Kanban for Software Engineering

This seminar provides everything you need to know to ensure your transition to Kanban is successful. Kanban  is emerging as a game changing approach for managing software development  projects.

More companies are switching to Agile approaches to software delivery, but many are struggling. This two-day course combines key aspects from Agile, Lean, and Kanban plus specific best practices based upon the instructor's direct experience on Kanban transitions and experience gained from consulting engagements.

Duration

2 days

Who Should Attend

This seminar is appropriate for audiences with little or no previous knowledge of Agile processes (including Kanban), and for those who are new to Kanban and would like to operate with less pain and higher productivity.

It is designed for personnel who will lead, participate in, or support commercial Kanban projects, including Team Members, Software Engineering Managers, Scrum Masters, Project Leaders, Product Managers and Product Owners.

It is ideal for entire teams who are transitioning to Kanban and Lean.

Course Content

This two day course is run as a seminar and cover the follows:

• Day 1 - Kanban Foundation
• • What is Kanban
  • Resource vs. Capacity
  • Theory of Constraints
  • WIP Limits
  • Lean
  • Pull Systems
  • Value, Demand and Flow
  • Prioritisation
  • Daily Stand-ups
  • Cadence, Retrospectives, Value Stream Mapping, Batch Size
  • Continuous Delivery, Waste
  • Dealing with 3rd Parties
• Day 2 - Kanban in Action
• • Setting up your first Kanban System
  • Kanban smells (hitting limits, everything is expedited, etc.)
  • Key Metrics - Cycle Time, Lead Time, Throughput
  • Understanding Variation
  • Cumulative Flow, Statistical Process Control
  • Estimation with Kanban
  • Continuous Improvement (Kaisen)
  • Failure Demand Identification
  • Flow Analysis
  • SPC Analysis, Waste Elimination

Learning Outcomes

You will gain a deep understanding of Kanban & Lean processes and how they apply to software development. You will learn how to introduce Kanban to your organisation, improve throughput, and establish a true continuous improvement culture.

• Details about the Kanban & Lean techniques and its underlying principles
• Keys to successfully plan, launch, and execute your first Kanban initiative
• Specific techniques to handle common issues that hinder or derail many Kanban implementations
• Best practices that increase team productivity, resulting in lower project cost and reduced
  time to market

Course Dates

• Mon 4 Jun 2012 - Manchester
  GBP 1,400.00 per person Book Now

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