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April News & Views from the Kanban Community

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April News & Views from the Kanban Community

In This Issue

State of Kanban Survey 2022 is Open

Webinar: Jira Kanban Plugin Official Launch

Kanban Coaching Exchange: Cognitive Biases – Friends of Foes?

The Official Guide to the Kanban Method is Now Available in Ukrainian and Catalan

KMM Plus Launches New YouTube Channel

Kanban India Call for Reviewers

Make Your Voice Heard! Kanban University’s 2nd Annual State of Kanban Survey Is Open!

Help us better understand Kanban adoption and usage around the world in 2022! Our State of Kanban Survey 2022 is supported by Kanbanize and SwiftKanban from Digite, Inc.

Take the Survey

Webinar: Are You Frustrated Trying To Do Kanban With Jira?

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
11:00 AM PDT • 1:00 PM CDT • 2:00 PM EDT • 7:00 PM BST • 8:00 PM CEST

Join us for the second event in our Kanban University Partner Webinar Series with Becci Watson from Kanban Accelerated Delivery (KAD). This is the global launch of a NEW plugin that works inside Jira to give you a 100% customizable Kanban board!

Register Now
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Kanban Coaching Exchange:
Cognitive Biases – Friends or Foes?

Thursday, May 12
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT

Are the cognitive biases our enemies, or is there any chance to use them to influence and change behavior of our teams, organizations, management, or ourselves – Kanban Coaches? In this talk, Radek Orszewski will list and map some of the known cognitive biases to the Kanban Method or general agile practices.

Attend Online

The Official Guide to the Kanban Method is Now Available in Ukrainian and Catalan

Добрий день! The Official Guide to the Kanban Method is now available in Ukrainian! Many thanks to Maksym Vyshnivetskyi, Olena Miroshnichenko, and Valentyn Osypenko for the translation.

¡Hola! The Official Guide to the Kanban Method is also now available in Catalan, thanks to translations from Lilian Mateu and Sergi Planas.

Follow the link below and select Additional Languages on the left tab to get your free copies.

Download Your Free Copies

KMM Plus Launches New YouTube Channel

KMM Plus, a digital library of Kanban Method learning resources, has created this channel to continue sharing useful information about the Kanban Method and the Kanban Maturity Model with the help of informative and interesting videos. Enhance your Kanban knowledge with regular uploads of new educational materials, interviews with experts, and webinar recordings.

Subscribe Today

Kanban India Call for Reviewers

Have you submitted your interest to be a reviewer for Kanban India 2022? The conference is looking for experienced and committed Kanban professionals to come forward and design an excellent program schedule for the 8th edition of Asia’s leading Kanban conference. Submissions will close on April 30, 2022.

Submit Your Interest

Are you frustrated trying to do Kanban with Jira?

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New! Jira Kanban Plugin Official Launch

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

11:00 AM PDT • 1:00 PM CDT • 2:00 PM EDT • 7:00 PM BST • 8:00 PM CEST

Join us for the second event in our Kanban University Partner Webinar Series with Kanban Accelerated Delivery (KAD). This is the global launch of a NEW plugin that works inside Jira to give you a 100% customizable Kanban board!

You’re invited to the official online launch of EasyKAD Kanban Boards plugin for Jira to supercharge your organization’s Kanban maturity. The Kanban University community will be the first to see a demonstration and speak directly with the founder of the app, Becci Watson.

Register Now

Speaker: Becci Watson
Principal
Kanban Accelerated Delivery

Becci Watson is a Lean Consultant who specializes in leading transformations to an organization’s operational way of working. Her specialty is Lean Kanban for professional services including functional departments like marketing, finance, procurement and administration. She also optimizes Project Management Office (PMO) delivery and IT operations. Read more about Becci.

Host: Joey Spooner
Vice President for Community Development and Product Management
Kanban University

In a 20-year career spanning the communications, insurance, higher education, non-profit, and government sectors, Joey has been a software developer, IT director, strategic analyst, coach, technical systems expert, and consultant. He is also an Accredited Kanban Consultant (AKC), Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT), Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP), and Kanban Management Professional (KMP).

Take Kanban University’s 2nd Annual State of Kanban Survey

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Make Your Voice Heard!
Take Kanban University’s 2nd Annual State of Kanban Survey

Your voice is critical to the Kanban community. Kanban University invites you to participate in our State of Kanban Survey 2022, supported by Kanbanize and SwiftKanban from Digité.

Give us a few minutes of your time now and make your mark on the future of Kanban!

Take the Survey

Last year, more than 1,000 Kanban practitioners and enthusiasts from around the world participated in the inaugural State of Kanban Survey. Get your free copy of the State of Kanban Report 2021 and find out why they said life is better with Kanban!

All responses to the Kanban University State of Kanban Survey 2022 are anonymous.

The Rancho Bernardo Inn Awaits You for Kanban Global Summit 2022

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The Rancho Bernardo Inn Awaits You for Kanban Global Summit 2022

When you attend the Kanban Global Summit, you can expect to work hard on your Kanban knowledge and play hard at our beautiful venue. The Rancho Bernardo Inn is the ideal location for meeting, dining, recreation, spa visits and relaxation.

Take our video tour of the Inn and see what it means to play hard, the Kanban University way!

Register by Sunday, April 10 and save before prices go up to the next level.

Take a Tour of The Rancho Bernardo Inn
Learn More & Register for Kanban Global Summit

Open For Your Next Step as a Kanban Trainer

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New Kanban Train the Trainer Classes, Including Portuguese

Is becoming an Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) your next career move? It starts with getting accredited as an AKT through our Kanban Train the Trainer (TTT) course. The TTT course is designed for those with a passion for Kanban and who want to offer Kanban University certified training.*

With the strong uptake of Kanban use in South America, and Brazil in particular, we are pleased to offer a new TTT class in Portuguese. Apply now to join Marco Mendes for your next step on the Kanban journey.

June 27 – July 8, 2022

Trainer: Marco Mendes
Language: Portuguese (some English required)
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Brasilia Time
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Western European Summer Time

Apply for June/July Train the Trainer (Portuguese)

View more upcoming Kanban Train the Trainer courses below.

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.

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

Apply for May Train the Trainer (Spanish)

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

Apply for May Train the Trainer

September 19 – 30, 2022

Trainers: Todd Little & Joey Spooner
Language: English
7:00 am to 11:00 am Pacific Daylight Time US
10:00 am to 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time US
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Central European Summer Time

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Apply for September Train the Trainer

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

Apply for November Train the Trainer

* Unlike most trainings, the TTT requires that you learn before you attend class. Many candidates spend weeks preparing for the TTT. You are expected to master the curriculum, prepare a Kanban case study to demonstrate your experience, and deepen your Kanban knowledge… all before class begins!

The TTT does not teach Kanban. Students must have achieved the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) credential and be able to present a Kanban case study. Attending the TTT course does not guarantee approval. Approved attendees may become AKTs licensed by Kanban University to teach one or more of the KU foundation courses: Team Kanban Practitioner, Kanban System Design, and Kanban Systems Improvement.