Our Kanban University Distinguished Fellows interviews continue. Teodora and Russell spend a few minutes talking with Kanban University Chairman Todd Little about their involvement in Kanban. Watch their videos below!

“I think that the best effect of the community is the diversity and exchange of experiences and ideas. This helps our entire community grow, think and reflect on what kinds of situations we can see in different organizations and develop better ideas to teach and coach organizations in their improvement journeys.”

Teodora Bozheva

“Software development is really hard, especially when lots of people are involved. There are just so many degrees of freedom. Kanban is the key ingredient to managing this kind of work in a way that is compellingly good for all stakeholders. Once I got my hands onto Kanban, I didn’t let go. It’s really a core part of what I do today.”

Russell Healy

For 10 years, Kanban Leadership Retreats have given our community a place to EXPLORE, CHALLENGE and CONNECT. An unconference where there is no set agenda.

We question and confront established ideas. We present new material and advance the field of Kanban. We bond with others while relaxing in a beautiful location.

Our inaugural leadership event at Reykjavik in 2011 was critical in establishing high quality, standardized Kanban training around the world.

​See where the journey has taken us over the years below and share your memories of Kanban Leadership Retreats using #KLR10Years.

Why Accredited Kanban Training is Significant   

Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainers (AKTs) have reached a significant goal in their Kanban journey. Once approved, AKTs are able to teach the foundation classes: Team Kanban Practitioner, Kanban System Design, and Kanban Systems Improvement.

With an AKT accreditation, it shows the world and your students that you are among an exclusive group of professionals who have demonstrated a high level of mastery of The Kanban Method.

This includes:

• Attaining the Kanban Management Professional Credential
• Having enough practical Kanban implementation experience to write a quality case study

And that’s all before you even take the Train the Trainer (TTT) class!

Take the next step on your Kanban development path and get accredited as an AKT with our TTT courses open for registration below.

Upcoming Train the Trainer Classes

August 19 – 24

Trainer: Amit Kaulagekar
English
8:30 am to 4:30 pm India Standard Time
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
11:00 am to 7:00 pm China Standard Time
6 Full Days (Thursday – Tuesday)

September 27 – October 8

Trainers: Todd Little & Joey Spooner
English
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time US
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central European Summer Time
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm British Summer Time / GMT
10 Half-Days (Monday – Friday)

October 4 – 15

Trainers: Aleksei Pimenov & Kirill Klimov
Russian
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern European Summer Time
(Kiev / Moscow / Minsk / Tbilisi)
10 Half-Days (Monday – Friday)

November 15 – 26

Trainers: Helen Meek & Dan Brown
English
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm GMT
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time US
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Time
10 Half-Days (Monday – Friday)

As we continue to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Kanban University, our focus is on the people who have made Kanban a worldwide phenomenon. Watch below to see members of our Kanban community let down their fears of being on camera and show us that truly #YesWeKanban Around the World!

#YesWeKanban

Today we are proud to introduce our next two Kanban Distinguished Fellows as they chat with Kanban University Chairman Todd Little. Watch his interviews with Rodrigo and Andy below to learn more about their contributions to the Kanban community and thoughts on our tenth anniversary.

“I think that Brazil is accepting of Kanban because of its evolutionary nature and Brazilians are also enthusiasts of new things. I can say it’s growing mostly because it works. Also Kanban has proven to be robust to remote work and I think Kanban will keep growing in this new normal after the pandemic.”

Rodrigo Yoshima

“Kanban has always been, in the Agile community and in general in management techniques, small and slightly off to the side. Over the 10 years I’ve been involved it has changed significantly. It has become more mature, and no pun intended, the Kanban Maturity Model has given coaches a real way to engage with companies and the way they are delivering services to customers.”

Andy Carmichael

More than 1,000 Kanban practitioners and enthusiasts from around the world have spoken! We now have the results from the 2021 State of Kanban survey.

Five Key Takeaways from the Report