IT Expert System | Agile Kanban

Agile Kanban

This Kanban course is designed for any professional who is part of a product development or knowledge work environment and who is interested in discovering how Kanban can help improve working environments. Kanban works across multiple functions of an organization, from senior members of staff looking to adopt Lean Management to members of delivery teams willing to improve their working practices.

Course Content

Definition of Kanban

Foundational Principles
Core Practices
The Kanban Lens
Agile Mindset
WIP [Work in Progress]

Understanding Kanban

Visualization – Information Radiator
Value stream Mapping
Pull-Based Systems to avoid WIP
Push vs Pull System
Recognize the seven forms of waste associated with software development
Commitment in Kanban
Replenishment and Planning
Demand vs Throughput
Delivery of Products
Lead and End-to-End Cycle Times
Little's Law
Theory of Constraints, Addressing bottlenecks
Lean metrics and operations reviews
Cumulative Flow Diagrams
Lead and Cycle Time
Control Charts
Flow Efficiency

Implementing Kanban

STATIK - Systems Thinking Approach to Implementing Kanban
Understanding Sources of Variability
Identifying Opportunities to Improve
Analyzing Demand and Capability
Modeling Workflow
Designing a Kanban System
Work Item Types
Story Points
Scale Agile by using Kanban at the program and portfolio levels of an organization
Predictive vs Adaptive Planning