌&nbsp‌

 
 
 
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SwiftKanban – Visual work management tool

SwiftKanban

SwiftKanban’s recent significant updates include: Powerful Lead Time distribution analysis with custom thresholds or confidence levels; Enhanced Portfolio Management with enhanced progress fill-up options in Portfolio Lanes and Columns; More powerful backlog grooming with the addition of an integrated Story Mapping module; Integrations with MS Teams and Zapier, connecting to 1000s of productivity tools; New UI for better user experience and greater card layout control.

Watch a SwiftKanban Demo
 
Get a Free Trial
 

Businessmap – Efficient project management and delivery

Welcome to Kanbanize

Businessmap helps managers gain visibility across all projects, connects planning with execution, and guides the continuous optimization of the team workflows. Visualize your processes with fully customizable Kanban Boards. Gain a clear overview of project status and future work at a glance.

Watch a Businessmap Demo
 
Get a Free Trial
 
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KMM Plus – A map to organizational agility, resilience & reinvention

KMMPlus

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 which will not be available in the KMM 1.3 book for another two years. 

Watch a KMM Plus Demo
 
Get a Free Trial
 
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Menta Triage App – Your pocket advisor for better decision making

Menta Triage App

Menta Triage provides an easy and convenient way to work with Triage tables to determine the class of service of a working item based on a scheduled start date and understanding of the cost of delay. It is newly updated with Dependency Management Advice and is available in English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, German, and Russian.

Watch a Menta Triage App Demo
 
Download the App
 
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Nave – Dashboard for Kanban teams

Nave

Increase your performance, identify problems with ease, and focus on improving flow efficiency with Kanban Analytics on Jira, Trello, Asana and Azure DevOps. With Kanban analytics on their existing tools, help your clients start with what they do now and avoid resistance moving along the path of business agility. With Nave’s trial offer, any plan is free for 14 days, no credit card required.

Watch a Nave Demo
 
Get a Free Trial
 
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Kaiten – The visual management of services ecosystem in your enterprise

Kaiten

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. 

Watch a Kaiten Demo
 
Get a Free Trial
 
 

Filed Under: KU News

Upcoming Kanban Events from East to West

November 18, 2020 by Kanban University

 
 

Kanban India 2020

December 4 – 5
Online
13:45 – 22:00 IST

 
Register for Kanban India
 

Formerly Lean Kanban India, this conference has been a vital platform to further the foundation of the Kanban Method and bringing the teachings of ‘Alternate Path to Agility’ for professionals across India. In the past five successful years, it has helped to shape perspectives of some of the most important executives and entrepreneurs in strengthening their businesses and organisations,

 

Featured Keynote Speakers

David J Anderson

CEO, David J Anderson School of Management

Day 1 Keynote:
Flow is the Wicked Pursuit of Soulless Zombies


Closing Keynote:
Simple Dependency Management: Stop Tying Yourself in Knots

Todd Little

Chairman
Kanban University


Day 1 Keynote:

Agility and Closed
Loop Feedback

 
 

Flow Conference

December 7 – 11
Online
06:00 – 14:00 GMT

 
Register for Flow Conference
 

The Flow Conference has organized five days packed with inspiring sessions, case studies, clinic sessions and flow camp. The conference goal is to bring the local and international business agility community together in a friendly, educational and fun environment. Join the conference online to exchange and explore ideas between professionals.

 

Featured Keynote Speakers

David J Anderson

CEO
Mauvius Group

Day 2 Keynote:
Flow is the Wicked Pursuit of Soulless Zombies

Anna Radzikowska

Product Manager
Mauvius Group


Day 3 Keynote:
Cunning Kanban. How Did the Kanban Method Help You in #coronaworld?

 
 

Kanban Week 2021

 

Kanban Global Summit
May 10-12

Kanban Leadership Retreat
May 12-14

Rancho Bernardo Inn
San Diego, California, USA

 
Register for Kanban Week 2021
 

The Kanban Global Summit (KGS), former Lean Kanban North America (LKNA), features world leaders sharing their experiences with the Kanban Method and offering proven techniques. KGS21 features keynotes, Wednesday workshops, coaching clinics, social receptions, and learning labs. The Learning Labs focus on a particular topic and provide a great way to learn and get your specific questions answered while connecting to Kanban experts and enthusiasts.

Deep-dive on topics like how to talk about Kanban in your org, enterprise scaling, enterprise agility, coaching with the Kanban Maturity Model, upstream Kanban, improving predictability and much more.

Immediately following KGS, join with leaders and enthusiasts in the Kanban space for the Kanban Leadership Retreat. This is an unconference where there is no set agenda. Participants bring topics they want to discuss and the agenda is planned on the first night of the event.

 

Stay tuned for more Kanban Week details in 2021!

 

Filed Under: KU News

November News & Views 2020 from the Kanban Community

November 11, 2020 by Kanban University

 
 
Explore the Concepts of Class of Service and Work Item Type
 

Explore the Concepts of Class of Service and Work Item Type

Confused about the difference between class of service and work item type? This topic was a direct outcome of the recent Train the Trainer class taught by Joey Spooner and Todd Little. It made for a great discussion and learning moment, and we’re excited to share this post from one of our brand new AKTs.

Read More from Zeeshan Amjad
 
 
How to Use the Dependency Management Poster
 

How to Use the Dependency Management Poster

Are you dealing with a whole network of services? Would you like to have more clarity on how to deal with requests within shared services? Learn how to manage your dependencies on different Kanban boards using Mauvisoft’s new free poster. 

