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December News & Views 2020 from the Kanban Community

December 2, 2020 by Kanban University

December News and Views From the Kanban Community Why We Need the Kanban Maturity Model
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December News & Views From the Kanban Community

In This Issue

Why We Need the Kanban Maturity Model

Organizational Maturity Explained

Real Options – More Than Deferring Commitment

Kanban Comes of Age! December 14th Webinar

The Big LEANOVATE Advent Calendar

Kanban is not a card, but a space

Last Chance to Join Two Online Kanban Conferences This Week

Why We Need the Kanban Maturity Model
David J Anderson | Kanban Experts Series

The Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) exists to provide actionable guidance. Given where you are, the KMM suggests what you can and should do next. KMM is based on 12 years of real world case studies, observed behavior, outcomes and empirical evidence. In his keynote from Lean Kanban North America 2019, David J Anderson takes us through the Kanban Maturity Levels and explains how to let the KMM be your guide.

Watch Now

Organizational Maturity Explained

Kanban Maturity Model has released more content on KMM Plus to assist you with leading transformational change in your organization. Illustrating the levels of maturity, Organizational Maturity Explained will help you to understand how organizations grow in their maturity based on KMM’s famous pizza example. The “Pizza” poster is part of the KMM Plus 2nd content extension pack, which includes: Building Resilience, Barriers to Adoption and Culture – Extension. 

Get Your Copy

Real Options – More Than Deferring Commitment

Do you have zero uncertainty in your work or processes? Then keep scrolling! However, if you find yourself with options, check out this article by Anna Radzikowska on real options, uncertainty, and how to use upstream Kanban for better decision-making.

Read More From Anna Radzikowska

Kanban Comes of Age! In These Times That Demand Organizational Resilience, The Kanban Maturity Model Is Here To Help

Organizational maturity enables resilience. An ability to bounce back, to withstand setbacks, and to reinvent itself, is what this decade demands. Kanban should be at the core of our organizational design strategy in these tough economic times. This webinar will outline how and why the Kanban Maturity Model is the right tool to build a resilient organization, fit to take on the economic challenges that lie ahead.

Register for the Webinar

Der große LEANOVATE Adventskalender

The Big LEANOVATE Advent Calendar

Mit viel Liebe haben Leanovate hinter 24 Türchen viele agile Best Practices, persönliche Berichte, Tipps & Know-How’s versteckt! Santa Claus Einen schönen Start in den Dezember!

With a lot of love, Leanovate has hidden many agile best practices, personal reports, tips & know-how behind 24 doors! Have a nice start to December!

Heute Türchen aufmachen! (Open the doors today)

Kanban Não é um Cartão, Mas um Espaço

O que é Kanban? Kanban não é um cartão, mas um espaço.

Read More from Aspercom

Last Chance to Join Two Online Kanban Conferences This Week

Kanban India 2020

December 4 – 5
Online
13:45 – 22:00 IST

Register for Kanban India

Flow Conference

December 7 – 11
Online
06:00 – 14:00 GMT

Register for Flow Conference
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Six Kanban Tools To Keep You on Track

November 25, 2020 by Kanban University

Looking to uplevel your Kanban game in 2021?

Get your team on track with these Kanban tools. 

Six Kanban Tools To Keep You on Track For 2021 Watch demos of these top Kanban platforms. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌&nbsp‌
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SwiftKanban – Visual work management tool

SwiftKanban

SwiftKanban’s recent significant updates include: Powerful Lead Time distribution analysis with custom thresholds or confidence levels; Enhanced Portfolio Management with enhanced progress fill-up options in Portfolio Lanes and Columns; More powerful backlog grooming with the addition of an integrated Story Mapping module; Integrations with MS Teams and Zapier, connecting to 1000s of productivity tools; New UI for better user experience and greater card layout control.

Watch a SwiftKanban Demo
Get a Free Trial
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Kanbanize – Efficient project management and delivery

Welcome to Kanbanize

Kanbanize helps managers gain visibility across all projects, connects planning with execution, and guides the continuous optimization of the team workflows. Visualize your processes with fully customizable Kanban Boards. Gain a clear overview of project status and future work at a glance.

