Do you need a more flexible and responsive way to manage your team’s work? Or perhaps your team is transitioning to or already using Agile but moving too quickly for an average Agile sprint. Lean Kanban concepts are a pragmatic and actionable way for teams to visualize and manage their delivery flow in real time.
Certified Kanban System Design (KMP I) is the first step toward earning the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) credential through Lean Kanban University. In order to receive the KMP certification, you must complete both Certified Kanban System Design (KMP I) and Certified Kanban Management Professional (KMP II).
Day 1 – Kanban in Action
- Key elements of a Kanban system: commitment points, work item types, classes of service, policies, cadences
- Kanban system mechanics: pull, replenishment, delivery
- Key Kanban system indicators: lead time, cumulative-flow diagram
Day 2 – STATIK: The Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban
- Kanban case study
- Creating context for change
- Demand analysis
- Workflow visualization
- Discovering and designing classes of service
- Replenishment and delivery cadence
- Kanban system visualization
- A digital copy of the book Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business by David Anderson
- Lean Kanban University (LKU) certificate of completion of Kanban Systems Design 1
- Membership in LKU as well as a listing in the LKU Alumni Directory
- Training manuals and supplies
- Catered, hot breakfast and lunch, and afternoon snacks on both days
- Validated parking available at three nearby garages
Additionally, students can claim 14 Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs) which can be applied to Project Management Professional (PMP)® and PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certifications. PMI, PMP, and PMI-ACP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc
This class is great for anyone who wants to learn new techniques for visualizing and managing their workflow to deliver value. This includes but is not limited to teams such as leadership, marketing, research and development, product development, and support.

Trent Hone, Managing Consultant at Excella, is a Lean Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT). He provides consulting services to commercial and federal clients in the Washington, DC area. Trent coaches, mentors, and trains clients in understanding their systems and improving them through Kanban and other Lean and Agile methods. In 2015, he was a finalist for Lean Kanban’s Brickell Key award for excellence in the Kanban community.
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Students submitting cancellation requests 10 business days or more prior to the start of the course are entitled to a full refund. Students submitting cancellation requests less than 10 business days prior to the start of the course will be offered a credit toward a future Excella course of equivalent value, or a refund less a processing fee of $100. Should the organizer cancel the course for any reason, each registered student will be issued a full refund.
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