Agility and… Profitability?
Show Us the Money at Kanban Global Summit 2022

Have you ever been asked for a business case for implementing Kanban in your organization? Do you know the return on investment you should expect in the short, medium and long term?

Join us at the Kanban Global Summit (August 22-24, 2022 in San Diego, California) and see how implementing Kanban across your organization’s services can very quickly achieve significant improvements to your business performance.

Register by April 10 to save on registration with the current pricing level.

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.

In This Issue

Kanban Summer is Coming to Austria and California

New to Kanban? Get the Official Guide to the Kanban Method – Now in Danish, Bulgarian, Dutch and Armenian

How to Revitalize Your Kanban Implementation

A Tale of Pandemic and Me

Kanban Coaching Exchange: This is Jeopardy! with David Spinks and Glaudia Califano

Optimizing Legal Project Management: Can You Do the Kanban?

Neural Network Racing Cars Around a Track

Agile Software Development: Using Kanban Effectively and Avoiding Pitfalls (German)

Kanban Summer is Coming to Austria and California

March is here and we are one month closer to a summer of Kanban, from Kanban Leadership Retreat in Europe to the Kanban Global Summit and Kanban Leadership Retreat in the U.S. It’s been too long since we have seen your faces in person!

We’re thrilled to be back together with a renewed sense of community and to welcome new practitioners who have adopted Kanban during the past two years. Whether you hop in Rosie’s convertible under the San Diego sun or strap on your boots to hike in the mountains of Mayrhofen, you are sure to have an unforgettable experience at these upcoming events.

New to Kanban? Get the Official Guide to the Kanban Method – Now in Danish, Bulgarian, Dutch and Armenian

The Official Guide to the Kanban Method from Kanban University is targeted at people new to Kanban and interested in learning about the basics of the Kanban Method. Get your free copy today for an easy entry into the vast Kanban body of knowledge. Follow the link below and select Additional Languages on the left tab to find these new translations and more!

How to Revitalize Your Kanban Implementation

Despite Kanban’s gradual – evolutionary – process of change – or perhaps because of it, as also because of its non-prescriptive nature, sometimes teams tend to feel a bit lost about what to do to “continue to implement” Kanban – to continue to implement a method which aims to improve their outcomes. Not knowing exactly what to do next can also cause stress. Mahesh Singh outlines a process that reinvigorates a Kanban implementation and provides a greater sense of purpose and achievement.

A Tale of Pandemic and Me

Have you thought about sharing your love of Kanban by teaching the Kanban University curriculum to others? One of our Accredited Kanban Trainers started his journey as the pandemic hit and writes about his experiences.

Kanban Coaching Exchange: This is Jeopardy! with David Spinks and Glaudia Califano

This is Jeopardy! Entering the Kanban Coaching Exchange are this month’s contestants… you! David and Glaudia are back at the Kanban Coaching Exchange to put your knowledge of Kanban and beyond to the test in an interactive gameshow! You will take part in teams, and there are prizes to be won! So come on down to the Kanban Coaching Exchange on Thursday, March 10!

Optimizing Legal Project Management: Can You Do the Kanban?

In today’s fast-paced legal market where everything must be done faster and better, using Kanban can help your practice group and your firm meet that need for clients. This is a competitive edge that can’t be ignored.

Neural Network Racing Cars Around a Track

Observe managed evolutionary change through feedback loops and learning in this demonstration of getting cars to drive around a path. In this case, the path represents the environment, and the cars adapt to the environment. See the similarities with Kanban, the Kanban Maturity Model and Fit for Purpose.

Agile Software Development: Using Kanban Effectively and Avoiding Pitfalls (German)

Recently David J Anderson gave an interview to a popular German online magazine, Heise Online, and covered these topics:

✔ What would David change in the blue book if he wrote it today?
✔ What are the most common misunderstandings about Kanban?
✔ How will Kanban develop in the future?

One Week Left to Save on Kanban Leadership Retreat Europe | Limited Spots Available

June 15-17, 2022  |  Mayrhofen, Austria

You have ONE WEEK left to save and reserve your spot at our summer Kanban excursion to the mountains of Austria! Early bird prices for Kanban Leadership Retreat Europe are good through Tuesday, March 1.

What does Kanban Leadership Retreat Europe look like?

If you want to hear about new developments with Kanban, to affect how we use and teach Kanban, and to build lasting relationships with the best Kanban leaders in the world, this is the event for you.

