Scrum Better with Kanban (SBK)

<div id="page-wrapper"><div id="content-wrapper"><div class="container"><div id="columns"><div class="columns-inner clearfix"><div id="content-column"><div class="content-inner"><section id="main-content"><div id="content"><div class="block block-system no-title odd first last block-count-1 block-region-content block-main" id="block-system-main"><div class="at-panel panel-display two-33-66 clearfix"><div class="region region-two-33-66-second"><div class="region-inner clearfix"><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-public-description-on-trainings-page-panel-pane-1 no-title block"><div class="block-inner clearfix"><div class="block-content"><div class="view view-public-description-on-trainings-page view-id-public_description_on_trainings_page view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-dom-id-43405c00776bba340dcc217b458dbc00"><div class="view-content"><div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"><div class="views-field views-field-field-class-public-description"><div class="field-content"><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="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Description</span></span></span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">In this course, you will learn how to strengthen your current Scrum implementation by incorporating Kanban Method principles, practices and evolutionary change management.</span></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 style="font-size:14px;">Learn from the experiences of Scrum Teams that successfully evolved their way of working using the Kanban Method.</span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">This hands-on training will give you actionable guidance and a proven approach to introducing improvements that deliver results&mdash;without needing budget approval or organizational permission.</span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">You&rsquo;ll gain practical tools and insights to help your team improve collaboration, predictability, and flow.</span></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="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Learning objectives: What you&rsquo;ll learn</span></span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">How to&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">identify and analyze pain points</span>&nbsp;and challenges in and around your current Scrum implementation.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">How to address&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">variability, dependencies, and unplanned work</span>&nbsp;that impact your team&rsquo;s performance.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">How to develop and test actionable improvements using&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban principles and practices</span>.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">How to apply&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">small, safe-to-fail changes</span>&nbsp;to evolve your Scrum implementation with real impact.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">How to apply the&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Managed Evolutionary Change</span>&nbsp;approach to introduce improvements gradually and sustainably.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">How to overcome&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">resistance to change</span>&nbsp;in your teams and organization.</span></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);"><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Topics covered</span></span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Introduction to the Kanban Method</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Kanban principles and practices</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Understanding flow, classes of service, and types of work</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Analyzing and visualizing team-level challenges</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Using Kanban to manage and improve Scrum workflows</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Evolutionary change management</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Common Scrum challenges: dependencies, meetings, predictability, resistance, transparency, unplanned work</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Identifying and developing&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">experiments</span>&nbsp;to improve Scrum</span></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="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Is this the right course for me?</span></span></span></h3><p 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 style="font-size:14px;">If you are a Scrum practitioner, team lead, Scrum Master, Agile coach, or manager who wants to introduce evolutionary improvements to your Scrum Teams, this course is the perfect starting point.</span></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;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">This course is designed for:</span></strong></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="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Team leads and delivery managers</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Developers or team members working in Scrum Teams</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Change agents and managers looking for pragmatic ways to evolve team-level practices</span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">If you are already working with Scrum and want to improve collaboration, predictability, and flow within your team and organization, this class is for you.</span></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;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">You will especially benefit if your Scrum environment is experiencing challenges such as:</span></strong></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="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Dependencies</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Lack of predictability</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Unplanned work</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Inefficient meetings</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Resistance to change</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Transparency issues</span></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="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Requirements</span></span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Familiarity with the&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scrum Framework</span>&nbsp;is required.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">You should have&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">applied Scrum at least once</span>&nbsp;in your organization.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">It is required that you have read the latest version of the&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scrum Guide</span>before attending.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">No previous&nbsp;<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban experience or training</span>&nbsp;is necessary.</span></li><li class="p1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Having a Scrum certification is not required.</span></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="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(13, 202, 242);">Preparation</span></span></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;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Please review the latest version of the&nbsp;<a href="https://scrumguides.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">Scrum Guide</a>&nbsp;before attending the course.</span></li><li class="p2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size:14px;">No further preparation is required&mdash;just bring your experience and an open mind.</span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p>