Kanban Management Professional 1 Training Course

Target Audience:

IT Directors, Project Managers, Technical Team Leaders, Analysts, Software Developers, and Testers.

Learning Objectives:

This training aims to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills related to the workshop components of Kanban and Agile foundational principles.

This course is designed for professionals seeking to integrate Agile principles—particularly Scrum—with Lean and Kanban methodologies to effectively manage their projects.

It bridges the domains of product design and software development.

Target Audience:

This course is tailored for all personnel seeking a comprehensive understanding of the Change Process to achieve optimal outcomes within their respective business units.

Course Format

The curriculum combines the following elements:

• Guided Discussions
• Slide Presentations
• Practical Exercises and Case Studies

By the conclusion of this course, participants will be capable of:

• Articulating fundamental Change Strategies that support organizational change planning
• Comprehending the application and significance of the 9 Change Principles
• Developing a Change Plan relevant to their specific area of business

This intensive one-day program empowers senior managers and decision-makers with the essential tools, strategies, and confidence to guide organizational change initiatives effectively. It tackles both the technical and human dimensions of change, ensuring participants can manage resistance, foster commitment, and achieve sustainable transformation. Through a blend of theoretical foundations, real-world case studies, and practical exercises, attendees will depart with a clear roadmap to initiate, manage, and embed change within their organizations.

This one-day Change Management course provides employees with practical tools and strategies to effectively navigate and adapt to organizational changes, even without formal decision-making power. The training emphasizes understanding the nature of change, managing personal and team reactions, and sustaining productivity and morale during transitions. Participants will gain insights into how change affects individuals, explore methods for reducing resistance, and practice resilience-building techniques to thrive in evolving work environments. By the end of the course, participants will be able to apply change management principles to their own roles, enhancing both their adaptability and their contribution to organizational success.

As the pace of change accelerates with digital business and Business 3.0, organization boundaries and alliances are constantly shifting. To survive and thrive in this new knowledge economy, teams and individuals need to learn how to resolve conflict more effectively while maintaining long term relationships. Unfortunately, most professionals receive very little education in effective conflict resolution, leading to situations where conflict is either avoided, responses are passive agressive, or even worse, schoolyard bullying becomes the dominent means of winning conflict.

This instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote) is aimed at executives, leaders, teams and business individuals who wish to learn how to resolve conflict using practical, simple to follow yet highly effective conflict models. By the conclusion of the course, you will have experience with 14 powerful plug-and-play tools that can help you resolve conflict while maintaining positive relationships in the workplace.

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

• Identify the 5 stages of effective conflict resolution.
• Agree how to deal with conflict before it starts
• Manage themselves positively through conflict.
• Work with proven methods to resolve conflict faster and more effectively
• Rehearse conflict to achieve a better outcome
• Learn from conflict to approach future conflicts differently.

The program includes simulations, role playing activities, and interactive workshops to give you the necessary practical experience. The course has an empahsis on fun, interactive, practical, visual and analogy based learning to help embed the models while moving at a fast pace. You can expect to hear about topics ranging from buildings, to emotions, to preparing your conflict dish, to lemmings, leading 20th Century pyschologists, Harvard Business models, Yogic breathing, kidnapping, rice, chairs and Les Miserables.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.

Course Customization Options

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

This instructor-led live training in Kenya (offered online or onsite) is tailored for stressed individuals seeking to handle their stress effectively, striving for a calmer, clearer, and more vibrant daily life.

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

• Distinguish between the two types of stress: distress and eustress.
• Identify and articulate personal stress triggers and relief methods.
• Develop a structured plan with specific routines to promote calmness, clarity, and energy, while minimizing daily accumulated stress.
• Transform negative emotions into positive ones using evidence-based techniques.
• Address and reframe disempowering beliefs related to work, life, and relationships that contribute to stress.

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.

Target Audience: Managers seeking to enhance productivity by implementing 5S principles, ensuring they establish this crucial methodology correctly from the start.

This training programme is designed for professionals across all industries. It can be customised for settings such as dental clinics, laboratories, corporate offices, and more. While not intended for academic study, it provides practical guidance on effectively implementing 5S.

The course is ideal for leaders and change agents committed to introducing 5S correctly and sustainably.

Participants will gain hands-on experience through various exercises demonstrating the effectiveness of the 5S methodology.

Upon completing the training, you will:

• Understand the mechanics of 5S and boost efficiency by 10 to 30%
• Identify sources of waste and enhance profitability
• Grasp the rationale behind the five-step process and know how to execute it
• Utilise the necessary tools and procedures to refine processes
• Create a concrete plan to introduce 5S into your workplace

If you aim to improve workplace efficiency, secure more orders, satisfy customers, and enhance safety, this course is essential for you

This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate professionals who wish to introduce, implement, and sustain 5S practices effectively in their organisation.

The McKinsey 7-S model is an excellent tool for assessing the coherence and alignment within your company, rather than just supporting deep analysis or major structural shifts. If you recognise the need for transformation but are uncertain about the specific steps to take, this change management framework is ideally suited for you.

This instructor-led live training, available both online and onsite, is designed for managers, business owners, and strategists who intend to implement the McKinsey 7S model within their organisations.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and group discussions.
• Extensive practical exercises and hands-on practice.

Customisation Options

• For bespoke training arrangements, please contact us directly.

This two-day program is crafted to equip teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) with the skills to thrive in an Agile setting. By utilizing frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP, participants will learn how to operate as cohesive Agile Teams, effectively create and manage backlogs, and successfully plan and execute iterations. The curriculum also highlights the importance of understanding the team’s specific role within the ART, fostering collaboration, planning, execution, and continuous improvement alongside other teams.

The training readies teams for engagement in a Program Increment (PI), addressing both Team-level and Program-level events, with a special emphasis on upcoming PI planning sessions. Upon completing this course, participants will be well-prepared to sit for the certification exam to achieve the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) credential.

Upon course completion, 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 broader objectives.
• Identify other teams within the train, including their respective roles and interdependencies.
• Plan and execute iterations with efficiency.
• Showcase delivered value and drive continuous process improvement.
• Actively participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work seamlessly with other teams within the Agile Release Train.

Are you facing challenges in implementing Agile practices within your organization? Is the proposed change too rigid? Are your teams stretched too thin and less productive, yet too resistant to embrace a radical transformation?

Opt for the “Alternative Path to Agility” and adopt an evolutionary, human-centric Change Management approach that refines your existing process rather than replacing it.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for achieving successful evolutionary change. It builds upon what you are currently doing and respects your current roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This approach enables organizations to gradually evolve their business processes, establish and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly lower the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

If your team is overwhelmed, Kanban can assist you in gaining control over your workflow. Kanban introduces a dynamic technique for managing your process and uncovering bottlenecks.

This training equips you with the necessary skills and knowledge to apply Kanban in your daily work, teaching you how to decide what to work on now, what to defer, and what to remove from your to-do list permanently.

Learning Outcomes

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

By the end of the course, attendees will be familiar with the Kanban Method. They will be able to design and implement a basic Kanban board, understand different work item types and the associated risks, and recognize various team Kanban board designs and styles to select the most suitable one for their context. Additionally, they will be aware of the training roadmap and understand the value and benefits gained at each stage of the “alternative path to agility.”

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any professional involved in product development or knowledge work environments who is interested in exploring how Kanban can enhance working conditions. Kanban is applicable across multiple organizational functions, ranging from senior staff members aiming to adopt Lean Management to delivery team members eager to improve their working practices. Previous participants have included professionals in 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