Agile Project Management with Kanban Training Course

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging, two-day course that blends instruction, group discussions, and a fully immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method assists individuals, teams, and organisations in managing and enhancing the delivery of products and services to customers.

The Kanban Method offers pragmatic, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It builds upon current practices, promoting gradual evolution while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, and fostering leadership at all levels. This approach enables organisations to gradually evolve business processes, utilise relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly reduce the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completion of this course, you will possess a solid understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills to apply Kanban with confidence 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 visualisations
- 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:
- Programme and delivery managers
- Product and project managers
- Product developers, software developers, and testers
- Professionals working in operations or support
- Business analysts
- Senior management
- Anyone interested in implementing Agile practices within their organisation

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

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

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

• Grasp the fundamental principles of Agile and Kanban
• Utilise Jira to create and manage a Kanban project
• Tailor Jira configurations to align with organisational requirements
• Execute basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Generate and review comprehensive reports

Audience

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

Format of the Course

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

Note

• To request a customised training package for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Kanban is a workflow management method.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at both beginner-level and advanced-level participants. The knowledge and tools provided can be applied in your daily work to optimize workflow efficiency.

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

• Increase the number of work items completed per unit of time.
• Reduce the time required to complete work items.
• Improve work predictability (providing better answers to "When will it be done?").
• Manage flow metrics (throughput, lead time, work in progress, work item age).
• Use flow charts (Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, Work Aging Chart).
• Utilize statistical forecasting methods, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreement.
• Design a Kanban System in a methodological way (STATIK).
• Understand Little's Law, which describes the nature of value flow.

This two-day course is designed to help teams that are part of an Agile Release Train (ART) operate effectively within an Agile environment by applying 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 emphasizes 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 organization.
• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and how it contributes to overall objectives.
• Recognize 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.