Kanban University is looking back on an amazing 2021 as we celebrated our 10-year anniversary and brought many new resources and presentations to our ever-growing community of Kanban enthusiasts.

Thank you all for joining us on the Kanban path and we look forward to connecting with you again in 2022.

Cheers!

The Kanban University Team

The Official Guide to the Kanban Method is now available in 12 languages! If you’re new to Kanban or need a refresher, start here and download your free copy now.

We introduced the Illustrated Essential Kanban Condensed Notebook – an inspirational place for gathering Kanban knowledge. Get your free copy in three languages.

Kanban University Chairman Todd Little presented a keynote address on resilience and agility at Festival Agile Trends España.

We welcomed 50 new Accredited Kanban Trainers, four new Accredited Kanban Consultants, and 14 new Licensed Training Organizations to our Kanban University family.

The Kanban University Distinguished Fellow Award was launched to recognize contributions to our community. Catch up on the video interviews with each Fellow and Chairman Todd Little.

We took the pulse of the worldwide Kanban community in the Inaugural State of Kanban Report and found that life is indeed better with Kanban. Get all the stats by downloading a free copy.

Some of the people who have made Kanban a worldwide phenomenon helped us celebrate 10 years in 2021. Watch our video to see how they #YesWeKanban Around the World!

Our LinkedIn community grew to more than 40,000 followers! Join us by clicking below. You can also find KU on Twitter and Facebook.

The Kanban Global Summit and Kanban Leadership Retreat come to San Diego, March 14-18. Register now before the early bird savings end on January 7.

Kanban Leadership Retreat Europe returns to Mayrhofen, Austria, June 22-24. Reserve your spot by December 31 before prices go up.

New curriculum and classes like Kanban Maturity Model and Kanban Coaching Professional will be available with a trainer near you.

Are you good enough to thrive or will you just survive?

Learn how to use Kanban Cadences to manage projects, address risks, and foster innovation at the Kanban Global Summit.

No matter your Kanban maturity level, feedback loops are a critical piece to ensure success. The 7 Kanban Cadences are the cyclical feedback meetings that drive evolutionary change and “fit for purpose” service delivery.

In Essential Kanban Condensed, David J Anderson and Andy Carmichael stress that “choosing the right cadence is context dependent and is crucial to good outcomes. Too-frequent reviews may compel changing things before seeing the effect of previous changes, but if they are not frequent enough, poor performance may persist longer than necessary.”

Join us at the Kanban Global Summit (March 14-16, 2022) and learn how to use Kanban Cadences through the Learning Lab and interactive Workshop below.

Start the New Year with early bird savings if you register by January 7, 2022.

Kanban Week 2022 will follow the CDC’s Covid safety guidelines, along with state and local guidelines for California and the city of San Diego, to ensure a safe event for attendees.

Kanban Use Is Gaining Momentum!

2022 is a great time to consider traveling the Accredited Kanban Trainer path and certifying your own Kanban University classes.

We are seeing an increase in Kanban use, and this leads to interest in Kanban training. Going virtual and yet maintaining the same level of interactive training experience is paying off by making Kanban University classes more accessible, but still engaging, actionable, and relevant to students.

Accredited Kanban Trainers (AKTs) teach the Kanban University foundation classes: Team Kanban Practitioner, Kanban System Design, and Kanban Systems Improvement – that spread Kanban across the globe. The AKT accreditation also puts you in an exclusive group of professionals who have demonstrated mastery of the Kanban Method at a high level.

If you have attained the Kanban Management Professional Credential and feel you have enough practical Kanban implementation experience to write a quality case study, then it’s time to take the next step on your Kanban development path.

Get accredited as an AKT with our Kanban Train the Trainer (TTT) courses open for application below.

2022 Train the Trainer Classes

January 31 – February 11, 2022

Trainer: Bianca Griffioen
Language: English
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Time
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time US

March 28 – April 8, 2022

Trainer: Todd Little
Language: English
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time US
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central European Summer Time

May 16 – 27, 2022

Trainer: Fernando Cuenca
Language: Spanish
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central European Summer Time

May 16 – 27, 2022

Trainers: Helen Meek & Dan Brown
Language: English
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm British Summer Time
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time US
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Summer Time

November 14 – 25, 2022

Trainers: Helen Meek & Dan Brown
Language: English
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm GMT UK
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time US
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Time

If you don’t find a class that fits your availability, please message us at KU@kanban.university. We collect interest and have the ability to build a class into the schedule that may suit your needs.

Coaching with the Kanban Maturity Model

The Kanban Maturity Model codifies more than 10 years of experience implementing Kanban across diverse industries, from small businesses to extremely large enterprises.

At the Kanban Global Summit (March 14-16, 2022), you will learn how to use the KMM to gain a better sense of achievement, provide better products and services, delight your customers, and realize superior business results.

Start with Teodora Bozheva’s interactive introduction to the Kanban Maturity Model. Then see how one organization put it into practice with an experience report from Abigayle Wall and Dharmesh Chavda.

Kanban Global Summit registration is open now with early bird savings available until January 7, 2022. Reserve your spot today!

Kanban Week 2022 will follow the CDC’s Covid safety guidelines, along with state and local guidelines for California and the city of San Diego, to ensure a safe event for attendees.

Save With Year-End Specials From Our Kanban Tools Partners

The holidays are here, bringing Black Friday sales and seasonal specials to all, even in Kanban land.

Our Kanban tools partners have several offers available to help you save while gearing up for a successful Kanban New Year in 2022.

Get started below!

KMM+ – Get 20% Off Subscriptions

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.

Enjoy a 20% discount on KMM+ subscriptions until the end of November 2021. The offer applies to all types of annual subscriptions.

SwiftKanban – Get 20% Off Annual Plans

SwiftKanban is pleased to offer the Kanban University community a special discount. Sign up for a free trial with the promo code SWIFT-KU21 and you’ll be entitled to a flat 20% discount when you sign up for any paid annual plan of SwiftKanban. This offer is valid until December 25, 2021. Compare plans here.

Kanbanize – See the Three Pillars in Action

Kanbanize aims to enable true agility in companies by helping them:

• Optimize workflows and deliver faster,
• Gain visibility across their projects, and
• Connect planning with execution.

These three pillars characterize the Kanbanize software and what it stands for. The company’s mission is to discover new management ways and share this knowledge through amazingly powerful tools. That’s why, as part of this mission, they’ve decided to package the evolution of the product over the years and present it to you by visually portraying the Kanbanize pillars.

Kaiten – Get Up to 60% Off With Black Friday Offer

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.

Be one of the passengers of the discount spacecraft on Planet Kaiten and save up to 60%. This offer is good until December 12, 2021.

Nave – Get 30% Off With Black Friday Discount

With Kanban Analytics from Nave, you’ll be able to:

• Make data-driven decisions based on actionable insights
• Identify bottlenecks that are hindering your performance
• Build predictable delivery workflows

With the Black Friday discount, save 30% on all Kanban Analytics Annual Plans. Upgrade your membership with 30% off on all annual plans. The offer is limited until November 30. Subscribe now with coupon code KU21.