Continuous Improvement with Lean and Kanban

Continuous Improvement with Lean and Kanban is an activity-driven, “nuts-and-bolts” course for teams and leaders of teams demonstrating how to perform continuous improvement of your work using Lean and Kanban. Provides specific learning and application-based experience wielding Lean and Kanban to complete deliverables during the class. Continuous improvement is one of two principle methods of delivering work in a Lean and Agile manner and blends well with continuous-flow work efforts. Course assumes foundational elements of Lean and Agile are known.

Learning objectives

• Describe how Lean and Kanban fit into the overall Agile philosophy.
• Define and identify value.
• Use metrics to track, measure, and forecast work continuously.
• Identify and categorize types of waste.
• Set up a continuous improvement work environment which leverages Lean and Kanban philosophies and techniques.

Behavioral Competencies

• Balances stakeholders
• Being resilient
• Optimizes work processes
• Plans and aligns

Skills

• Action planning
• Information management
• Managing change
• Planning and organizing
• Project change management
• Project communications management
• Project life cycle adaptation
• Project management
• Project tracking and reporting
• Business process/model rethink

PDUs

• Onsite instructor-led: 1 day - 7.5
• Virtual instructor-led: 1 day - 7.5
• Digital/E-learning: 7.5