Kanban System Design (KMP I) - Boston, MA

<div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-8 " style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 710.078px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-blog_content " data-w="12" data-widget-type="blog_content" data-x="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; width: 710.078px; min-height: 28px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="blog-section" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="blog-post-wrapper cell-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="blog-section" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="blog-post-wrapper cell-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="section post-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 25px 0px 15px;"><h5 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 1.375em;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">If you're thinking:&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">"I want to know how to get started with Kanban" &nbsp;or "How can we greatly improve the Kanban system we have now"</em></strong>&nbsp;then this class if for you!</span></span></h5><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">The content of this course covers Kanban System Design topics, presented in the form of interactive exercises organized in small groups, plus games, classroom teaching and discussion.&nbsp;The class includes group exercises to design an actual Kanban system.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">The class curriculum is based on the work of David J. Anderson, author of the definitive book,&nbsp;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business</strong></em></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-9 " style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 710.078px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell " data-w="12" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; width: 710.078px; min-height: 28px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-2 row-number-1 " style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 710.078px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-rich_text " data-w="12" data-widget-type="rich_text" data-x="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; width: 710.078px; min-height: 28px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="cell-wrapper layout-widget-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 2.75em;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629446712536" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">Who Should Attend?</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629446712536" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">This 2-day Kanban System Design training class, certified by Lean Kanban University, is for managers, developers, and anyone wanting to learn the essentials of the Kanban Method.&nbsp;</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-2 row-number-2 " style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 710.078px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-rich_text " data-w="12" data-widget-type="rich_text" data-x="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; width: 710.078px; min-height: 28px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="cell-wrapper layout-widget-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 2.75em;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">Learning Objectives</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Participants will learn how to design a Kanban system and initiate change with Kanban. They will learn the basic&nbsp;concepts of flow, pull, and collaborative improvement. At the end of the training, participants will understand:</span></span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 30px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to identify and address bottlenecks</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to work with shifting priorities</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to deal with interrupt work and multi-tasking</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to deal with important but not time-critical work</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to avoid having work pile up in one place (or time) while there is a lack of work in another place</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to create flow in the work, the information to perform the work, and the teams that do the work</span></span></li></ul><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 1.75em;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">Participants receive</span></h4><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 30px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">A digital copy of the book&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban</em></strong>&nbsp;by David J. Anderson&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Certificate of Completion of Lean Kanban University Certified Kanban Training, digital format</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Membership in Lean Kanban University and a listing in the LKU Alumni Directory.</span></span></li></ul><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 1.75em;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">KMP qualification</span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629454215538" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">This course satisfies one requirement toward the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) designation.&nbsp; The KMP II: Kanban Management Professional class will complete the KMP status requirement.</span></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-2 row-number-3 " style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 710.078px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-rich_text " data-w="12" data-widget-type="rich_text" data-x="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; width: 710.078px; min-height: 28px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="cell-wrapper layout-widget-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 2.75em;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629455184540" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">Curriculum</span></h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 30px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629455184540" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Controlling Work in Progress (moving from push to pull)</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629455184540" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Visualizing work (designing the card wall)</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629455184540" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Measuring and managing flow (control charts, flow diagrams)</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629455184540" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Making policies explicit (classes of service)</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629455184540" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Managing change and collaborative improvement</span></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-2 row-number-4 " style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 710.078px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-rich_text " data-w="12" data-widget-type="rich_text" data-x="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; width: 710.078px; min-height: 28px; margin-left: 0px;"><div class="cell-wrapper layout-widget-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 2.75em;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629457152542" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">Prerequisites</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1492629457152542" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Attendees are expected to have read the&nbsp;</span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban&nbsp;</em></strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">book by David J Anderson or&nbsp;</span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban from the Inside</em></strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;by Mike Burrows. The&nbsp;</span><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kanban&nbsp;</strong></em><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">ebook will be provided upon registration. Prior attendance at a Team Kanban Practitioner 1-day course is recommended but not required.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="color: rgb(36, 97, 170); font-size: 2.75em; letter-spacing: 1px;">Additional Information</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cancellation Policy</strong>&nbsp;– Please Note<br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Substitutions or postponements are accepted at any time. Cancellations must be notified by email and refunds will be provided according to the following:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 30px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;">More than 10 days prior = 80% of course fee</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;">5 to 10 days prior = 50% of course fee</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 1em !important;">Less than 5 days = no refund provided</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;">The Madison Henry Group LLC reserves the right to postpone or cancel this event. If a cancellation occures, you will be notified no later than 7 days prior to the event and all registration payments will be refunded promptly or, if you prefer, rescheduled to another class.&nbsp; If circumstances require, presenters may be substituted for alternative qualified presenters with equivalent experience.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Please be advised that events can be subject to changes in date and/or venue due to acts out of our control such as bad weather, civil unrest, etc. It is recommended that you purchase changeable and refundable tickets. The Madison Henry Group LLC will not be responsible for incurred costs in the event that we need to make changes due to circumstances beyond our control.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p>