Watch a Kanbanize Demo
Get a Free Trial
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KMM Plus – A map to organizational agility, resilience & reinvention

KMMPlus

The Kanban Maturity Model provides pragmatic, actionable, evidence-based guidance and shows how to achieve true enterprise agility. KMM Plus gives immediate access to updated information and knowledge which will not be available in the KMM 1.3 book for another two years. 

Watch a KMM Plus Demo
Get a Free Trial
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Menta Triage App – Your pocket advisor for better decision making

Menta Triage App

Menta Triage provides an easy and convenient way to work with Triage tables to determine the class of service of a working item based on a scheduled start date and understanding of the cost of delay. It is newly updated with Dependency Management Advice and is available in English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, German, and Russian.

Watch a Menta Triage App Demo
Download the App
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Nave – Dashboard for Kanban teams

Nave

Increase your performance, identify problems with ease, and focus on improving flow efficiency with Kanban Analytics on Jira, Trello, Asana and Azure DevOps. With Kanban analytics on their existing tools, help your clients start with what they do now and avoid resistance moving along the path of business agility. With Nave’s trial offer, any plan is free for 14 days, no credit card required.

Watch a Nave Demo
Get a Free Trial
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Kaiten – The visual management of services ecosystem in your enterprise

Kaiten

Kaiten combines the ease of use (like Trello) with Kanban functionality. Bring everyone in a single space and stop switching between different tools. Reports, visual signals, multiple boards in the space, portfolio Kanban, upstream/downstream—anything you love about Kanban you’ll find in Kaiten. 

Watch a Kaiten Demo
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Upcoming Kanban Events from East to West

November 18, 2020 by Kanban University

Kanban India 2020

December 4 – 5
Online
13:45 – 22:00 IST

Register for Kanban India

Formerly Lean Kanban India, this conference has been a vital platform to further the foundation of the Kanban Method and bringing the teachings of ‘Alternate Path to Agility’ for professionals across India. In the past five successful years, it has helped to shape perspectives of some of the most important executives and entrepreneurs in strengthening their businesses and organisations,

Featured Keynote Speakers

David J Anderson

CEO, David J Anderson School of Management

Day 1 Keynote:
Flow is the Wicked Pursuit of Soulless Zombies


Closing Keynote:
Simple Dependency Management: Stop Tying Yourself in Knots

Todd Little

Chairman
Kanban University


Day 1 Keynote:

Agility and Closed
Loop Feedback

Flow Conference

December 7 – 11
Online
06:00 – 14:00 GMT

Register for Flow Conference

The Flow Conference has organized five days packed with inspiring sessions, case studies, clinic sessions and flow camp. The conference goal is to bring the local and international business agility community together in a friendly, educational and fun environment. Join the conference online to exchange and explore ideas between professionals.

Featured Keynote Speakers

David J Anderson

CEO
Mauvius Group

Day 2 Keynote:
Flow is the Wicked Pursuit of Soulless Zombies

Anna Radzikowska

Product Manager
Mauvius Group


Day 3 Keynote:
Cunning Kanban. How Did the Kanban Method Help You in #coronaworld?

Kanban Week 2021

Kanban Global Summit
May 10-12

Kanban Leadership Retreat
May 12-14

Rancho Bernardo Inn
San Diego, California, USA

Register for Kanban Week 2021

The Kanban Global Summit (KGS), former Lean Kanban North America (LKNA), features world leaders sharing their experiences with the Kanban Method and offering proven techniques. KGS21 features keynotes, Wednesday workshops, coaching clinics, social receptions, and learning labs. The Learning Labs focus on a particular topic and provide a great way to learn and get your specific questions answered while connecting to Kanban experts and enthusiasts.

Deep-dive on topics like how to talk about Kanban in your org, enterprise scaling, enterprise agility, coaching with the Kanban Maturity Model, upstream Kanban, improving predictability and much more.

Immediately following KGS, join with leaders and enthusiasts in the Kanban space for the Kanban Leadership Retreat. This is an unconference where there is no set agenda. Participants bring topics they want to discuss and the agenda is planned on the first night of the event.

Stay tuned for more Kanban Week details in 2021!

Filed Under: KU News

November News & Views 2020 from the Kanban Community

November 11, 2020 by Kanban University

 

 

 

Explore the Concepts of Class of Service and Work Item Type

 
 
 

Explore the Concepts of Class of Service and Work Item Type

Confused about the difference between class of service and work item type? This topic was a direct outcome of the recent Train the Trainer class taught by Joey Spooner and Todd Little. It made for a great discussion and learning moment, and we’re excited to share this post from one of our brand new AKTs.

