Kanban System Design

Kanban System Design

Foundation I

June 15 - 16, 2016

"I want to know how to get started with Kanban or how to greatly improve the Kanban system I have now."

This 2-day Foundations-level Kanban training class, certified by Lean Kanban University, is for managers, developers, and anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of the Kanban Method. The class includes the use of a Kanban simulation as well as exercises to design an actual Kanban system.

Course content and objectives

Participants will learn how to design a Kanban system and initiate change with Kanban. They will learn the basic
concepts of flow, pull, and collaborative improvement. At the end of the training, participants will understand:

• How to identify and address bottlenecks
• How to work with shifting priorities
• How to deal with interrupt work and multi-tasking
• How to deal with important but not time-critical work
• How to avoid having work pile up in one place (or time) while there is a lack of work in another place
• How to create flow in the work, the information to perform the work, and the teams that do the work

The content of this course covers the following topics, presented in the form of interactive exercises organized in small groups, plus games, classroom teaching and discussion.

• Controlling Work in Progress (from push to pull)
• Visualizing work (designing the card wall)
• Measuring and managing flow (control charts, flow diagrams)
• Making policies explicit (classes of service)
• Managing change and collaborative improvement

Participants receive

• A digital copy of the book Kanban by David J. Anderson 
• Certificate of Completion of Lean Kanban University Certified Kanban Training, digital format
• Membership in Lean Kanban University and a listing in the LKU Alumni Directory.

Pre-Requisites

Attendees are expected to have read the Kanban book by David J Anderson or Kanban from the Inside by Mike Burrows. The Kanban ebook will be provided upon registration. Prior attendance at a Team Kanban Practitioner 1-day course is recommended but not required.

KMP qualification

This course satisfies one requirement toward the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) designation.  The KMP Foundations II: Kanban Management Professional class will complete the KMP status requirement.