Kanban University: TKP (Team Kanban Practitioner) Course

TEAM KANBAN PRACTITIONER

Learning Objectives

Understand core concepts of the Kanban Method

Learn the 3 Change Management Principles and the 6 General Practices of The Kanban Method.

Experience the benefit of WIP limits to improve flow

Design and implement a Team Kanban board

Learn the basics of visualizing different types of work and associated risk.

Understanding the variety of Team Kanban board designs and styles

Selecting the Team Kanban board design that is best suited for your context

Understanding the value and benefits for each on the “alternative path to agility”

Building a higher level of quality through the use of a Team Kanban

How to run daily Kanban meetings

Understand how to proceed to the next level with Kanban

Course Curriculum

• Introduction and Survey
• Lean Kanban interactive simulation
• Using Kanban to address overburdening
• Principles & Practices of the Kanban Method
• Meanings of Kanban
• Basic Kanban concepts
• Overview of 7 Kanban Cadences
• Daily Stand-up Meeting
• Replenishment Meeting
• Board designs (including Personal Kanban)
• WIP limits
• Batching and Flow
• Types of Risk
• Kanban board design exercise
• Preview of what’s next…
• Service delivery workflow Kanban
• Proto-Kanban versus full Kanban System
• Benefits of extending Kanban up/down workflow

Target Audience

This course is useful for anyone who wants to be successful using Kanban within their organisation. For managers and team members who want to start a Kanban initiative or get more out of their current Kanban system. It will be helpful both to those new to Kanban and those who have explored Kanban but now want to consolidate their knowledge in a practical setting. Previous attendees have been in roles such as:

• Product Managers, Senior Managers, Team Leads, Heads of…
• Project and Programme Managers,
• Architects, Designers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers,
• Scrum Product Owners and Scrum Masters,
• Agile Coaches, Consultants and Change Agents
• Team members who follow Scrum, DSDM, Prince2 Agile, XP
• All roles in IT Operations, especially if you follow ITIL
• Other roles such as HR, Finance, Facilities Management, Legal, Marketing and Operations