Agile Project Management with Kanban Training Course

Designed for professionals aiming to integrate Agile frameworks (particularly SCRUM) with Lean and Kanban methodologies to effectively manage their projects.

This course bridges the gap between product design and software development.

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging two-day programme that integrates instruction, group discussions, and a fully immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method enables individuals, teams, and organisations to effectively manage and enhance the delivery of products and services to their customers.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for achieving successful evolutionary change. It begins by acknowledging what you are currently doing and promotes gradual evolution while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, while also encouraging leadership at every level. This approach allows organisations to gradually evolve their business processes, define and utilise relevant metrics to track progress, and substantially reduce the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completing this course, you will possess a solid understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills necessary to confidently apply Kanban within your organisation.

What Will You Learn?
- Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyse demand versus capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design Kanban systems and their visualisations
- Identify and prioritise improvements
- Choose cadences for activities
- Identify classes of service

Who Is This Course For?
Anyone involved in product development or knowledge work. This includes, but is not limited to:
Programme and delivery managers
Product and project managers
Product developers, software developers, and testers
Professionals working in operations or support
Business analysts
Senior management
Anyone interested in implementing Agile practices in their organisation

JIRA is a Java-based web application designed to facilitate project and issue tracking, thereby enhancing the agility of software development processes.

In this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to leverage Jira to implement a Kanban approach to Agile within their organization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles behind Agile and Kanban
• Use Jira to create and manage a Kanban project
• Customize Jira to fit the needs of their organization
• Perform basic and advanced searches and analysis
• Generate and review reports

Audience

• Product managers
• Software developers
• Test engineers
• Business analysts

Format of the Course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice in a live-lab environment.

Note

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Kanban serves as a workflow management methodology.

Facilitated by an expert instructor, this live training session is available both online and onsite, catering to participants at beginner and advanced levels. The tools and insights gained can be immediately applied to your everyday tasks to enhance workflow efficiency.

Upon completing this training, participants will gain the ability to:

• Boost the volume of work items completed within a set timeframe.
• Shorten the duration required to finish work items.
• Enhance work predictability, offering clearer answers to the question, "When will it be finished?"
• Oversee flow metrics, including throughput, lead time, work in progress, and work item age.
• Interpret flow charts such as the Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, and Work Aging Chart.
• Apply statistical forecasting techniques like Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreement.
• Design a Kanban System systematically using the STATIK approach.
• Comprehend Little's Law, which explains the dynamics of value flow.

This two-day course is designed to help teams that are part of an Agile Release Train (ART) operate effectively within an Agile environment by applying frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will learn how to function as Agile Teams, create and manage their backlogs, and successfully plan and execute iterations. The course also emphasizes understanding the team’s role within the ART and how to collaborate, plan, execute, and continuously improve alongside other teams.

The training prepares teams to participate in a Program Increment (PI), covering both Team-level and Program-level events, with a particular focus on upcoming PI planning sessions. Completion of the course also prepares participants for the certification exam to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices across the organization.
• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and how it contributes to overall objectives.
• Recognize other teams within the train, including their roles and interdependencies.
• Plan and execute iterations effectively.
• Demonstrate delivered value and continuously improve processes.
• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.

Are you finding it difficult to implement Agile within your organization? Is the change feel too rigid? Are your teams carrying too heavy a load and experiencing lower productivity, yet still resistant to drastic transformation?

Opt for the “Alternative Path to Agility” by implementing an evolutionary and humane Change Management Method. This approach does not overhaul your existing processes but rather enhances them.

The Kanban Method offers pragmatic, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current practices and respects existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This enables organizations to gradually evolve business processes, establish and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly reduce the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

If your team is feeling overwhelmed, Kanban can help you gain control over your work. It serves as a new technique for dynamically managing your process and uncovering bottlenecks.

This training provides the skills and knowledge necessary to apply Kanban in your daily work, helping you determine what tasks to prioritize now, what to defer, and what to remove from the to-do list permanently.

Learning Outcomes

This 1-day course introduces the fundamentals of the Kanban Method® and serves as the entry point and starting position for an alternative path to agility.

Attendees will become familiar with the Kanban Method. They will be able to design and implement a basic Kanban board. They will understand various work item types and the risks associated with specific work items. They will be familiar with a variety of Team Kanban board designs and styles, knowing how to select the most suitable design for their context. They will be aware of the training roadmap and the value and benefits to be derived at each step along the “alternative path to agility.”

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any professional involved in a product development or knowledge work environment who is interested in discovering how Kanban can help improve working conditions. Kanban works across multiple functions within an organization, from senior staff members looking to adopt Lean Management to delivery team members aiming to improve their working practices. Previous attendees have held roles such as:

• Senior Management Positions (CxO)
• Program and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts
• Scrum Team Members
• 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