Kanban System Design (KMP I)

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Kanban System Design (KMP I) Workshop</strong></span><br /><em>Learn Kanban fundamentals, experience flow in a powerful simulation, and design your Kanban system for optimal flow and faster delivery</em><br /><br />The Kanban Method as developed and promoted by the Kanban University has become a powerful method for teams, departments and organizations to:</p><ul><li>Deliver faster and more responsively</li><li>Increase shared ownership of deliverables</li><li>Connect daily work to customer value</li><li>Improve predictability with flow metrics</li></ul><p><strong>Kanban System Design (KSD)</strong> is a foundational Kanban workshop that provides you with the knowledge and tools you need to implement Kanban in your work and business context. Also referred to as the Kanban Management Professional I (KMP I), this 3-session workshop (14 hours total live instructor-led time + self-paced learning) serves as the first step in achieving full certification as a Kanban Management Professional (KMP) with Kanban University.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Workshop Summary</span></strong><br />Through hands-on activities, structured small-group dialogue, and real-world examples, you will develop an understanding of Kanban principles and practices and gain insights on how to apply Kanban to increase quality, speed workflow, and optimize the delivery of market-relevant, high-quality services and products to your customers.</p><p>Central to this KSD is <strong>Okaloa&rsquo;s Flowlab simulation</strong>, which delivers an experiential understanding of Kanban to learners of all backgrounds and experience levels. Suitable for any professional who is responsible for product/project delivery or is part of a delivery or service team, the Kanban System Design (KSD) workshop prepares you to design and adopt a full customer-focused service delivery Kanban system.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Learning Objectives</strong></span><br />Topics covered in this high-energy, live online instructor-led course include:</p><ul><li>Kanban Method principles and practices</li><li>Elements of a Kanban system</li><li>Experience flow in a Kanban simulation</li><li>Visual board design and ticket design</li><li>Analyzing demand and capability</li><li>Modelling workflow in your environment</li><li>Discovering and socializing a context for change</li><li>Kanban system mechanics, such as commitment, pull, and replenishment</li><li>Kanban system indicators and performance metrics</li></ul><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Who Should Attend?</span></strong><br />This workshop is suitable for anyone in professional services organizations involved in leading or managing the delivery of products or services to their customers. This includes, but is not limited to software applications development and support.<br /><br />Non-IT disciplines that would benefit by managing work with the Kanban Method include: Operations, Marketing, Procurement, Human Resources, and any other knowledge work domains seeking to optimize delivery of customer value.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>What&rsquo;s Included?</strong></span></p><ul><li>Three 4-hour sessions of live online training by a Kanban University-accredited trainer</li><li>Printed, spiral-bound, full-color workbook delivered to your doorstep before class begins</li><li>KMP I Credential and a Certificate of Completion issued by Kanban University</li><li>Membership in Kanban University and listing in the Kanban University Alumni Directory</li><li>FREE digital download of David Anderson&#39;s book &quot;Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business&quot;</li><li>50% discount on Mike Burrow&#39;s Kanban from the Inside e-book (digital download)</li></ul><p>This workshop follows the official Lean Kanban University training materials produced by leading experts such as David J Anderson, Mike Burrows, and others.</p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>About the Instructor</strong></span><br />Kert Peterson began his career as a Software Engineer in NASA&#39;s Space Shuttle program. His roots as a maker afford him practical insights into the daily challenges faced by testers, engineers, and creatives seeking to deliver business value in the face of change. Kert has been an Accredited Kanban Trainer since 2018.<br /><br />Kert has guided Agile Transformations for a wide range of companies, including Fidelity Investments, Mission Health, Duke Energy, Bank of America, Dell, and Capital One Financial. At Bank of America, Peterson launched and led four Kanban teams through a 6-month transition to a lean-agile delivery system for the bank&rsquo;s 120-member customer profitability organization.<br /><br />Kert holds a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio and lives in Calgary, AB with his family. He spends his spare time training Tai Chi and playing Mandolin.<br /><br /><br />&nbsp;</p>