PILOT KMP I - An Introduction to Kanban Systems

<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="font-size: 1.375em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px;">Contact Jannette via jbrace@ccpace.com to find out about attending this class.</h5><h5 style="font-size: 1.375em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px;"><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;">If&nbsp;</span>you're thinking:&nbsp;<strong style="font-size: 1.375em; 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><span style="font-size: 1.375em;">&nbsp;then this class if for you!</span></h5><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px;"><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;">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></p><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px;"><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="font-size: 2.75em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px;"><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="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px;"><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="font-size: 2.75em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px;"><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="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px;"><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 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></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 30px; box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">How to identify and address bottlenecks</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">How to work with shifting priorities</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">How to deal with interrupt work and multi-tasking</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">How to deal with important but not time-critical work</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">How to avoid having work pile up in one place (or time) while there is a lack of work in another place</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">How to create flow in the work, the information to perform the work, and the teams that do the work</span></li></ul><p><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(36, 97, 170); font-size: 1.75em; letter-spacing: 1px;">Participants receive</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 30px; box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">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></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">Certificate of Completion of Lean Kanban University Certified Kanban Training, digital format</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">Membership in Lean Kanban University and a listing in the LKU Alumni Directory.</span></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h4 style="font-size: 1.75em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px;"><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="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 2em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); padding: 10px 0px;"><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;">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></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="font-size: 2.75em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 97, 170); padding: 0px;"><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="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 30px; box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">Controlling Work in Progress (moving from push to pull)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">Visualizing work (designing the card wall)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">Measuring and managing flow (control charts, flow diagrams)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">Making policies explicit (classes of service)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; 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;">Managing change and collaborative improvement</span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jannette will be pilotting her first KMP I class on Saturday. This two day class will be squeezed into one day. Attendance is limited to better facilitate the learning environment.</p><p>While Jannette has taught literally hundreds of Scrum classes, this will be her first KMP class, therefore we are offering a very deep discount.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>