Training: "A Kanban Primer"
Track:
Tutorial
Time: Monday 09:00 - 12:00
Location: City
Abstract:
Kanban style development seems to make everyone nervous. Kanban emphasizes small complete packages of work, which concerns traditional development practitioners who might favor analysis and design of an entire product release. Yet, Kanban continues to grow in popularity because it solves many of the problems found in both agile and traditional approaches.
In this half-day tutorial you’ll learn the essential theories behind Kanban and Lean development. You’ll learn concepts that help you see your process from a different perspective. You’ll take away the basics you’ll need to set up a Kanban approach within your team. You’ll even get some tips on practicing Kanban without anyone knowing you are. All they’ll notice is more consistent delivery of high quality software.
Topics covered:
* The theory behind Kanban and pull thinking
* A Lean concept vocabulary you can use to assess and tune your current process
* The basics of setting up Kanban style development in your team
* Some guidance on integrating a Kanban approach into a mixed-process organizaton
In this half-day tutorial you’ll learn the essential theories behind Kanban and Lean development. You’ll learn concepts that help you see your process from a different perspective. You’ll take away the basics you’ll need to set up a Kanban approach within your team. You’ll even get some tips on practicing Kanban without anyone knowing you are. All they’ll notice is more consistent delivery of high quality software.
Topics covered:
* The theory behind Kanban and pull thinking
* A Lean concept vocabulary you can use to assess and tune your current process
* The basics of setting up Kanban style development in your team
* Some guidance on integrating a Kanban approach into a mixed-process organizaton
