Agile

Training is also available (i) in-house, (ii) in multiple geographies [UK; Europe; South Africa; Australasia; India; SE-Asia] and (iii) online. Please contact info@unicom.co.uk

This virtual instructor-led training course is held over eight sessions 10am – 2pm GMT (4 Hours Saturday and Sunday). It is a web-based course and your presence with active voice and video during the workshop is mandatory.

Overview

This course follows the official Lean Kanban University (LKU) training materials produced by David J Anderson, Mike Burrows and other leading Lean Kanban experts.
In the course, you will be involved in regular hands-on exercises and discussions that will focus on the rollout and daily operation of a Kanban system. You will consider what type of Kanban initiative is most appropriate for your organisation and how to manage and evolve it over time without trauma.
You will learn how to improve agility with asymmetrical commitment and cadences.

Course Contents

The course follows the official LKU Certified Kanban Management Professional syllabus. During the course you will have ample opportunities to discuss and experience the following topics:

DAYS 1 & 2 (KMP1)

• Experience Kanban: Full simulation using the getKanban game
• Definition of Kanban
  • Foundational Principles
  • Core Practices
  • The Kanban Lens
  • The Kanban Values
• Understanding Kanban
  • Visualisation
  • Pull-Based Systems
  • Commitment in Kanban
  • Replenishment and Planning
  • Delivery of Products
  • Lead and End-to-End Cycle Times
  • Little's Law
  • Cumulative Flow Diagrams
  • Flow Efficiency
  • Metrics in Kanban Systems
• Implementing Kanban
  • STATIK - Systems Thinking Approach to Implementing Kanban
  • Understanding Sources of Variability
  • Identifying Opportunities to Improve
  • Analysing Demand and Capability
  • Modelling Workflow
  • Designing a Kanban System
  • Work Item Types
  • Classes of Service
  • Ticket Designing Tickets
  • Visual Boards Design

DAYS 3 & 4 (KMP2)

• Building an Information Flow: the 7 Cadences
• Dealing with resistance to WIP limits
• Understanding asymmetrical commitment
• Rollout phases for a Kanban initiative
• Developing a service orientation
• Scrumban case study
• Managing evolutionary change

Pre-requisites

Attendees are encouraged to have read the following Kanban book

• Kanban by David J Anderson, or
• Kanban from the Inside by Mike Burrows.

Prior attendance at one of the following courses:

• KMP Foundations I: Kanban System Design (KMP1)
• Lean Kanban University Foundations-level class such as Getting Started with Kanban
• Certified Kanban Practitioner

Participants

This course is designed for any professional who is part of a product development or knowledge work environment and who is interested in discovering how Kanban can help improve working environments. Kanban works across multiple functions of an organisation, from senior members of staff looking to adopt Lean Management to members of delivery teams willing to improve their working practices.

Previous attendees to our classes have been in roles such as:

• Senior Management Positions (CxO)
• Programme and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts
• Scrum Team Members
• Scrum Masters, Team Leads and Change Agents
• Product & Software Developers & Testers
• Agile Coaches & Practitioners (Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgilePM, etc.)
• Other roles such as HR and Finance professionals

LKU Certification & Professional Development

Participants will receive the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) certificate from Lean Kanban University (LKU) as well as membership of LKU.

Participants must complete the Kanban Systems Design (KMP1) course previously titled Certified Lean Kanban Foundation course / Kanban Practitioner course before taking the Kanban Management Professional (KMP2) course to be awarded the KMP certification.