Kanban Essentials

Organizations are increasingly challenged with finding ways to cut waste and optimize their processes. More and more companies are adopting Lean and Kanban methods as part of their approach to work management. Kanban works great for projects, production support, smaller initiatives, or for the team with constantly shifty priorities. This course will help you understand how Agile, Kanban, and Scrum can be combined (Scrumban) to deliver value for your organization.

Learning Objectives

Understand the value of Kanban
Evaluate when to use Kanban
Compare and contrast Kanban and Scrum
Demonstrate the value of reducing work in progress (WIP)
Evaluate why Kanban can be more difficult to adapt and maintain
Create custom Kanban boards and processes

What You’ll Learn

Kanban overview
- Kanban Manifesto & Principles
- Kanban Teams
- Comparing: Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban
- Ceremonies
- How to conduct a Kanban Standup
- Building a Scrumban calendar

Writing effective User Stories

Story decomposition (Theme, Epic, Story)
Writing good User Stories
Best Practices: I-N-V-E-S-T
Sizing\Estimating

Kanban

Moving work items through the Process Flow
Small Batches (Queueing Theory Basics)
Working in small batches
Work in Progress: How limiting work in progress increases efficiency.
Real-World Examples of Kanban

Process Mapping

Eliminating Sources of Waste in Development
Visualizing the Workflow
Activity: Creating your first board

Understanding Class of Service

Defining Class of Services
Working with Product Owners

Definition of Done
Definition of Ready
Activity: Refining your board

Refining your Kanban process

Retrospective
Continuous Improvement

Metrics

Tracking Metrics
Lead Time
Cycle Time
Continuous Flow
How to manage stakeholders and set expectations
Activity: Using Metrics for process improvements; identify and resolve hindrance to flow

Who Should Attend?

Team Members
Scrum Masters
Product Owners
Developers
Testers
Business Analysts
Agile Project Managers
Managers
Stakeholders