Read More From Mauvisoft
 
Seven Lessons About Dependency Management
 

Seven Lessons About Dependency Management

Speaking of dependency management, why is it that organizations using Agile methods such as Scrum and SAFe struggle with and suffer anxiety over dependency management, while it is largely a non-issue for organizations using the Kanban Method?

Read More From David J Anderson
 
Does Your Kanban System Produce Reliable Probabilistic Forecasts?
 

Does Your Kanban System Produce Reliable Probabilistic Forecasts?

When it comes to product management, the most pressing question always seems to be “When will this be done?” Probabilistic forecasting has been proven to be one of the most reliable methods to make future predictions while achieving maximum accuracy at a low cost. However, it doesn’t come without its challenges.

Read More From Sonya Siderova
 
14 Things Every Agilist Should Know About Kanban
 

14 Things Every Agilist Should Know About Kanban

What’s the role of Kanban in the Agile community?
Travis Birch gives us 14 reason why there is much more to Kanban than meets the common agilist’s eye. 

Read More From Travis Birch
 
17 Dependency Management Hacks to Improve Flow Efficiency with Ian Carroll
 

ONLINE MEETUP THIS THURSDAY

17 Dependency Management Hacks to Improve Flow Efficiency with Ian Carroll

Dependency management is perhaps one of the final frontiers to be conquered for Agile teams. Developing a deep understanding of Kanban provides you with a rich toolset to reduce the impact dependencies have on your flow. The Kanban Coaching Exchange hosts Ian Carroll for an online meetup this Thursday, November 12 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM GMT. 

The Kanban Coaching Exchange also has a great archive of past speakers which you can view on YouTube. 

Join the Kanban Coaching Exchange Meetup
 

 

Filed Under: KU News

Make This Month a KanbaNovember

November 4, 2020 by Kanban University

November is here and we have a few spots still available in virtual classes leading to the two highest Kanban University credentials: Accredited Kanban Consultant and Accredited Kanban Trainer. 

Don’t miss your chance to reach the pinnacle of the Kanban University Certified Training program. Plus, there’s a Flash Sale for David J Anderson’s Masterclass.

Get the dates and details below and register before these classes fill up! 

 

Change Leadership Masterclass

with David J Anderson

16 – 20 November
4 pm – 8 pm CET
Flash Sale! Ends Nov. 6

This leadership and coaching masterclass is for consultants, coaches, change agents, managers, and Kanban practitioners who want to take it further. Spend five days with Kanban thought leader, David J Anderson, and learn how to successfully lead change. This masterclass is also an educational requirement for the AKC (Accredited Kanban Consultant) credential from Kanban University.

Register for the Masterclass

 

Train the Trainer in Spanish

with Iván Gonzales & Fernando Cuenca

16 – 27 November
Monday thru Friday
8 am – 12 pm PET
(Peru)

The Kanban Train the Trainer course is designed for those with a passion for Kanban who want to deliver KU Certified Kanban training. This course does not teach Kanban fundamentals, rather it focuses on ensuring the candidate’s effectiveness as a trainer. It is expected all students have significant Kanban experience and have attained the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) credential from Kanban University.

Become an Accredited Kanban Trainer

 

Filed Under: KU News

Find Your Best Entry Point to Kanban

October 28, 2020 by Kanban University

 

Team Kanban Practitioner:

A Great Entry Point to Kanban

 

Are you new to Kanban? Perhaps you are familiar with Scrum as a team leader, a project manager or a Scrum Master and would like to see how Kanban can help improve visibility, flow and or predictability.

Maybe you are a team member that has been included in a Kanban implementation. You don’t need to know how to build, scale or drive improvements, but want to learn enough to be an effective team member in a service delivery workflow.

If either case sounds familiar, make our Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) class your first step on the Kanban University Development Path!

The TKP credential is granted upon the completion of the one-day TKP course. It is designed to introduce the principles of Kanban for a team to get started or for the complete team to get the appropriate exposure to be effective within a Kanban system. Many people new to Kanban find TKP to be the best entry point.

Filed Under: KU News

The Kanban University Coaching Path

October 21, 2020 by Kanban University

Once you have achieved the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) credential, your journey on the Kanban University Development Path can continue on the Training Path (as we covered in our recent Train the Trainer newsletter) or you can take the Coaching Path.  

KMPs who attend the Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) and Kanban Coaching Practices (KCP) courses will attain the Kanban Coaching Professional credential. KCPs understand the Kanban Maturity Model playbook to help evolve an organization to higher levels of maturity.

Learn more about the two courses required for the KCP credential: 
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Kanban Maturity Model

The Kanban Maturity Model course will help you to determine and understand the maturity level of your organization so that you can take actionable steps to appropriately implement the Kanban practices that will help take the organization to higher maturity.

Attending the KMM course will enable you to:

  • Determine the maturity level of an organization in terms of observable behaviors, management practices and business outcomes.
  • Define the right approach to lead the organization to the next level.
  • Determine and appropriately implement the Kanban practices that will help the organization deliver better on customer expectations and internal objectives.

Kanban Coaching Practices 

Learn how you can use Kanban to succeed where other change initiatives have failed by attending the Kanban Coaching Practices course.

You will learn how to apply Kanban’s gradual, non-traumatic approach to change, and leverage the Kanban Maturity Model. Learn the techniques and mindset to extend your coaching skills, see more buy-in and greater success.

Attending the KCP course will enable you to:

  • Understand the psychology and sociology of change, change management and resistance to change.
  • Motivate and implement change.
  • Use the Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) as a tool for change and improvement.

Filed Under: KU News

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