Agile Project Management with Kanban Training Course

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging two-day program that blends instruction, collaborative discussions, and an immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method empowers individuals, teams, and organizations to 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 with current practices and promotes gradual improvement while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, fostering leadership at every level. This approach enables organizations to gradually evolve business processes, establish and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

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

What Will You Learn?
- Recognize internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyze the relationship between demand and capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design Kanban systems and their visual representations
- Identify and prioritize areas for improvement
- Select appropriate cadences for activities
- Identify different classes of service

Who Is This Course For?
Ideal for anyone involved in product development or knowledge work. This includes, but is not limited to, the following roles:
Program 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 methodologies in their organization

JIRA is a Java-based web application designed for project and issue tracking to enhance the agility of software development.

In this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to use 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 method for managing workflows.

This live, instructor-led training, available either online or on-site, caters to participants at both beginner and advanced levels. The tools and insights shared during the sessions are designed to be immediately applicable to your daily responsibilities, helping to streamline workflow efficiency.

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

• Boost the volume of work items processed within a given timeframe.
• Decrease the duration needed to finish work tasks.
• Enhance the reliability of work delivery (answering 'When will it be completed?' with greater precision).
• Monitor flow metrics, including throughput, lead time, work in progress (WIP), and the age of work items.
• Interpret flow charts such as the Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, and Work Aging Chart.
• Apply statistical forecasting techniques, including Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreements.
• Methodically design a Kanban System using the STATIK framework.
• Comprehend Little's Law, which explains the fundamental dynamics of value flow.

This two-day course empowers teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to thrive in an Agile environment by leveraging frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will learn to operate as effective Agile teams, manage backlogs, and successfully plan and deliver iterations. The curriculum highlights the team's role within the ART, emphasizing collaboration, planning, execution, and continuous improvement alongside other teams.

Training equips teams to engage in Program Increments (PI), addressing both Team-level and Program-level events, with a strong focus on PI planning sessions. Upon completion, participants will be prepared to take the certification exam to achieve the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) credential.

Upon finishing the course, participants will be able to:

• Implement SAFe principles to expand Lean and Agile practices throughout the organization.
• Comprehend their team’s function within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to broader goals.
• Identify other teams within the train, including their roles and interdependencies.
• Effectively plan and execute iterations.
• Showcase delivered value and drive continuous process improvement.
• Actively participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate efforts with other teams within the Agile Release Train.