KANBAN SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (KSI)

<p><strong><span style="color: rgb(13, 202, 242); caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Raleway; font-size: 1.75rem;">Description</span></strong></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban Systems Improvement (KSI)</span>&nbsp;takes your Kanban implementation to the next level.</p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;">You will learn advanced Kanban practices to optimize flow, manage variability and complexity, and continuously improve your system.</p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;">This course equips you with techniques to scale Kanban beyond a single team and manage end-to-end service delivery.</p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;">You’ll gain practical tools to address system-wide challenges and foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning.</p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.75rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Learning objectives: What you’ll learn</span></h3><ul style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;"><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Analyze and optimize an existing Kanban system</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Manage variability, dependencies, and flow across multiple teams and services</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Use advanced flow metrics to improve predictability and performance</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scale Kanban beyond the team level</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Foster a continuous improvement culture across services and organizational boundaries</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Manage evolutionary change in complex environments</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Apply advanced feedback loops and service delivery review.</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.75rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">&nbsp;</h3><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.75rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Topics covered</span></h3><ul style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;"><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Reviewing and analyzing existing Kanban systems</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Managing and optimizing flow at service and system level</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Advanced flow metrics (lead time distribution, flow efficiency, aging WIP, etc.)</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Variability and demand shaping</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Managing dependencies and unplanned work</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scaling Kanban across multiple teams and services</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Feedback loops at scale (Service Delivery Review, Risk Review, Operations Review)</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Evolutionary change in complex systems</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fostering a culture of continuous improvement</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.75rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">&nbsp;</h3><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.75rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Is this the right course for me?</span></h3><p class="p1" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;">If you already have a Kanban system in place and want to improve its maturity, manage complexity, and scale Kanban practices—this is your next step.</p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;">This course is designed for:</p><ul style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;"><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Team leads and delivery managers</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Service delivery managers</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Change agents and managers</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Anyone responsible for improving service delivery in an organization</li></ul><p class="p1" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;">You will especially benefit if you are dealing with:</p><ul style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;"><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Complex workflows and dependencies</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Variability and unpredictable demand</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scaling challenges across teams and services</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Low flow efficiency</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Service delivery issues</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Resistance to continuous improvement</li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.5rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">&nbsp;</h4><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.5rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Requirements</span></h4><ul style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;"><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Prior Kanban training required (<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://flow-sensei.com/kanban-trainings/kanban-system-design" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">Kanban System Design (KMP I)</a></span>).</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You should have experience working with a Kanban system.</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Familiarity with flow-based thinking and basic Kanban concepts.</li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.5rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">&nbsp;</h4><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-family: Raleway; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-size: 1.5rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Preparation</span></h4><ul style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Helvetica;"><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Please review your current Kanban system before attending.</li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bring real-world examples and challenges you want to explore during the course.</li></ul>