Kanban System Design - KMP-I

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Participants will learn how to design a Kanban system and initiate change</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">with Kanban. They will learn the basic concepts of flow, pull, and</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">collaborative improvement. At the end of the training, participants will</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">understand:</span></p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* How to identify and address bottlenecks</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* How to work with shifting priorities</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* How to deal with interrupt work and multi-tasking</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* How to deal with important but not time-critical work</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* How to avoid having work pile up in one place (or time) while there is a</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">lack of work in another place</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* How to create flow in the work, the information to perform the work, and</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">the teams that do the work</span></p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The content of this course covers the following topics, presented in the</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">form of interactive exercises organized in small groups, plus games,</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">classroom teaching and discussion.</span></p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* Controlling Work in Progress (from push to pull)</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* Visualizing work (designing the card wall)</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* Measuring and managing flow (control charts, flow diagrams)</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* Making policies explicit (classes of service)</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">* Managing change and collaborative improvement</span></p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The class curriculum is based on the work of David J. Anderson, pioneer of</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">the Kanban Method, and author of the definitive book, Kanban: Successful</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business.</span></p>