Applying Professional Kanban

Kanban is fast becoming the modern way to manage an organization’s delivery of customer value. In today’s always-on environment, you need a clear set of practices that don’t get in the way of your ability to continuously deliver but that provides enough structure to keep everyone aligned and focused. This course will give you an in-depth introduction to improving your team’s effectiveness by applying Kanban flow principles.

This workshop provides an in-depth introduction on how to apply basic flow principles to software development processes.  With an emphasis on practical application of concepts, this class includes several hands-on exercises that lead participants through the steps of how to setup, operate, and continuously improve a Kanban system. Attendees will learn the basic principles of flow and how to use those principles to make their process more efficient and more predictable.

This is a live-virtual-course (online) led by Julia Wester and Matt DiBerardino. During the workshop, students will use Zoom and Mural to learn how to bring flow and predictability to their product efforts.

About the trainers

Julia Wester has used Kanban for more than 10 years, is passionate about flow, predictability, and probabilistic forecasting. She is the co-founder of 55 Degrees AB as well as acting product manager for their flagship product, ActionableAgile. Julia is also on the advisory board of ProKanban.org and a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org. She has just started a multi-year role as one of 2 course stewards for their Professional Scrum with Kanban class. Follow Julia on twitter at @EverydayKanban.

Matt DiBerardino is a former cartographer and software developer with 20 years of experience helping to build products. The last ten years have been in software development, where he specializes in using Scrum and Kanban practices to help teams solve organizational challenges and deliver for customers. Matt is a highly engaging and respected member of the global Professional Scrum and Pro Kanban community. 

Learning Outcomes 

After attending the course, learners will be able to:

• Explain the basic principles of flow
• Describe the value of WiP limits
• Create a visual board to manage your work
• Capture and interpret key flow metrics and analytics to find improvement opportunities
• Explain why flow should be focused on value delivery
• Define, build, operate and continuously improve a Kanban system
• Discuss how tooling impacts your implementation

Who Should Attend 

The Applied Professional Kanban course is for anyone who wants to improve their ability to deliver value and be more effective. Typical attendee roles include business analysts, team members, team leads, agile coaches, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, project managers and product managers.

Topics 

• Kanban theory, principles and practices
• Applying Kanban
• Workflow design and visualization
• How to operate a Kanban system
• How to get started

Validated Learning 

After taking the course, you will have an opportunity to validate that you understand core Kanban topics. We will invite you to take an online assessment that evaluates your understanding and provides you with guidance on areas to improve. This exclusive assessment is only available to class participants.

Other Frequently Asked Questions:

What is included in the price?

The price includes the standard benefits for this class:

• course materials (in English)

The price also includes these special perks from 55 Degrees:

• a 1-hour remote coaching session with Julia Wester to help you integrate concepts into your context (at a mutually agreeable time following the course)
• 2 months free access to ActionableAgile Analytics Standalone (https://analytics.actionableagile.com)
• 20% discount on training from 55 Degrees for the next 12 months
• membership to the 55 Degrees online slack community

What are the course hours?

The course start at 13:00 and finish at 16:00 each day. There will be short breaks during each session.

How should I prepare for the course?

We advise you to read the https://prokanban.org/code-of-conduct/. In addition, you should ensure you can access Zoom and other online tools using the information provided in your welcome email. This will be sent out at least 2 weeks in advance of your class date.

How and when do I pay?

After registration, you will immediately receive a booking confirmation via email. Payment is made via invoice which will be sent out before the course starts. If you need to pay by credit card, please let us know.

Where can I contact the trainer with further questions?

You can email us at support@55degrees.se