Kanban Systems Improvement

Overview

Progress from the basics of Kanban where you learnt how to design a single system in the Kanban System Design programme. The next step on your journey is to learn how to scale out to multiple connected systems. In the Kanban Systems Improvement programme, you will learn how to manage and optimise those systems using metrics and evolutionary change.

In any workflow system, there will be sources of delay, variability, and bottlenecks. Learn to proactively discover these challenges and then apply techniques to improve or smooth the flow of work.

Key Takeaways

• Understand the basics, motivation and benefits of evolutionary change
• Scale out your system in multiple directions – upstream, downstream, connected to other systems
• Learn how to run the Kanban cadences to manage and scale your system across your organisation
• Understand the sources of delays, variability and what you can do to effectively manage them
• Identify bottlenecks in a workflow and take actions to improve flow and reduce time to deliver or time to discover
• Learn how to utilise key metrics such as Lead Time, Run Charts, and Cumulative Flow Diagrams to guide your continuous improvement using evolutionary change

Who Should Attend

Please refer to the job roles section.

Prerequisites

You are expected to have read “Kanban” by David J Anderson or “Kanban from the Inside” by Mike Burrows. Prior attendance in the Kanban System Design programme is strongly recommended.