Agile Project Management with Kanban Training Course

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging two-day programme that blends instruction, collaborative dialogue, 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 customers.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for driving successful evolutionary change. It begins by acknowledging current practices and facilitates gradual improvement while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, while also encouraging leadership at every level. This approach allows organisations to refine business processes incrementally, establish and utilise relevant metrics to track progress, and substantially lower 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 necessary to apply Kanban confidently within your organisation.

Key Learning Outcomes
- Recognise internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyse the relationship between demand and capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design Kanban systems and their visual representations
- Identify and prioritise areas for improvement
- Select appropriate cadences for activities
- Identify classes of service

Target Audience
This course is ideal for anyone involved in product development or knowledge work. It caters to a wide range of professionals, including:
Programme and delivery managers
Product and project managers
Product developers, software developers, and testers
Personnel working in operations or support roles
Business analysts
Senior management
Anyone keen on implementing Agile methodologies 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 practices within their organization.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the core principles underpinning Agile and Kanban methodologies
• Utilize Jira to create and manage a Kanban project
• Customize Jira configurations to align with organizational requirements
• Execute basic and advanced searches and analytical tasks
• Generate and review project reports

Audience

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

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice in a live-lab environment.

Note

• For customized training requests for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

Kanban is a workflow management method.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at both beginner-level and advanced-level participants. The knowledge and tools provided can be applied in your daily work to optimize workflow efficiency.

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

• Increase the number of work items completed per unit of time.
• Reduce the time required to complete work items.
• Improve work predictability (providing better answers to "When will it be done?").
• Manage flow metrics (throughput, lead time, work in progress, work item age).
• Use flow charts (Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, Work Aging Chart).
• Utilize statistical forecasting methods, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreement.
• Design a Kanban System in a methodological way (STATIK).
• Understand Little's Law, which describes the nature of value flow.

This intensive two-day program is tailored to assist teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) in functioning effectively within an Agile setting by utilizing frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). Participants will gain insights into operating as an Agile Team, managing backlogs, and successfully planning and delivering iterations. The curriculum places significant emphasis on comprehending the team’s function within the ART and fostering collaboration, planning, execution, and continuous improvement in synergy with other teams.

The training equips teams to actively engage in a Program Increment (PI), addressing both Team-level and Program-level events, with a specific focus on PI planning sessions. Upon completing the course, participants will be well-prepared to sit for the certification exam to achieve SAFe® Practitioner (SP) status.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Implement SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices throughout the organization.
• Comprehend their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to overarching goals.
• Identify other teams within the train, including their respective 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 work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.