The Essence of Kanban - a TriAgile 2017 Workshop

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">The essence of Kanban is – “start where you are”, and start with “small pragmatic actionable steps” that you can start implementing&nbsp;<span class="aBn" style="padding-top: 0px;"><span class="aQJ" style="padding-top: 0px;">next Monday</span></span>! In other words, Kanban favors an evolutionary change approach rather than a big-bang, disruptive change.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">This program is highly interactive introductory class on Kanban Method that is accredited by the Lean Kanban University (LKU). It is a great way to get started with Kanban on a team level. It focuses on actionable practices and techniques that can improve the flow of work in your team. Some of the common situations where Kanban can provide a great value include:</span></p><ul style="padding-top: 10px; padding-left: 2em; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">New Scrum teams struggling to reach a sustainable pace of development</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Scrum teams that are overwhelmed by frequent changes in the Sprint scope</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Waterfall teams that wish to transition to Agile, but feel Scrum could be too risky, too disruptive</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Mature Scrum teams that wish to transition to Continuous Delivery</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Teams looking for an “alternative path to agility”</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><u><strong><span style="padding-top: 0px;">DELIVERABLES</span></strong></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">All participants will receive:</span></p><ul style="padding-top: 10px; padding-left: 2em; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Certificate of completion from Lean Kanban University</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">“Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP)” credential certificate, accompanied by the TKP Badge</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Softcopy of the classroom workbook</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Membership in Lean Kanban University and a listing in the LKU Alumni Directory</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><u><strong><span style="padding-top: 0px;">TARGET AUDIENCE</span></strong></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Anyone looking for new proven ways to optimize the flow of knowledge work, including but not limited to:</span></p><ul style="padding-top: 10px; padding-left: 2em; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; color: rgb(102, 106, 115); font-family: &quot;Benton Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Project Managers / Program Managers</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Agile Coaches/ Process Coaches</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Application leads / Team leads</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><span style="padding-top: 0px;">Software developers, Testers, Business analysts</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">&nbsp;</p>