Overview
The Kanban Management Professional (KMP2) certification course is a 2-day advanced program designed to refine your understanding of Kanban systems. This training emphasizes practical exercises and discussions, focusing on the daily operation and rollout of a Kanban system. Participants will learn to manage and evolve Kanban initiatives effectively while fostering a service-delivery mindset and improving team efficiency.
Objectives
By the end of this course, leaner will be able to:
- Master the rollout and daily operation of Kanban systems in their organization.
- Learn how to identify and address bottlenecks in workflows.
- Apply advanced Kanban metrics like Flow Efficiency, Lead Time Distribution, and Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD).
- Conduct effective Kanban meetings, including service delivery and risk reviews.
- Develop a service-oriented mindset and manage evolutionary change.
Prerequisites
- Have prior knowledge of Kanban concepts, preferably through the Kanban System Design class.
- Be familiar with the books Kanban by David J. Anderson or Kanban from the Inside by Mike Burrows.
- Actively use or have experience with Kanban systems.
- Be pursuing the Kanban Management Professional certification path.
- Be ready to participate in hands-on exercises and discussions.
Course Outline
- Kanban principles and core values.
- Overcoming resistance to WIP limits.
- Introduction to Proto-Kanban systems.
- Flow Efficiency and Lead Time Distribution.
- Control Charts and Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFD).
- Analyzing and optimizing workflows using data.
- Conducting service delivery, operations, and risk reviews.
- Setting up commitment and replenishment cycles.
- Implementing effective feedback loops for continuous improvement.
- Evolutionary vs. disruptive change.
- Overcoming challenges in change management.
- Building consensus for Kanban adoption.
- Real-world case studies, including Scrumban for enterprises.
- Hands-on simulation exercises for process improvement.
- Designing and evolving Kanban systems tailored to organizational needs.