This Kanban training course gives you a jump-start on your Kanban journey, helps you to understand how it differs from other methods, and provides the foundation for applying Kanban principles in an organization.
Kanban methods have increased in popularity. Going beyond the manufacturing origins, more and more teams in information technology are adopting the practices. Kanban methods go beyond the visual aspects of the Kanban board. In addition to visualizing the work in progress, Kanban provides techniques to manage the flow of work and continuously improve on that flow. The concepts are easy to understand yet difficult to master. The Kanban method is an adaptive system that helps organizations evolve their processes. It can start small but it can be a catalyst for overall cultural change. Kanban promotes incremental change in process, processes tailored to each project or value stream, and continuous improvement. The advantages of a Kanban systems includes flexibility of process, reduced waste, increased productivity, and improved efficiency. Learn to focus on the work that is needed and reduce the time spent on the wrong work.
This Kanban course provides guidance on Kanban implementation and bootstrapping a Kanban system in an organization, Understand how Kanban is a cultural change initiative and what that shift means. Learn how Kanban can be applied to your software development workflow and how it differs from other development methods.
By attending Kanban Workshop, delegates will learn to:
- Optimize the flow of work by a managing work in progress (WIP) and removing bottlenecks
- Identify and eliminate sources of waste in the development lifecycle
- Combine Kanban with Scrum to improve overall team performance and maximize benefits
- Scale agile by using Kanban at the program and portfolio levels
The Kanban class is ideal for anyone trying to create a cultural framework for continuous improvement; finding the problems, identifying bottlenecks, and managing the work in process, including:
- Business analysts
- Technical analysts
- Project managers
- Software engineers/programmers
- Development managers
- Product managers
- Product analysts
- Testers
- QA engineers
- Documentation specialists
