Agile Project Management with Kanban Training Course

The Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) programme is an engaging two-day course that integrates instruction, collaborative discussions, and a fully immersive simulation. It demonstrates how the Kanban Method empowers individuals, teams, and organisations to effectively manage and enhance the delivery of products and services to their customers.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for driving successful evolutionary change. It builds upon current practices while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, while also fostering leadership at every level. This approach enables organisations to gradually evolve their business processes, establish and utilise relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks typically associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completing this course, you will possess a solid understanding of Kanban principles and core practices, along with the skills required to confidently apply Kanban within your organisation.

What Will You Learn?
- Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyse demand versus capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design kanban systems and their visual representations
- Identify and prioritise improvements
- Choose cadences for activities
- Identify classes of service

Who Is This Course For?
This course is suitable for anyone involved in product development or knowledge work. This includes, but is not limited to, the following roles:
Programme and delivery managers
Product and project managers
Product developers, software developers, and testers
Staff working in operations or support functions
Business analysts
Senior management
Anyone interested in implementing Agile practices in their organisation

JIRA is a Java-based web application designed to facilitate project and issue tracking, thereby enhancing the agility of software development processes.

Through this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to leverage Jira to implement a Kanban approach to Agile within their organizations.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the fundamental principles underpinning Agile and Kanban methodologies
• Utilize Jira to establish and manage a Kanban project
• Tailor Jira configurations to align with organizational requirements
• Conduct both basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Create and examine various reports

Target Audience

• Product managers
• Software developers
• Test engineers
• Business analysts

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice within a live-lab environment.

Note

• For those seeking customized training for this course, please reach out to us to make the necessary arrangements.

Kanban serves as a method for managing workflows.

This live, instructor-led training (available online or onsite) caters to participants at both beginner and advanced levels. The tools and knowledge imparted can be directly applied to your daily tasks to enhance workflow efficiency.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Boost the volume of work items completed within a given timeframe.
• Shorten the duration required to finish work items.
• Enhance the predictability of work outcomes (providing more accurate responses to "When will it be finished?").
• Oversee flow metrics, including throughput, lead time, work in progress, and work item age.
• Employ flow charts such as the Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, and Work Aging Chart.
• Apply statistical forecasting techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreements.
• Design a Kanban System using a methodical approach (STATIK).
• Grasp Little's Law, which elucidates the nature of value flow.

This two-day course is tailored to assist teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) in operating effectively within an Agile environment by utilising frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will learn how to function as Agile Teams, create and manage their backlogs, and successfully plan and execute iterations. The course also emphasises understanding the team’s role within the ART and how to collaborate, plan, execute, and continuously improve alongside other teams.

The training prepares teams to participate in a Program Increment (PI), covering both Team-level and Program-level events, with a particular focus on upcoming PI planning sessions. Completion of the course also prepares participants for the certification exam to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices across the organisation.
• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and how it contributes to overall objectives.
• Recognise other teams within the train, including their roles and interdependencies.
• Plan and execute iterations effectively.
• Demonstrate delivered value and continuously improve processes.
• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.