Kanban System Design

During the cource you will learn how to design a Kanban system and initiate evolutionary changes. You will also grasp the basic concepts of flow, pull, and collaborative improvements - to become faster and more responsive through better risk management and governance. As well, you will gain practical insights on how to understand your systems of work, so that you can implement or improve Kanban within your organization.

 Course topics:

• Understand the basics, motivation, and benefits of the Kanban method
• Experience flow in a simulation of Kanban system
• Learn how to run Kanban meetings to focus on the work (and allow the team to organize around it)
• Build and design a Kanban system using the STATIK approach
• Become faster and more responsive with better risk management and governance
• Understand “Pull” systems and how they help reduce overburdening
• Learn how to utilize key metrics such as Lead Time, Run Charts, and
• Cumulative Flow Diagrams to make continuous improvements

• Learn Principles and Practices of the Kanban Method
• Experience the flow of a Kanban system
• Learn how to identify work item types and classes of service
• Utilize the Systems Thinking Approach for Introducing Kanban (STATIK) to understand your systems of work and how to design your initial Kanban system
• Learn the fundamentals of visual board design and card design

1. Experiencing Flow Total 4:15hrs

• Introduction to the class and Kanban 0:30
• Advanced online simulation 3:45

2. Understanding Kanban Total 4:00hrs

• The Kanban Method 0:30
• Kanban Principles 0:30
• Kanban Practices 2:45
• Wrap-Up of Module 2 0:15

3. STATIK Total 4:00

• a. Introduction to STATIK 0:15
• b. Microsoft XIT Case Study Introduction, STATIK Steps 1-6 3:30
• e. Wrap-Up of Module 3 and Case Study 0:15

4. Designing a Kanban System Total 4:00

• a. Elements of Kanban systems 0:30
• b. Patterns of board and ticket design 1:00
• c. Board examples 0:30
• d. Closing exercise: System design 1:30
• e. Wrap-Up of the class 0:30