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How Are You Doing On Your Kanban Journey?

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How Are You Doing On Your Kanban Journey?

The beginning of a fresh new year is the ideal time to take stock of how you are doing on your Kanban journey and where you want to go in 2023. We’re interested in hearing your answers to questions like:

  • What problems has the Kanban Method solved for you?
  • How did you solve your problems using what you learned from the books and training we offer? Did you do something new or novel?
  • What is your next challenge that includes using something from the Kanban Method?
  • What problem does the Kanban Method not solve for you that you wish it did?
  • What haven’t we asked you that you wished we had asked in regards to your Kanban journey?

We greatly appreciate your input! Please email your answers to KU@kanban.university.

Tell Us What's On Your Mind

If you are new to Kanban, we suggest getting started with our Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) course. TKP is our introductory course that will help you improve visibility, communication, and collaboration within your team.

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Where Should I Start With Kanban?

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Where Should I Start With Kanban?

It’s one of the questions we hear most from people who are new to Kanban. Where you should start depends on your starting point and goals.

We’ve broken it down into three categories to help direct you to best course for your needs. If you’re not sure, feel free to message us and we’re happy to help you find your way on the Kanban journey.

“I’m curious about Kanban or I’d like my team to learn about Kanban.”

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TEAM KANBAN PRACTITIONER

If you are a member of a team or a leader who wants to understand the key concepts in Kanban, the Team Kanban Practitioner course is a great place to get started!

“I have been practicing Kanban or some other agile approach. I intend to lead a change initiative.”

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KANBAN SYSTEM DESIGN

More experienced practitioners may feel comfortable jumping straight into the Kanban System Design course. If you will be directly involved in designing and managing a Kanban system, you will certainly want to take the Kanban System Design course.

If you currently work with teams that have “plateaued” and aren’t improving, Kanban System Design will help you to design visualizations that show where improvement opportunities exist.

“I’ve already taken Team Kanban Practitioner or Kanban System Design.”

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SEE CURRICULUM PATH

It’s time to consult the Kanban Curriculum Path for your next step in Kanban coaching or training. Find more information about Kanban Maturity Model, Kanban Coaching Practices, and Change Leadership Masterclass.

Team Kanban Practitioner

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Lean Kanban University is introducing a new entry level Kanban class for Team Kanban together with a certification and professional credential, TKP, Team Kanban Practitioner. This new class becomes the entry level on the “alternative path to agility” and reflects the market reality that most Kanban starts shallow and at the team level.

Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) classes are just 1 day and can be taken at our new training facility in Seattle, The Anderson School of Management, located at 200 First Avenue West, Seattle WA 98119 close to Seattle Center, Key Arena and the Space Needle. Check our listings for available classes Training

Team Kanban Practitioner class participants will receive a certificate and the professional credential TKP. This is the first step on the “alternative path to agility.” Completing two 2-day classes on Kanban Systems Design and the Kanban Method implemented through the Kanban Candences, earns participants the higher level Kanban Management Professional, KMP, credential.

The Kanban Coaching Professional and Accredited Kanban Trainer credentials are unaffected by this announcement.

Class Agenda

1st session (90 minutes)

Introduction and survey of existing Kanban experience

3 Agendas (focus on Sustainability)

Principles & Practices

Meanings of kanban

Basic kanban concepts

     – visual board

     – local cycle time metric

     – WIP

     – delivery rate & Little’s Law

Discussion of Cartoon

Feedback loops – standup & replenishment

Morning Break

2nd session (90 minutes)

Game – getKanban in Quickplay mode or Klaus Leopolds’ boats game depending on trainer preference

Game debrief

Lunch Break

3rd session (90 minutes)

Board designs (including personal kanban)

WIP limits

Risks (e.g. Tactical|operational|strategic|sustaining, cost of delay Expedite|Fixed Date|Standard|Intangible)

Design-a-board exercise

Afternoon Break

4th session (90 minutes)

What next…

Explanation of service delivery workflow kanban

Revisit 3 Agendas – next focus on Service-orientation

Proto-kanban versus full kanban system

Benefits of extending kanban up/down workflow – improved service delivery – overview of STATIK and outside-in customer focus – upsell to 2-day class

Closing exercise – reflect on what have you learned and what next, what will you do differently next tomorrow?

Who should attend?

Any team member in a professional services organization where the team or its members suffer from over-burdening and would benefit from better visibility into their work and relief from over-burdening through the use of work-in-progress limits. Anyone who has seen others benefiting from the use of Kanban Boards and would like to learn how to do it for their team.

Learning Outcomes

Attendees will learn about various styles of team kanban board and how to choose the correct style for their current way of working. They will learn how to behave and collaborate when practicing Kanban at the team level. They will be able to go back to their office and implement a Team Kanban Board (some form of proto-kanban) and get started. They will also have a fuller appreciation of service delivery workflow kanban pull systems and why advancing to the next stage of Kanban Management Professional is an important and valuable step on their journey along the “alternative path to agility.”