IPC KMP 1 Kanban System Design

<p>In-house training for IPC employees only</p><div>This 2-day Foundations-level Kanban training class, certified by Lean Kanban University, is for managers, developers, and anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of the Kanban Method. The class includes the use of a Kanban simulation as well as exercises to design an actual Kanban system.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Course content and objectives</strong></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Participants will learn how to design a Kanban system and initiate change with Kanban. They will learn the basic&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">concepts of flow, pull, and collaborative improvement.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="line-height: 1.5;">At the end of the training, participants will understand:</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><ul style="padding-left: 15px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;">How to identify and address bottlenecks</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to work with shifting priorities</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to deal with interrupt work and multi-tasking</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to deal with important but not time-critical work</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to avoid having work pile up in one place (or time) while there is a lack of work in another place</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to create flow in the work, the information to perform the work, and the teams that do the work</li></ul><p>The content of this course covers the following topics, presented in the form of interactive exercises organized in small groups, plus games, classroom teaching and discussion.</p><ul style="padding-left: 15px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Controlling Work in Progress (from push to pull)</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Visualizing work (designing the card wall)</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Measuring and managing flow (control charts, flow diagrams)</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Making policies explicit (classes of service)</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Managing change and collaborative improvement</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The class curriculum is based on the work of David J. Anderson, pioneer of the Kanban Method, and author of the definitive book, Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Participants receive</strong></span></div><ul style="padding-left: 15px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A digital copy of the book Kanban by David J. Anderson&nbsp;</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Certificate of Completion of Lean Kanban University Certified Kanban Training, digital format</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Membership in Lean Kanban University and a listing in the LKU Alumni Directory.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p>