1. What is Kanban?

Kanban is a Management Method. It is:

• Not A Project Management Method
• Not A Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Interesting Isn’t It? Wait, the best part is yet to come.

• This Method Can Be Used to Manage Your Projects following Agile & Waterfall or Traditional Methodologies.
• This Method Can Be Used to Manage Your Development & Support Projects / Products.

Kanban Can be Applied, Wherever Knowledge Workers Work to Maximize Agility & Ensure Faster Delivery with more Predictability.

2. Where is the best Starting Point to begin my Learning Journey to become an Expert in the Kanban Method?

In Order To Become An Expert/Master in Kanban Method, It is always good, to begin with, TKP® – Please do not miss watching the videos available with this Article – More Videos are available below Indicating the Benefits of Attending TKP®

 

3. What is TKP® & What are the Benefits of Completing TKP®?

TKP® stands for Team Kanban Practitioner®. It will help you to get deep learning in Visualization or Visual Management.

Every Kanban Implementation Start with Proto-kanban. If you don’t know how to Design & Implement Proto-kanban, then you will not be able to implement Kanban from Scratch.

You Can Use Kanban Taskboard across all the Agile Approaches like Scrum, SAFe, Scrum of Scrum, XP, etc

Watching the below Videos Can throw you more light about the Benefits of Attending TKP®

 

Let’s do a deep dive, Completing TKP® will enable you to:

• Become an Expert in the design & implementation of a Kanban Taskboard.
• Become an Expert in designing & implementing Proto Kanban.
• Become an Expert in Reviewing the Taskboards created by your team or any other stakeholders.
• Become an Expert in Suggesting or Choosing the right Taskboard for you and the team based on the challenges that you face in your Project.
• Become an Expert in Reducing/Eliminating the Overburdening
• Become an Expert in Discouraging Multitasking & Encouraging the Multitasking in a tricky way that can Create a Magical Change in System & Customer Lead Time
• Become an Expert in Troubleshooting Agile Projects
• Become an Expert in Maximizing the effectiveness of Standup Meetings & Planning Meetings
• Become an Expert in Increasing the Collaboration & Visibility of the System within your boundary
• Become an Expert in Ensuring that Your Team is Aligned with the Agile Manifesto Values & Principles

It also helps you in:

• Bursting Out the Myths & Misconceptions around Kanban
• Understanding the Relationship between Lean, Agile & Kanban
• Mapping Lean Principles with Agile Practices & Many More.

4. What is Lean Kanban?

Lean Kanban is designed explicitly to use in IT & for Knowledge Workers.

5. Can we Apply/Use Kanban for Research & Development Projects?

Yes, You Can Use/Apply Kanban for Effectively Managing R&D Projects.

6. Can We Execute Sprints in Kanban?

Yes, You Can Use/Apply Kanban for Executing Sprints Faster & Predictable. In KMP®-II. You are getting a Chance to Learn the Challenges Faced by One of the Product Development Company following SCRUM but it became Complex in the middle due to Various Uncertainties & Complexities and the Steps taken to Implement Kanban to Maximize Agility & Faster Delivery with More Predictability

7. Is Kanban Time-boxed?

Yes, Kanban is Time-boxed and it will help you to move from Reactive to Proactive. We Measure Lead Time, Throughput, Touch Time, Flow Efficiency & Other Relevant Metrics to Ensure this.

8. What is the Learning Goal of Attending Kanban Training & Certification Program?

To Give You the Required Guidance You can Immediately Use to Improve the Way You Manage Your Work & Your Teams Work.

9. What Would it Mean to be Implementable Next Working Day?

• Cheap & Easy to Implement
• No Need for Permission
• No Need for Budget Approval
• Within the Span of Current Political Control
• No Need for Negotiation with External Stakeholders

10. Does Kanban Recommend/Propose any Roles?

Yes, Kanban Recommend/Propose Roles with Certain Responsibilities.

