Agile Project Management with Kanban Training Course

This course is designed for professionals who need to integrate Agile methodologies (particularly SCRUM) with Lean and Kanban practices to effectively manage their projects.

It bridges the gap between product design and software design.

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging two-day program that blends instruction, collaborative discussions, and a fully immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method enables individuals, teams, and organizations to effectively manage and enhance the delivery of products and services to customers.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It builds upon existing practices, fostering evolutionary improvement while respecting current roles, responsibilities, and job titles, and promoting leadership at all levels. This approach allows organizations to gradually evolve their business processes, establish and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completing this course, participants will gain a solid understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills needed to confidently implement Kanban within their organizations.

What Will You Learn?
- Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyse demand vs capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design kanban systems and their visualisations
- Identify and prioritise improvements
- Choose cadences for activities
- Identify classes of service

Who Is This Course For?
Anyone involved in product development or knowledge work, including but not limited to: Programme and delivery managers
Product and project managers
Product developers, software developers and testers
Operations and support staff
Business analysts
High-level management
Anyone interested in implementing Agile in their organisation

JIRA is a Java-based web application designed to provide project and issue tracking, thereby enhancing the agility of software development.

During this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to leverage Jira to implement a Kanban approach to Agile within their organization.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the underlying principles of Agile and Kanban
• Utilize Jira to create and manage a Kanban project
• Customize Jira to align with organizational requirements
• Execute basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Generate and review reports

Audience

• Product managers
• Software developers
• Test engineers
• Business analysts

Format of the Course

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice within a live-lab environment.

Note

• To arrange customized training for this course, please contact us.

This training program provides practical experience in preparing and utilizing Kanban boards to facilitate effective planning and
real-time monitoring of project and process workflows.
Designed for individuals seeking to enhance their expertise in process and project tracking methodologies, this course is ideal for project participants, process owners, and project managers.
The curriculum combines theoretical instruction, interactive workshops, and practical case studies.

Kanban serves as a workflow management approach.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for participants at both beginner and advanced levels. The tools and insights provided can be directly applied to your daily tasks to enhance workflow efficiency.

Upon completing this training, participants will be capable of:

• Boosting the volume of work items completed within a given timeframe.
• Decreasing the duration required to finish work items.
• Enhancing work predictability (enabling more accurate responses to 'When will it be completed?').
• Managing flow metrics (such as throughput, lead time, work in progress, and work item age).
• Employing flow charts (including Cumulative Flow Diagrams, Lead Time Histograms, and Work Aging Charts).
• Applying statistical forecasting techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreements.
• Designing a Kanban System through a methodical approach (STATIK).
• Comprehending Little's Law, which explains the dynamics of value flow.

Spanning two days, this course empowers teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to thrive in Agile settings by leveraging frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Attendees will gain insights into operating as effective Agile Teams, managing backlogs, and successfully planning and executing iterations. A key focus is placed on understanding the team’s specific role within the ART, fostering collaboration, coordinated planning, execution, and continuous improvement alongside peer teams.

The training equips teams to actively engage in Program Increment (PI) events at both the Team and Program levels, with special emphasis on PI planning sessions. Upon completion, participants will be prepared to sit for the certification exam to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices throughout the organization.

• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to overarching objectives.

• Identify other teams in the train, including their roles and interdependencies.

• Plan and execute iterations effectively.

• Demonstrate delivered value and continuously improve processes.

• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.

• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.

Are you finding it difficult to implement Agile within your organization? Is the prescribed approach too rigid? Are your teams burdened with excessive work, resulting in reduced productivity, while remaining resistant to radical transformation?

Opt for the “Alternative Path to Agility” by adopting an evolutionary and humane Change Management Method. This approach refines your existing processes rather than overhauling them.

The Kanban Method offers pragmatic, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for achieving successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current practices, respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This enables organizations to gradually evolve their business processes, establish and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

If your team feels overwhelmed, Kanban can help you regain control over your workflow. It is a technique for dynamically managing your process and exposing bottlenecks.

This training equips you with the necessary skills and knowledge to apply Kanban in your work, teaching you how to prioritize current tasks, defer others, and eliminate items from your to-do list permanently.

Learning Outcomes

This one-day course introduces the fundamentals of the Kanban Method®, serving as the entry point and foundation for an alternative path to agility.

Participants will become familiar with the Kanban Method. They will learn to design and implement a basic Kanban board, understand various work item types and the associated risks, and explore different Team Kanban board designs and styles to select the most suitable configuration for their specific context. Additionally, attendees will gain awareness of the training roadmap and the value and benefits available at each stage along the “alternative path to agility.”

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for any professional involved in product development or knowledge work environments who is interested in exploring how Kanban can enhance workplace efficiency. Kanban is applicable across multiple organizational functions, ranging from senior leadership aiming to adopt Lean Management to delivery team members seeking to improve their working practices. Past participants have held roles such as:

• Senior Management Positions (CxO)
• Program 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