Course : Implementing the Kanban method in IT

Implementing the Kanban method in IT






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  2d - 14h00
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Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand the fundamental principles of Kanban
Recognise a Kanban system
Master the tools associated with Kanban for IT
Implement Kanban for IT

Course schedule

1
Discovering Kanban

  • History and positioning of Kanban.
  • Agile, Scrum, XP, Lean, CMMi, Waterfall? Where and how do you position Kanban in relation to these other methods?
  • IT, marketing, sales: where and how do you position Kanban?
  • Products, projects, processes, TPAM: where and how do you position Kanban?
Hands-on work
Pull flow workshop.

2
Implementing a Kanban system

  • Concepts. Overview of a Kanban system.
  • Visual management tools.
  • Key roles, events and meetings.
  • Kanban tools: work limit, cumulative flow diagram, definition of process rules, pull flow, etc.
  • The different elements of the Kanban method.
Hands-on work
Workshop for implementing visual management elements with Kanban.

3
Kanban workshop

  • Use Kanban to create as much value as possible in a challenge between teams.
  • Kanban implementation: work limit, pull flow, emergency management, etc.
  • Supervising and planning the system using cumulative flow diagrams.
  • What happened to the estimates?
Role-playing
Kanban game that covers the main Kanban elements.

4
Focus on related practices

  • Statement of need in Kanban.
  • Mapping and value creation efficiency. Implementation of a Value Stream Mapping workshop.
  • Daily and recurring meetings.
  • Continuous improvement meetings.
Hands-on work
Process mapping and value improvement. Workshops on organising meetings with Kanban.

5
Extension of Kanban

  • Leadership with Kanban.
  • Organising management with Kanban. Key points.
  • Team empowerment. Pull flow systems.
  • Kanban in the company. Large-scale change management.
Group discussion
The concept of leadership. A workshop on the role of leaders in Kanban.