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Course Outline

Introduction to Agile

  • Why adopt Agile?
  • What are the core objectives of Agile?
  • How do Agile mechanisms function?
  • How can Agile benefit your work?

Command and Control vs. Agile

  • The factory model approach
  • Understanding the 'Canon' functioning
  • Understanding the 'Missile' functioning
  • Key pillars of Kanban
  • Seeing the big picture

Process Management

  • Underlying concepts of Kanban
  • Kanban rules
  • Key metrics
  • Flow diagrams
  • Technical practices

Team Collaboration

  • Shared responsibility
  • Self-organization
  • Interdisciplinary cooperation
  • Optimizing effective teamwork

Kanban Board Implementation

  • Visualizing the process
  • Creating a Kanban Board
  • Understanding and introducing WIP (Work in Progress) limits
  • Understanding and introducing Classes of Service

Customer Engagement

  • Common forms of waste
  • Value Stream

Waste Reduction

  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Waste analysis
  • Core concepts of Kaizen (MUDA, MURI, MURA)
  • Bottleneck analysis
  • The Five Focusing Steps

Simulation Exercises

  • Simulation game
  • Group discussions
  • Advanced topics

Requirements

Prerequisites:

Familiarity with fundamental project management concepts and prior experience working in multi-person project teams.

Recommended:

Completion of the "Agile Project Management with Scrum" training course.

 14 Hours

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