What you'll learn

Understand and apply Kanban AI principles to streamline workflow and increase productivity in various project settings.

Develop skills to create and manage effective Kanban boards, both physical and digital, for better task tracking.

Identify common workflow inefficiencies and learn strategies to optimize resource allocation and task management.

Implement practical techniques for defining task completion, conducting efficient meetings, and establishing clear team rules.

Requirements

No prior experience in project management or Kanban is needed. This course is designed to start from the basics, making it suitable for beginners.

Description

Kanban is a popular framework used to implement agile and DevOps software development. It requires real-time communication of capacity and full transparency of work. Work items are represented visually on a Kanban board, allowing team members to see the state of every piece of work at any time.A Kanban board is an agile project management tool designed to help visualize work, limit work-in-progress, and maximize efficiency (or flow).It can help both agile and DevOps teams establish order in their daily work. Kanban boards use cards, columns, and continuous improvement to help technology and service teams commit to the right amount of work, and get it done!This course will help you explore how working on an Agile project using Kanban has benefits for your development team, your end users, and your organization as a whole.We will identify various process flow related issues including too much work in progress, underutilization of resources, lengthy tasks, unequal sized tasks etc. using simple and easy to understand demonstrations on Kanban board.We will not only identify these inefficiencies but also solve for the same by continuously improving the process flow using Kanban Board.This course is ideal for software developers, project managers, software leadership, or anyone that would have an interest and gain benefit from running an Agile project and delivering maximum value early to your customers.No prior experience is necessary to take this course. So, if even if you don’t know what Kanban is and the various principles and concepts under Kanban and Agile Project Management, not to worry.We will cover all of these concepts from scratch.Here is a list of the topics we will cover in this course:Introduction to Kanban & Kanban BoardFinding Inefficiencies in the ProcessLimiting Work in ProgressUnder utilization of ResourcesUnequal Sized TasksMarking the TasksOther Inefficiencies/IssuesKanban PracticesDefining DoneDaily Stand upSpecifying RulesI hope that you will enjoy the class, be challenged by it and learn a lot. The primary objective is to build a strong foundational knowledge of the principles of KanbanIt is suggested that you go through the course at a pace that makes sense for you. The topics build on each other, so it is better to slow down and really learn something than to just move on in order to keep up a certain pace.So, I have the tools needed to get the job done. So, let’s do it, I’ll see you in class. All the best.