Read More from Zeeshan Amjad
 
 
 

How to Use the Dependency Management Poster

Are you dealing with a whole network of services? Would you like to have more clarity on how to deal with requests within shared services? Learn how to manage your dependencies on different Kanban boards using Mauvisoft’s new free poster. 

Read More From Mauvisoft
 
 

Seven Lessons About Dependency Management

Speaking of dependency management, why is it that organizations using Agile methods such as Scrum and SAFe struggle with and suffer anxiety over dependency management, while it is largely a non-issue for organizations using the Kanban Method?

Read More From David J Anderson
 
 

Does Your Kanban System Produce Reliable Probabilistic Forecasts?

When it comes to product management, the most pressing question always seems to be “When will this be done?” Probabilistic forecasting has been proven to be one of the most reliable methods to make future predictions while achieving maximum accuracy at a low cost. However, it doesn’t come without its challenges.

Read More From Sonya Siderova
 
 

14 Things Every Agilist Should Know About Kanban

What’s the role of Kanban in the Agile community?
Travis Birch gives us 14 reason why there is much more to Kanban than meets the common agilist’s eye. 

Read More From Travis Birch
 
 

ONLINE MEETUP THIS THURSDAY

17 Dependency Management Hacks to Improve Flow Efficiency with Ian Carroll

Dependency management is perhaps one of the final frontiers to be conquered for Agile teams. Developing a deep understanding of Kanban provides you with a rich toolset to reduce the impact dependencies have on your flow. The Kanban Coaching Exchange hosts Ian Carroll for an online meetup this Thursday, November 12 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM GMT. 

The Kanban Coaching Exchange also has a great archive of past speakers which you can view on YouTube. 

Join the Kanban Coaching Exchange Meetup
 

 

Filed Under: KU News

Make This Month a KanbaNovember

November 4, 2020 by Kanban University

November is here and we have a few spots still available in virtual classes leading to the two highest Kanban University credentials: Accredited Kanban Consultant and Accredited Kanban Trainer. 

Don’t miss your chance to reach the pinnacle of the Kanban University Certified Training program. Plus, there’s a Flash Sale for David J Anderson’s Masterclass.

Get the dates and details below and register before these classes fill up! 

 

Change Leadership Masterclass

with David J Anderson

16 – 20 November
4 pm – 8 pm CET
Flash Sale! Ends Nov. 6

This leadership and coaching masterclass is for consultants, coaches, change agents, managers, and Kanban practitioners who want to take it further. Spend five days with Kanban thought leader, David J Anderson, and learn how to successfully lead change. This masterclass is also an educational requirement for the AKC (Accredited Kanban Consultant) credential from Kanban University.

Register for the Masterclass
 

 

Train the Trainer in Spanish

with Iván Gonzales & Fernando Cuenca

16 – 27 November
Monday thru Friday
8 am – 12 pm PET
(Peru)

The Kanban Train the Trainer course is designed for those with a passion for Kanban who want to deliver KU Certified Kanban training. This course does not teach Kanban fundamentals, rather it focuses on ensuring the candidate’s effectiveness as a trainer. It is expected all students have significant Kanban experience and have attained the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) credential from Kanban University.

Become an Accredited Kanban Trainer

 

Filed Under: KU News

Find Your Best Entry Point to Kanban

October 28, 2020 by Kanban University

 

Team Kanban Practitioner:

A Great Entry Point to Kanban

 

Are you new to Kanban? Perhaps you are familiar with Scrum as a team leader, a project manager or a Scrum Master and would like to see how Kanban can help improve visibility, flow and or predictability.

Maybe you are a team member that has been included in a Kanban implementation. You don’t need to know how to build, scale or drive improvements, but want to learn enough to be an effective team member in a service delivery workflow.

If either case sounds familiar, make our Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) class your first step on the Kanban University Development Path!

The TKP credential is granted upon the completion of the one-day TKP course. It is designed to introduce the principles of Kanban for a team to get started or for the complete team to get the appropriate exposure to be effective within a Kanban system. Many people new to Kanban find TKP to be the best entry point.

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