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Kanban Academy
Kanban Systems Improvement®
You learned the basics of Kanban and how to design a single system in the Kanban System Design course. The next step on your journey is to learn how to scale out to multiple connected systems. In Kanban Systems Improvement, you will learn how to manage and optimize those systems using metrics and evolutionary change.
In any workflow system there will be sources of delay, variability, and bottlenecks. Learn to proactively discover these challenges and then apply techniques to improve or smooth the flow of work.
LIMIT WORK IN PROGRESS
Stop starting, start finishing!
Left yields to right. Limit work in the system to available capacity. Data-driven.
VISUALIZE
Show work and its flow.
Visualize risks.
Build a visual model that reflects how you work.
MANAGE FLOW
Flow is the movement of work. Manage flow to be smooth and predictable.
Use data
ESTABLISH FEEDBACK LOOPS
Establish feedback loops at an appropriate cadence.
Foster collaboration, learning, and improvements.
Who is this course for?
Kanban works across multiple functions of an organization, and it's a great tool for:
- Senior Managers
- Program and Project Managers
- Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts
- 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
Who is this course for?
Kanban works across multiple functions of an organization, and it's a great tool for:
- Senior Managers
- Program and Project Managers
- Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts
- 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
Upcoming dates
Your Kanban Pathway
Team Kanban
Practitioner
Foundation Level
It is designed to introduce you the principles of Kanban and equips you with essential knowledge and skills in implementing Kanban principles and practices within their teams.
Course needed for this certification:
Kanban Management
Professional
Intermediate Level
The Kanban Management Professional Certificate is a recognized credential that demonstrates advanced knowledge and expertise in applying Kanban principles at the organizational level.
Courses needed for this certification
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Kanban for Design & Innovation
Kanban Coaching
Professional
Coaching Level
The KCP is an advanced-level credential. With KCP you'll fully understand and master the Kanban Maturity Model and Kanban Coaching. You'll have the skill to lead and evolve an organization to higher levels of maturity.
Courses needed for this certification
Kanban Maturity Model
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Kanban Coaching - Understand the basics, motivation, and benefits of evolutionary change.
- Scale out your system in multiple directions – upstream, downstream, connected to other systems.
- Learn how to run the Kanban cadences to manage and scale your system across your organization.
- Understand the sources of delays, variability, and what you can do to effectively manage them.
- Identify bottlenecks in a workflow and take actions to improve flow and reduce time to deliver or time to discover.
- Learn how to utilize key metrics such as Lead Time, Run Charts, and Cumulative Flow Diagrams to guide your continuous improvement using evolutionary change.
- High-quality training with Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) Hugo Lourenço
- Oficial online training materials (PDF)
- Access to exclusive Agile Thinkers Academy Digital library
- Agile Thinkers Academy Slack community
- Agile Thinkers Academy Certificate of Attendance
Despite having a certificate of completion and Kanban System Design (KSD®) credential certificate, there is no exam.
Hugo Lourenço is the founder of Experience Agile® and DevOps Forum, Agile Human Factors ®, World Agility Forum ®, Agile21®, and Agile Thinkers Academy ®. Hugo is an Entrepreneur in several businesses and his main focus is to understand how companies are coming up with better ways of working and how to improve their business outcomes for their employees and customers.
Our programs leverage a range of highly dynamic teaching methodologies, including cohort assignments, class lectures, exercises and case studies, all aimed at improving your skills as an agent of change.
These teaching methods have been strategically combined to foster an optimal learning environment.
Ready to change the way you work?