11. Does Kanban Recommend/Propose any Meetings?

Yes, Kanban Recommend/Propose Multiple Meetings Categorized into Different Sets along with Templates, Required Inputs, Expected Outputs & other guidance.

12. Scrum is Iteration based Agile & Kanban is ________?

Flow-based Agile

13. Can We Use Kanban for Day to Day Operations Management?

Yes, You can Use Kanban for Day to Day Operations Management.

14. Can We Scale Kanban?

Yes, You can Scale Kanban at Project Level, Program Level, Portfolio Level, Service Level & Enterprise Level.

15. Can Use Kanban for Driving Transformations?

Yes, You can use Kanban for Driving Agile & Change Transformations. You Can Also Use Kanban for Maximizing Agility and Drive any Improvement Initiatives across Your Organization.

16. Can We Use Kanban in Projects following Agile & Waterfall or Traditional Methodology?

Yes, You can apply Kanban in Projects Following Agile & Waterfall Methodology. That is the Difference of Kanban or a Management Method. Because You Can Use it Across the IT Industry or Where the Knowledge Workers Works.

So there is a Huge Difference Between a Management Method & a Project Management Method, Process & Framework. Isn’t it?, Question for You.

Let’s look at an Interesting Example:

A DVD Drive can Play Both CD Drive & DVD Drive. Isn’t it? A question for you? What are the other additional benefits a Pen Drive Can Bring in? Easy to Carry, More Space, You Do not need to Seek for a Machine with CD or DVD Drive Isn’t it?

That is the Kind of Empowerment, Kanban Can Offer You in Your Personal & Professional Life. Makes More Sense?, You are the Right Person to Answer.

17. Can We Use Kanban in Professional & Personal Life?

Absolutely Yes. The Personal Kanban Can be Used Specifically for that. It will also Help You to Embrace Personal Agility More Faster. Not Only to Achieve, But Also to:

• Measure Where Do You Stand & Go To The Next Level of Excellence
• As we all Know, Agile is a Mindset and is a Journey – Continuous Learning || Continuous Improvement || Evolutionary Growth

18. Is there any Renewal Required for TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®?

No, This Certification is Lifelong Valid and is a One Time Investment

19. I am Playing the Role of a Scrum Master, Is it Mandatory for me to Complete TKP® before joining KMP®?

TKP® is not mandatory or a Prerequisite to attend KMP®, But it is always desirable to complete TKP® before you attend KMP® because of the below reasons:

• Lean Kanban is using Visualization (Covered in TKP®) & System Thinking [Covered in KMP-I® (Intermediate) & KMP-II®(Advanced)] approach make Kanban more Powerful. So If you are not attending TKP®, You are losing the power of complete Visualization, Proto-Kanban & Personal Kanban Implementation along with a part of feedback loops & many more can impact the Design & Implementation of your Kanban System because of the lack of a strong base. One Second, A quick question to you please!

What Happens If you construct a building without a Strong Basement? I am sure that You can very well answer this. Isn’t it? However, What difference a Strong Basement Can Make in this Construction? You can build as many floors as you want. Isn’t it?

20. I am Playing the Role of an Agile Coach, Do You Think the completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® adds value to my career & help to face the day to day challenges more effectively & Achieve Career Growth?

Yes, It will. Because Completing this Course Enable You:

• To Become an Expert in reducing the Friction/Resistance with the Power of Kanban Taskboards, Metrics (Data Points) & Other Scientific Methods in your Agile Team. At a point, You will Reach a Position to Eliminate the whole resistance and your team start following you as a Leader. You can experience the change without resistance.
• To Use the Power of Kanban Metrics. Your Job is to Analyze & Explain the Required Data Points Captured in the System Particular to that Challenge.
• To Conquer Your Transformation Challenges Proactively. Are You Curious to Know How? That is the Simulation (Covered in KMP-I®) and Multiple Transformation Case Studies (First Case Study will be Covered in KMP-I®) including ScrumBan (Second Transformation Case Study Covered in KMP-II®) in this Curriculum.
• To Ask More Powerful Questions and Help them to find the solutions themselves, Because Now You Have Gained More Expertise in End to End Transformation By Learning from Multiple Transformation Case Studies.

