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Team Kanban Practitioner

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Programme Code D215
Domain
Applications Development
Level
Foundation
Learning Partner(s)
GovTech
Duration
Format In-person
Rating
Competencies
Agile Methodologies Tools & Delivery
Job Roles
Public Service Officer (non-ICT&SS) ICT&SS Professional Digital Service Manager Digital Business Analyst Project Manager (Agile) Delivery Manager

Overview

Enhance your team's efficiency with the Team Kanban's Practitioner programme. The Kanban Method is a ‘knowledge work management method’ that focuses on visualising tasks and limiting work in progress enabling teams to optimise workflow, collaborate effectively and enhance productivity. Understand, visualise, and measure systems of work to continually improve and consistently deliver effective results.

The Team Kanban Practitioner programme is the best first step for getting the work organised by teams and leaders like you. By understanding the core concepts of The Kanban Method and educating individual contributors to be “good Kanban citizens,” you will improve visibility, communication, and collaboration within your team.

Key Takeaways

At the end of this programme, you will be able to:
  • Understand the basics, motivation and benefits of the Kanban Method for your team.
  • Experience the benefit of WIP limits to improve flow
  • Learn how to run Kanban meetings to focus on the work and allow the team to organise around it
  • Learn how to proceed to the next level with Kanban and apply the first practices in your day-to-day work
  • Become faster and more responsive, with better risk management and governance
  • Understand “Pull” systems and how they help reduce overburdening
  • Learn how to track System Lead Time to build and utilise Lead Time distributions

Who Should Attend

Please refer to the job roles section.

Programme Structure

This programme will cover the following topics:

Learn the Six General Practices of the Kanban Method

  • Visualise – Show work and its flow.
  • Limit Work in Progress – Stop starting, start finishing!
  • Manage Flow – Identify and manage what is preventing work from flowing.
  • Make Policies e\Explicit – Have agreed policies, visible to everyone involved.
  • Establish Feedback Loops – At the right cadence to provide guidance.
  • Improve Collaboratively, Evolve Experimentally – Using the scientific method.

Learn the Three Change Management Principles

  • Start Where You Are!
  • Agree to Pursue Evolutionary Change.
  • Acts of Leadership at all Levels.

NOTE
You will receive a certificate of completion as well as the Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) credential.

This programme is complimentary.

This programme is specifically for GovTech Officers only. Please click on the Register button to enrol via Workday. 

Testimonials

Learning effective ways to incorporate Kanban into daily work has been useful.

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The concepts were useful to apply to my work, with sufficient details to kickstart an experiment.

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The facilitator was knowledgeable and able to brief the content with our daily project work and I look forward to implementing the learnings in my agency.

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