Kanban System Design (LIVE in-person)

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Kanban System Design Workshop - Live In-Person (Calgary, Canada)</strong></span><br /><em>Increase visibility, improve business outcomes, and respond to changing customer needs with Kanban.&nbsp;</em><br /><br />The Kanban Method as developed and promoted by Kanban University has become a powerful method for teams, departments and organizations to:</p><ul><li>Deliver faster and more responsively</li><li>Increase shared ownership of deliverables</li><li>Connect daily work to customer value</li><li>Improve predictability with flow metrics</li></ul><p><strong>Kanban System Design (KSD)</strong> is a foundational Kanban workshop that provides you with the knowledge and tools you need to implement Kanban in your work and business context.</p><p>Previously referred to as the Kanban Management Professional I (KMP I), this 2-day -workshop (14 hours total live instructor-led time) serves as the first step in achieving full certification as a Kanban Management Professional (KMP) with Kanban University.</p><p><strong>Challenges addressed by the Kanban Method</strong><br />Are you experiencing these workplace challenges?</p><ul><li>Overburdening (more work than you can handle) and an inability to discuss it?</li><li>Work piling up with no clear visibility into what&#39;s actually getting done?</li><li>Teams constantly switching between urgent priorities without finishing anything?</li><li>Unpredictable delivery times making it difficult to commit to customers?</li><li>Bottlenecks appearing and disappearing with no systematic way to address them?</li><li>Feeling like you&#39;re working harder but not seeing improved outcomes?</li></ul><p>If these challenges sound familiar, the Kanban Systems Design course can teach you how to consistently describe your problems in an actionable manner so you can design solutions that address these problems once and for all.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Workshop Summary</span></strong><br />Through hands-on activities, structured small-group dialogue, and real-world examples, you will develop an understanding of Kanban principles and practices and gain insights on how to apply Kanban to increase quality, speed workflow, and optimize the delivery of value.</p><p>Central to this KSD workshop is the&nbsp;<strong>GetKanban simulation</strong>, which delivers an experiential understanding of Kanban to learners of all backgrounds and experience levels.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Learning Objectives</strong></span><br />Topics covered in this high-energy, live online instructor-led course include:</p><ul><li>Kanban Method principles and practices</li><li>Elements of a Kanban system</li><li>Experience flow in a Kanban simulation</li><li>Visual board design and ticket design</li><li>Analyzing demand and capability</li><li>Modelling workflow in your environment</li><li>Discovering and leveraging motivations for change</li><li>Kanban system mechanics, such as commitment, pull, and replenishment</li><li>Kanban system indicators and performance metrics</li></ul><p><strong>Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:</strong></p><ul><li>Guide a team in creating a Kanban board and system</li><li>Understand and apply key metrics to evolve your team&rsquo;s performance</li><li>Leverage the Kanban cadences to guide and manage workflow</li><li>Confidently apply board design elements to make ongoing improvements to your system</li></ul><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Who Should Attend?</span></strong><br />This workshop is suitable for anyone in a service organization or business unit that is involved in delivering products or services to customers. This includes, but is not limited to, software applications development and IT support. Non-product disciplines such as Operations, Marketing, Procurement, Human Resources, and any other knowledge work domains seeking to optimize delivery of customer value will benefit by managing work with the Kanban Method.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What&rsquo;s Included?</strong></span></p><ul><li>Two 8-hour sessions of live in-person training by a Kanban University-accredited trainer</li><li>Access to the Depth Consulting&nbsp;online learning portal for pre-workshop on-demand <strong>Kanban 101</strong> course</li><li>Printed full-color workbook for in-class learning and post-workshop reference</li><li>KSD (KMP I) Certificate of Completion issued by Kanban University</li><li>Membership in Kanban University and profile page on the Kanban University website</li><li>FREE digital download of David Anderson&#39;s book &quot;Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business&quot;</li><li>50% discount on Mike Burrow&#39;s Kanban from the Inside e-book (digital download)</li></ul><p>This workshop follows the official Kanban University training materials produced by leading experts such as David J Anderson, Mike Burrows, and others.</p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What Students are Saying (feedback from previous KSD workshops)</strong></span></p><ul><li data-key="961"><span data-key="960"><span data-offset-key="960:0">&quot;Thank you for your patience and expertise. It was a well run and engaging experience :) &quot;</span></span></li><li data-key="977"><span data-key="976"><span data-offset-key="976:0">&quot;I am really seeing the value in Kanban and am excited to introduce to our team&quot;</span></span></li><li data-key="1159"><span data-key="1158"><span data-offset-key="1158:0">&quot;The content and delivery of the course was extraordinary in comparison to other Kanban/Agile instructors I&#39;ve had.&quot;</span></span></li><li data-key="993"><span data-key="992"><span data-offset-key="992:0">&quot;The workshop puts into perspective the concepts that were fuzzy without practical use. The hands on labs, the discussions, the Miro board, all of the topics covered really solidified Kanban.&quot;</span></span></li><li data-key="1011"><span data-key="1010"><span data-offset-key="1010:0">&quot;Thank you for an extraordinary learning experience. You made the daunting task of implementing Agile/Kanban within my organization an achievable, and even enjoyable, process.&quot;</span></span></li><li data-key="245" data-slate-fragment="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"><span data-key="246"><span data-offset-key="246:0">&quot;Very well organized course delivery, very interactive, lots of homework to prepare for next day, overall a great experience, you guys rock!&quot;</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Workshop Schedule</strong></span></p><p>KSD consists of the two 8-hour sessions of live online training led by Dave White &amp; Kert Peterson, your Kanban University-accredited trainers:</p><ul><li>Day 1: 11/26 (Wednesday) 9:00am - 5:00pm MT</li><li>Day 2: 11/27 (Thursday) 9:00am - 5:00pm MT</li></ul><p>NOTE: This workshop has pre-class preparatory activities and day 1 homework assignments that must be completed to achieve the Kanban University accreditation.</p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Meet Your Instructors - Dave &amp; Kert</strong></span><br /><br /><strong>Dave White</strong> is an Accredited Kanban Consultant (AKC), Trainer (AKT), and in the first cohort of Kanban University Distinguished Fellows. Dave was the first Canadian AKT in 2012 and one of the first AKC (KCP) in Canada and globally. Dave was the director of the KCP Program from 2014 until 2020 when the program transformed into the modern-day AKC program.</p><p>Dave specializes in helping organizations mature their software development and information technology practices on both the process side using Kanban, and on the technical side using ASP.NET Core, Kubernetes, Azure and a variety of other technologies. He is passionate about DevOps tooling, techniques, and mindsets and regularly talks and teaches on a wide range of Kanban, DevOps, and Software Development topics</p><p><strong>Kert Peterson</strong> began his career as a Software Engineer in NASA&#39;s Space Shuttle program. His roots as a maker afford him practical insights into the daily challenges faced by testers, engineers, and creatives. Kert has been an Accredited Kanban Trainer since 2018.</p><p>Kert has guided Agile Transformations for a wide range of companies, including Fidelity Investments, Mission Health, Duke Energy, Bank of America, Dell, and Capital One Financial. At Bank of America, Peterson launched and led four Kanban teams through a 6-month transition to a lean-agile delivery system for the bank&rsquo;s 120-member customer profitability organization. Kert holds a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio and lives in Calgary, AB with his family. He spends his spare time training Tai Chi and playing Mandolin.<br />&nbsp;</p>