Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban (ASPK)

“What are our teams working on?”, “How well does our execution match up with our stated strategy?” and “Are we as an organisation efficient, effective and predictable?”. Leaders across most organisations want to know the answers to these questions.

This workshop is for anyone who has asked these questions or wants to help find the answer to these questions. This class will help you set up a Kanban system that helps your organisation continuously inspect and adapt the value delivery process. You will gain greater visibility into what team(s) across the organisation are working on and what is in the way of getting value delivered.

Learning outcomes

After attending the course, learners will be able to :

• Set up systems that provide transparency into what teams are working on
• Evaluate if the current work maps to the overall stated strategy
• Manage the entire portfolio on a regular cadence
• Quickly understand the reasons that are preventing work from making progress
• Predict when higher level objectives would be met
• Look for opportunities to continuously improve efficiency and predictability of the process
• Validate if the organization is being effective by delivering the right things

Who should attend

The Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban course is for anyone looking to bring the benefits of Kanban to every level of the organization. If you are looking to influence your organisation to be more efficient, effective and predictable, this course will provide you the tools to achieve those goals. Typical attendees include Heads of Departments, Agile Coaches, Delivery Leads, Project Managers, Development Leaders, Product Managers and Scrum Masters

Topics

• Defining and designing a Portfolio Kanban Board
• Understanding how to effectively operate the Portfolio Kanban system
• Reconciling active work with stated strategy and vice-versa
• Visualising, managing, and removing dependencies as well as blockers to work
• Forecasting completion dates for items across the Portfolio
• Improving the performance of the entire organisation by leveraging data.

Validated learning

After taking the course, you will have an opportunity to validate that you understand scaling Kanban topics. We will invite you to take an online assessment that evaluates your understanding and provides you with guidance on areas to improve. Should you pass the assessment, you will receive the “Scaled Portfolio Kanban” (SPK) certification and will be issued credentials through Credly.

What's included in the ticket price 

• Interactive, fun and engaging training with Alex
• One hour of free additional coaching
• Exam token to take the Scaling with Portfolio Kanban (SPK) certification by ProKanban.org. This includes a free retake if you're unsuccessful in the first attempt when the token is used within 14 days after the class
• Digital copy of course materials.