​Course details

Would you like to complete the full KMP certification in one go? Then consider the KMP 1 and KMP 2 Package and save the cost of booking both courses separately.

*** How to sign up for this package?

When you register for the KMP 1 course, you have the option to purchase the KMP 1 & 2 Package Ticket. Upon completing this transaction, you will receive a 100% discount code for your KMP 2 course registration. This allows you to book the KMP 2 class separately but without additional cost.

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The training is comprised of two separate courses. The first is the Kanban System Design, which results in the Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP 1) certification. The second and more advanced course is the Kanban Systems Improvement training. This is the KMP 2 class, and the full Kanban Management Professional certification will be awarded upon completion. This is an industry-recognised certification given by the Kanban University.

Content and Learning Objectives

In the Kanban Management Professional training courses, you will dive deeply into the Kanban method. We will address all the foundational principles, and you will learn how to put them into practice in your daily work. We will do simulations and exercises to give you hands-on experiences so you can do it yourself afterwards.

The topics covered in the Kanban System Design (KMP 1) class include:

• What is Kanban, the background, the principles and the practices

• How to visualise work, identifying dysfunctions and issues

• Balancing demand v capacity

• Working with shifting priorities

• Dealing with interruptions and multitasking

• Design and build real Kanban systems as requested by the participants

• Using metrics and charts to improve process and delivery

• Identifying Classes of Services and defining Service Level Agreements

• Starting with Kanban using a system thinking approach: S.T.A.T.I.K.

• Experience a Full Kanban simulation

The topics covered in the Kanban System Improvement (KMP 2) class include:

• Basics of evolutionary change and why it is the preferred, humane approach

• Kanban cadences, essential feedback loops to grow, evolve and improve Kanban systems

• Learn techniques to provide effective forecasting and expectation management

• Effective techniques to manage priority decisions

• How to use Kanban systems effectively at different levels of the organisation

• Developing a service orientation mindset

• Learn the fundamental Kanban metrics to utilise them to make informed decisions

• Learn tools for balancing demand and capacity, including managing variability, improving flow, and shaping demand

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This class is delivered using techniques from Accelerated Learning and Training for the Back of the Room which maximises the retention of the participants. This training is not a lecture format, where a teacher talks and participants listen, it is a fully immersive and interactive learning experience.

Practicalities

• In-person: 2 x 2-day workshop

• Online: 2 x 4 half-day workshops, using Miro and Zoom

• Class size: max 20 people

• Language: English

• Public or Private training: both

Each course is either 2-days long, when conducted in-person, or 4 x half-days when conducted online. You can mix online and in-person if that better suits your schedule. That is, if you attend the KMP 1 class in-person, you can choose to attend the KMP 2 class online if preferred.

Who should attend

This course is designed for any professional who is responsible for product/project delivery or part of a delivery or service team. Kanban works across all levels of an organisation, from senior members of staff to members of delivery teams and is appropriate for anyone wishing to improve their working environment and delivery capability. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Project and Program Managers

• Team leads, Managers

• Development leads

• Business Analysts, Scrum Product Owners, Scrum Masters

• Team Members

There are no prerequisites for attendance to this class.

Certificate Issued

The full Kanban Management Professional (KMP) from the Kanban University.

Sign up for the KMP 1 course you would like to attend and purchase a KMP 1 and 2 Package Ticket...