Workload: 16h
Former: Rodrigo Oliveira
Kanban System Design Program
This 16-hour training is for people who are looking to unleash the full potential of the Kanban method in their teams. Professionals trained in Kanban System Design are able to implement the Kanban method in their teams in an evolutionary way, improving results, reducing stress from work overload and increasing predictability.
1. Technology companies and the flow paradigm
- Why do companies exist?
- Value, customer and the value chain
- Value generation and waste
- Lean and Knowledge work
- Pull system: fundamental pillar of management and agility
2. Kanban Hour – Dynamic*
Kanban Hour is a dynamic created by Rodrigo Yoshima that simulates the use of Kanban
in a classroom project where students learn hands-on and collaboratively
the main practices of Kanban.
- Lot size
- Setting up a kanban board
- Limiting Work in Progress (WIP)
- Demand prioritization
- Retrospectives and Kaizens
- Collaboration
* Dynamics created by Aspercom.
3. Visualization and flow control techniques
- Why views are important
- Types of demands
- Swimlanes: Reserving Capacity
- Expand/Collapse
- Various kanban styles
4. Measure and manage flow
- Explicit process flow and policies
- Lean and Kanban Metrics for Software Development
- The Cumulative Flow Diagram
- Lead Time Control Chart
- Throughput
5. Kaizen – Collaborate to evaluate improvements
- The process of incremental improvement
- Kaizen vs. Kaikaku
- Case studies
- systems thinking
- Dealing with failure demand
6. Getting started with Kanban on your team
- Systems Thinking Approach to Introduce Kanban (STATIK)
- Directing implementation based on dissatisfactions
- Using Service Classes for Risk Mitigation
- Cost of Delay
7. Kaizen Game
In this exclusive game from Aspercom, students will act as managers of a work system, leading a team that is starting to use Kanban. The Kaizen Game is a game where students learn in practice about how management decisions impact the workflow, teaching how metrics and variability can be used to achieve predictability with Kanban.
Who is it for?
- Developers
- Product Managers
- Project Managers
- Product Owners
- Scrum Masters
- Delivery Managers
- testers
- Program managers
- Managers