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 three-day course will give you an in-depth introduction to improving your team’s effectiveness by applying Kanban flow principles.
In this class, you will learn the basic principles of flow and how to use them to make your team process more efficient, predictable, and effective. With an emphasis on the practical application of concepts, this course includes many hands-on exercises that will lead you through the steps of setting up and operating a Kanban system for continuous value delivery and improvement.
After attending the course, learners will be able to:
The Applying 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.
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 to evaluate your understanding and provide you with guidance on areas to improve. This exclusive assessment is only available to class participants.
Andrea Pratt-Smith is a consultant, mentor, trainer, and facilitator. She increases team performance, collaboration and builds cross-functional teams. Her experience includes helping teams learn Agile, form and build trust, strive toward high performance and continuous improvement. Andrea's passion is helping others continue to grow their own knowledge as well as increase their impact to the organization. Andrea is the first Professional Kanban Trainer (PKT) in the Caribbean region and currently the only Bahamian PKT licensed with ProKanban.org.
Jennifer Steelman is a coach, trainer, and facilitator. She increases team performance and collaboration. Her experience includes helping teams learn Agile, form and build trust and strive toward high performing. Jennifer’s passion is helping others continue to grow their own knowledge as well as increase their impact to the organization.
Student substitutions or postponements for classes are accepted at any time. Student cancellations must be made via email. Refunds for student cancellations may be available as follows:
Should a postponement or cancellation occur, you'll be notified no later than 5 days prior to class. Please reach out with any questions.