Our goal for the week is to EXPLORE by going deeper into existing concepts and stretching the boundaries of ideas; CHALLENGE established ideas and present new material; and CONNECT by coming together to give advice or create something new.

Check out some tweets from #KLR19 in Mayrhofen and see for yourself what KLR is like.

Kanban Leadership Retreat will follow all Europahaus Mayrhofen Covid-19 measures to ensure a safe event for attendees. Pre-Travel Clearance and proof of vaccination now required for all travelers entering Austria. For the most up-to-date Covid travel information, visit the Austrian National Tourist Office.

Go Further With STATIK

Learn how to use the STATIK approach for full Kanban system design at the Kanban Global Summit.

“If every board and Kanban system is unique, how can I design my own system?” That’s a question commonly asked by practitioners.

The Systems Thinking Approach To Introducing Kanban (STATIK) is a repeatable and humane way to get started with Kanban. It is a way of understanding how a system behaves as a whole rather than through analysis of component parts in isolation.

There are six basic steps in the STATIK approach, which are usually applied in an iterative way. Subsequent steps can uncover new information, and it might make sense to repeat earlier steps.

Join us at the Kanban Global Summit (August 22-24, 2022 in San Diego, California) and learn how to go further with STATIK through the Talk and Interactive Workshop below.

Register by April 10 to save on registration with the current pricing level.

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.

News and Offers From Our Kanban Tools Partners

SwiftKanban – 15% Discount on Enterprise Version

Kanbanize and Compass UOL Partner To Increase Reach in Brazil

KMM Plus – 3 Months Free Full Access for Students

Kaiten – 9 Months Free Trial For Kanban University Clients

Nave – New How To Video Series and 10% Savings

SwiftKanban – 15% Discount on Enterprise Version

SwiftKanban is a Visual Work Management Tool for helping you manage your work effectively and improve continuously. SwiftKanban leverages the simple yet powerful principles of the Kanban Method by combining highly Configurable and Visual Workflow modeling, powerful and actionable Flow Metrics, and ease of use.

Enjoy a 15% discount on your first year of subscription to the Enterprise version of SwiftKanban using code SWIFT15. For more information, send an email to sales@digite.com.

Kanbanize and Compass UOL Partner To Increase Reach in Brazil

“The partnership with Compass UOL is an important next step for Kanbanize, alongside setting up our local office in Sao Paulo. Joining forces is essential to increase Kanbanize’s reach in Brazil, enabling support in Portuguese and allowing clients to take advantage of the platform, while leveraging Compass UOL’s expertise in the Kanban method,” comments Dimitar Karaivanov, CEO of Kanbanize.

Kanbanize software for agile project and portfolio management provides visibility across all projects and portfolios, connects planning with execution, and helps teams deliver faster. Currently they have more than 1000 customers using the tool with many success stories, which can be seen at kanbanize.com.

KMM Plus – 3 Months Free Full Access for Students

KMM Plus is your new way to explore Kanban. Explore all latest posters visualizing the main Kanban Method concepts. Read the Kanban Maturity Model 2nd edition book online. Find any concept, case study, or explanation you need. Learn the Kanban Maturity Model at your own pace.

Each student completing a Kanban Maturity Model and/or Kanban Coaching Professional course receives 3 months free full access to KMM Plus. Ask your KMM/KCP trainer for details.

Kaiten – 9 Months Free Trial For Kanban University Clients

Kaiten is not just a Kanban tool, it’s an All-In-One productivity platform that provides Document management, User Story Mapping, Service Desk, Scrum framework support and Timelines. Every team in your enterprise will find needed functions.

Until February 28, register with this link or use PROMO code: LYMAYLQJ at kaiten.io. You’ll get a 9-month free trial on Kaiten’s most expensive PRO tariff plan, which includes the Kanban module (extended board design capabilities, WIP-limits, statistical reporting).

Nave – New How To Video Series and 10% Savings

How can you make the most out of Kanban Analytics? Check out Nave’s new How To video series: Kanban Analytics by Nave: Introduction – YouTube.

Nave helps agile practitioners build predictable delivery workflows. Their primary focus is to help you make reliable data-driven forecasts and deliver on your commitments without overburdening your teams.

Save 10% off all annual subscriptions if you sign up by the end of February with a discount code: KUFEB22.