July News & Views From the Kanban Community

In This Issue

​Event: Agile World 2021 – Organizations of the Future
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​Professional Coaches’ Edition of the KMM Now Available on Amazon​

Find All the Best Kanban Books on the New KanbanBooks.com

Celebrate the Triage Tables Anniversary

New Translations Available in German and Portuguese

Webinar: The Leadership Maturity Model: Developing Leaders Who Can Mold Culture to Enable Agility
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​Event: FlowConf Business Agility Conference with Agile Kanban Istanbul​

Event: Kanban India 2021 with Innovation Roots

Agile World 2021 – Organizations of the Future

Online | July 12 – 13, 2021

Agile World 2021 on July 12th and 13th is dedicated to the organizations of the future. Join the digital conference for creative and inspiring ideas and perspectives on how agile, future-oriented organizations find their way around the new normal.

Kanban University is proud to sponsor Agile World and give you a 10% discount with our promotion code: 77e5f25c. If you are attending, make sure to drop by our virtual booth and join Rosie for a ride on the Kan-Bahn!

Professional Coaches’ Edition of the KMM Now Available on Amazon

Get your own copy of the Kanban Maturity Model – Professional Coaches’ Edition! You’ll find new content, including the Vanguard case study and mapping W. Edwards Deming’s 14 point management system to the Kanban Maturity Model. Currently available from Amazon in Brazil (priced for Brazil), U.S., Australia and the Netherlands.

Find All the Best Kanban Books on the New KanbanBooks.com

We have collected the best e-books, print books, and other materials to help you succeed with Kanban. If we don’t distribute an item, we will provide the external link so that you can find it in the format and language that works best for you and your organization.

Celebrate the Triage Tables Anniversary

This month we are celebrating the Triage Tables, the result of 10 years of research and development. Make confident decisions about the class of service of your work items. No need to guess! Triage Tables is a scientifically verified way to provide the right class of service, given your start date and customer expectations.

New Translations Available in German and Portuguese

New to Watch on YouTube

The Leadership Maturity Model: Developing Leaders Who Can Mold Culture to Enable Agility

David J Anderson explains the Leadership Maturity Model, how it relates to the Kanban Maturity Model and its importance for business agility.

FlowConf Business Agility Conference with Agile Kanban Istanbul

Online | December 6 – 10, 2021

FlowConf features 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. Save the date for December 6-10, 2021!

Kanban India 2021 with Innovation Roots

Online | December 11 – 12, 2021

Kanban India has been a vital platform to further the foundation of the Kanban Method and bring the teachings of ‘Alternate Path to Agility’ to professionals across India. There’s still time to get the chance to speak at this leading Kanban Conference series. Submit your proposal by July 20, 2021!

Our Kanban University Distinguished Fellows interviews continue. Teodora and Russell spend a few minutes talking with Kanban University Chairman Todd Little about their involvement in Kanban. Watch their videos below!

“I think that the best effect of the community is the diversity and exchange of experiences and ideas. This helps our entire community grow, think and reflect on what kinds of situations we can see in different organizations and develop better ideas to teach and coach organizations in their improvement journeys.”

Teodora Bozheva

“Software development is really hard, especially when lots of people are involved. There are just so many degrees of freedom. Kanban is the key ingredient to managing this kind of work in a way that is compellingly good for all stakeholders. Once I got my hands onto Kanban, I didn’t let go. It’s really a core part of what I do today.”

Russell Healy

For 10 years, Kanban Leadership Retreats have given our community a place to EXPLORE, CHALLENGE and CONNECT. An unconference where there is no set agenda.

We question and confront established ideas. We present new material and advance the field of Kanban. We bond with others while relaxing in a beautiful location.

Our inaugural leadership event at Reykjavik in 2011 was critical in establishing high quality, standardized Kanban training around the world.

​See where the journey has taken us over the years below and share your memories of Kanban Leadership Retreats using #KLR10Years.

Why Accredited Kanban Training is Significant   

Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainers (AKTs) have reached a significant goal in their Kanban journey. Once approved, AKTs are able to teach the foundation classes: Team Kanban Practitioner, Kanban System Design, and Kanban Systems Improvement.

With an AKT accreditation, it shows the world and your students that you are among an exclusive group of professionals who have demonstrated a high level of mastery of The Kanban Method.

This includes:

• Attaining the Kanban Management Professional Credential
• Having enough practical Kanban implementation experience to write a quality case study

And that’s all before you even take the Train the Trainer (TTT) class!

Take the next step on your Kanban development path and get accredited as an AKT with our TTT courses open for registration below.

Upcoming Train the Trainer Classes

August 19 – 24

Trainer: Amit Kaulagekar
English
8:30 am to 4:30 pm India Standard Time
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
11:00 am to 7:00 pm China Standard Time
6 Full Days (Thursday – Tuesday)

September 27 – October 8

Trainers: Todd Little & Joey Spooner
English
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time US
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central European Summer Time
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm British Summer Time / GMT
10 Half-Days (Monday – Friday)

October 4 – 15

Trainers: Aleksei Pimenov & Kirill Klimov
Russian
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern European Summer Time
(Kiev / Moscow / Minsk / Tbilisi)
10 Half-Days (Monday – Friday)

November 15 – 26

Trainers: Helen Meek & Dan Brown
English
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm GMT
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time US
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central European Time
10 Half-Days (Monday – Friday)

As we continue to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Kanban University, our focus is on the people who have made Kanban a worldwide phenomenon. Watch below to see members of our Kanban community let down their fears of being on camera and show us that truly #YesWeKanban Around the World!

#YesWeKanban

Today we are proud to introduce our next two Kanban Distinguished Fellows as they chat with Kanban University Chairman Todd Little. Watch his interviews with Rodrigo and Andy below to learn more about their contributions to the Kanban community and thoughts on our tenth anniversary.

“I think that Brazil is accepting of Kanban because of its evolutionary nature and Brazilians are also enthusiasts of new things. I can say it’s growing mostly because it works. Also Kanban has proven to be robust to remote work and I think Kanban will keep growing in this new normal after the pandemic.”

Rodrigo Yoshima

“Kanban has always been, in the Agile community and in general in management techniques, small and slightly off to the side. Over the 10 years I’ve been involved it has changed significantly. It has become more mature, and no pun intended, the Kanban Maturity Model has given coaches a real way to engage with companies and the way they are delivering services to customers.”

Andy Carmichael