KanBan Training in the UAE

Target group:

IT Director, Project Manager, Technical Team Leader, Analyst, Software Developer, Tester

Learning objective:

This training aims to provide participants with an understanding and hands-on experience in the principles of Kanban and Agile methodologies.

This course is designed for individuals who require integrating Agile methodologies, particularly SCRUM, with Lean and Kanban to oversee their projects effectively.

It merges the domains of product design and software development.

The Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is a dynamic two-day course certified by the Lean Kanban University (LKU). It integrates instruction, group discussions, and an immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method assists individuals, teams, and organizations in managing and enhancing product and service delivery to their clients.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, evidence-based advice for achieving successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current practices and promotes gradual transformation while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, as well as fostering leadership at all levels. This enables organizations to evolve business processes incrementally, establish and utilize pertinent metrics to gauge progress, and substantially mitigate risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completion of this course, you will gain an understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills needed to confidently implement Kanban within your organization.

What Will You Learn?

• Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
• Analyze demand versus capability
• Create models for the knowledge discovery process
• Design kanban systems and their visualizations
• Detect and prioritize improvements
• Select cadences for activities
• Recognize classes of service

Who Is This Course For?

This course is suitable for anyone involved in product development or knowledge work, including but not limited to:

• Program and delivery managers
• Product and project managers
• Product developers, software developers, and testers
• Individuals working in operations or support roles
• Business analysts
• High-level management
• Anyone interested in implementing Agile methodologies within their organization

JIRA is a Java-based web application designed to enhance software development agility through project and issue tracking.

During this instructor-led live session, participants will learn how to utilize Jira to adopt a Kanban methodology within their organization as part of an Agile framework.

By the conclusion of the training, attendees will be able to:

• Grasp the foundational concepts of Agile and Kanban
• Employ Jira for setting up and managing a Kanban project
• Tailor Jira to meet their organization's specific requirements
• Execute both fundamental and advanced searches and analyses
• Create and evaluate reports

Audience

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

Course Format

• The course includes lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice in a live-lab setting.

Note

• If you require a customized training for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

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 comprehensive two-day course is crafted to empower teams operating within an Agile Release Train (ART) to thrive in an Agile setting by leveraging proven frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will gain the expertise to function cohesively as Agile Teams, establish and manage their backlogs, and confidently plan and deliver iterations. The programme places strong emphasis on understanding the team's strategic position within the ART, fostering seamless collaboration, planning, execution, and continuous improvement alongside peer teams.

Equipped with this training, teams are fully prepared to engage in a Program Increment (PI), navigating both Team-level and Program-level events with a specific focus on upcoming PI planning sessions. Furthermore, successful completion of the course serves as excellent preparation for the certification examination required to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

Upon concluding the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to effectively scale Lean and Agile practices across the entire organisation.

• Comprehend their team's specific role within the Agile Release Train and how it drives broader organisational objectives.

• Identify other teams within the train, recognising their roles and critical interdependencies.

• Plan and execute iterations with precision and effectiveness.

• Demonstrate tangible value delivery while fostering a culture of continuous process improvement.

• Actively participate in and contribute meaningfully to Program Increment planning.

• Collaborate and integrate deliverables seamlessly with other teams across the Agile Release Train.

Are you facing challenges in implementing Agile within your organisation? Is the required change feeling overly prescriptive? Do you find your teams burdened, less productive, yet too resistant to embrace a revolutionary shift?

Consider the "Alternative Path to Agility" by adopting an evolutionary and people-centric Change Management approach that enhances your existing processes rather than overhauling them.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for driving successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current practices while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This approach enables organisations to gradually refine business processes, define and utilise relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks associated with complex transformation programmes.

If your team feels overwhelmed, Kanban can assist in bringing your workload under control. It is a dynamic technique for managing processes and exposing bottlenecks.

This training equips you with the essential skills and knowledge to apply Kanban in your daily work, teaching you how to prioritise immediate tasks, defer non-urgent items, and remove obsolete tasks from your to-do list permanently.

Learning Outcomes

This one-day course covers the fundamentals of the Kanban Method® and serves as the entry point for those seeking an alternative path to agility.

By the end of the session, attendees will be well-versed in the Kanban Method. They will be capable of designing and implementing a basic Kanban board, understanding work item types, and recognising the risks associated with specific items. Participants will also become familiar with various team Kanban board designs and styles, learning how to select the most suitable design for their specific context. Furthermore, they will gain insight into the training roadmap and understand the value and benefits derived at each stage of the "alternative path to agility."

Who Should Attend

This course is tailored for any professional working in product development or knowledge-based environments who wishes to discover how Kanban can enhance working practices. Kanban is effective across multiple organisational functions, ranging from senior leadership aiming to adopt Lean Management to delivery teams eager to refine their workflows. Past participants have held diverse roles, including:

• Senior Management Positions (CxO)
• Program and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts
• Scrum Team Members
• Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and Change Agents
• Product & Software Developers & Testers
• Agile Coaches & Practitioners (Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgilePM, etc.)
• Other roles such as HR and Finance professionals