Bascom Bridge’s Agile with Kanban training course teaches students to implement Kanban and all of the controls and reporting necessary to monitor the flow of work.
AGILE TRAINING OBJECTIVES
Understand the origins of Kanban, the theory behind it and how it relates to Agile software development
Learn how to complete a “Value Stream Mapping” and what to include
Comprehend throughput and how to organize the work
Manage the process and the input queue
Understand options for tuning the Kanban implementation
Comprehend relevance and implementation of key metrics
AGILE TRAINING PREREQUISITES
It is recommended that participants have experience working on Agile teams or have prior Agile training. However, we would be delighted to tailor it to any level of prior experience.
AGILE TRAINING MATERIALS
All attendees receive comprehensive courseware.
SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR EACH PC:
No software is required. Students should be seated in pods of 3 or 4, with a notebook and pen for each student. Each pod should have a flipchart with multiple colors of markers. The instructor will require connectivity for her/his laptop to a projection system and Internet.
AGILE TRAINING OUTLINE
Introduction
Kanban Overview
House of Lean
Defining Kanban
Motivation for Kanban
Managing Quality
Work In Progress (WIP)
How to Prioritize
Demand vs. Throughput
Sources of Variability
Value Stream Mapping (seeing the big picture)
The Value Stream
Making Work Visible
Value Stream Lab (Part 1- Defining the Start and the End)
Card Walls
Demand Analysis
Allocating Capacity
The Work Card
Value Stream Lab (Part 2- Designing the Card Wall)
Throughput
Identifying Work Item Types
Sizing Work Items
Building User Stories
User Story Lab
Story points
Visual Control
Pull vs. Push
Theory of Constraints
Service Levels: Class of Service
Throughput Application Lab (Incorporating Class of Service into the Card Wall)
Managing The Process
Daily Standup Meetings
After Meetings
Queue Replenishment Meetings
Release Planning Meetings
Triage
Geographically Dispersed Teams
Improving The Process
The Importance of Cadence
Limiting Work-In-Progress
Identifying Bottlenecks
Removing Waste from the Value Stream
The Dot Game: Sizing Work-In-Progress Lab (Factoring Bottlenecks to determine Queue Sizing and the impact to WIP)
It is recommended that participants have experience working on Agile teams or have prior Agile training. However, we would be delighted to tailor it to any level of prior experience.