Virtual Certified Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) Online Training

Schedule

Friday July 9th 2026 - 10:00am - 5:30pm EST - TKP

Who should attend?

Team members in professional services roles whose employer wishes to explore and pursue an alternative path to agility. Those who feel overburdened and wish to find some respite to enable them to "get things done" with quality, improved speed, and predictability. Project Managers, Team Managers, Scrum Masters and Team Members who need help focusing on what to work on now, what to leave until later and what to discard altogether. Those who want relief from overburdening so that they can take pride of workmanship and do good quality work in an effective manner.

Who is your instructor?

Hi there. This is George Pefanis. I'm an Enterprise Coaching Professional with strengths on Kanban, Scrum, DAD, SAFe and Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Agile methodologies. Why am I teaching Kanban? Because it works! I have over 20 years in technical experience in n-tier architecture, design and development. Evolutionary driven change works in technology and business. This is your first step in your learning journey and I would like the opportunity to join you in this alternate path to agility.

Class Curriculum

• Introduction and Survey
• Differences and compliments between Scrum and Kanban
• Using a Control Report during a Retrospective
• Using Kanban to address overburdening
• Principles & Practices of the Kanban Method
• Meanings of Kanban
• Basic Kanban concepts
• Overview of Kanban Cadences
• Daily standup meeting
• Replenishment meeting
• Lean Kanban interactive simulation
• Board designs (including Personal Kanban)
• WIP limits
• Batching and Flow
• Types of Risk
• Kanban board design exercise
• STATIK - Systems Thinking Approach to Implementing Kanban
• Understanding Sources of Variability
• Identifying Opportunities to Improve
• Analyzing Demand and Capability
• Modelling Workflow
• Designing a Kanban System
• Work Item Types
• Classes of Service
• Designing Kanban Ticket
• Examples of Visual Kanban Boards
• Kanban Simulation

Learning Outcomes

Attendees should become familiar with the Kanban Method. They should be able to design and implement a basic Kanban board. They should be able to understand work item types and the risks associated with specific work items. They should be familiar with a variety of different Team Kanban board designs and styles and know how to choose a design that is best suited for their context. They should be aware of the training roadmap and the value and benefits to be derived at each step on the "alternative path to agility."

Prerequisites / required knowledge

None.

Who Should Attend?

Kanban works across multiple functions of an organization, from senior members of staff looking to adopt Lean Management to members of delivery teams willing to improve their working practices.

• Senior Managers
• Program and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts
• 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

Cancellation Policy – Please Note:

Substitutions are accepted at any time. Cancellations must be notified by email and refunds will be provided according to the following:

More than 14 days prior = 80% of course fee

7 to 14 days prior = 50% of course fee

Less than 7 days = no refund provided

KanbanMindset reserves the right to postpone or cancel this event if there are insufficient registrations or if presenters are unable to attend due to illness. If necessary, you will be notified no later than 3 days prior to the event and all registration payments will be refunded promptly.

Please be advised that events can be subject to changes in date and/or venue due to acts out of our control such as bad weather, civil unrest, etc. It is recommended that you purchase changeable and refundable tickets. KanbanMindset will not be responsible for incurred costs in the event that we need to make changes due to circumstances beyond our control.