21. I am Playing the Role of a Delivery Manager, Do You Think the completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® adds value to my career & help to face the day to day challenges more effectively & Achieve Career Growth?

Yes, It will. Because Completing this Course Enable You:

• To Improve the SLA performance of Your Delivery System (STATIK – System Thinking Approach To Implement Kanban)
• To Increase the Reliability of Your Delivery System using STATIK (System Thinking Approach To Implement Kanban)
• To Improve the Predictability of Your delivery System using (STATIK – System Thinking Approach To Implement Kanban)
• To ensure timely delivery as per SLA, Reliable & Predictable Delivery System. This Three Critical Factors will delight the Customer & increase the trust in You as a Delivery Manager

22. I am Playing the Role of a Development Manager, Do You Think the completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® adds value to my career & helps to face the day to day challenges more effectively & Achieve Career Growth?

Yes, It will. Because Completing this Course Enable You:

• To Reduce the Delays & Disruptions Using Scientific Methods & Metrics
• To Create “Build” Faster by Effectively Improving Flow (Movement of Work) Efficiency
• To Improve Your Time to Market by Focusing on “Flow”.

23. I am a part of the Middle Management Layer tired of Big J-Curve Change Initiatives Causing Repeated Failures. 90% of these Change Initiatives are Charged with Improvements without big budgets or Ability to Hire Consultants to Drive a Big J-Curve Process Change? Repeated Failures are Becoming a Threat to My Existing Job. I am Worried & Stressed. Do You Think the completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® Open up a New Approach to Makes Improvement in this Existing System?

Yes, It will. Because Completing this Course Enable You:

• To Learn the Art of Implementing the Change Initiative without Any Injury With Scientific Methods, Metrics & Through Evolving Approach
• To Execute Big Changes Painlessly Using Scientific Methods, Metrics & the Power of Evolutionary Approach
• To Implement Lasting Improvements Without the Trauma Using Scientific Methods, Metrics & the Power of Evolving Approach

24. I am Playing the Role of A Senior Manager, and I don’t want to reorganize the existing system because of the Unique Nature & Complexity of this Program. Do You Think the completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® adds value to my career & help to Manage the Assigned Change Initiatives effectively?

Yes, It will. Because Completing this Course Enable You:

• To Drive/Lead/Implement Improvements Using Kanban’s Change Management Principles #-1 “Start With What You Do Now”.
• To Use this New Approach to Implement Change “Start Where You Are” With Current People, Current Process. This New Approach has The Power of Implementing Real Change with No Re-Organization
• To Execute Big Changes Painlessly Using Scientific Methods, Metrics & the Power of Evolving Approach
• To Implement Lasting Improvements Without the Trauma Using Scientific Methods, Metrics & the Power of Evolving Approach
• To-Do More With the Team That You Have Now.

25. I am a C-Level Executive {Leadership (CEO, COO, CFO, Executive Director, etc.)}, Want to Make Business Decisions With Confidence & Want to Make Informed Decisions (Decisions Based on Facts or Information). Do You Think the completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® Help me in Achieving this?

Yes, It will. Because Completing this Course Enable You:

• To Get Better Visibility & Data You Need for Making that Particular Decision
• To Make Your System more Predictable & Reliable
• To Take On-time Precise Decisions with Confidence. & Move forward

26. I am a part of the HR Team. I am pulled in all the Directions for the Last Six Months. Too Much Work. The Quality of the Work is Going for a Toss almost all the time. I Want to Get Back in Control. I Want to Move from Overwhelmed to Organized. Do You Think the completion of TKP® Can Help me in Achieving this?

Yes, Learning TKP can Enable You to:

• To Get the Work Organized by Improving Visibility, Communication & Collaboration using the Magic of Proto Kanban.
• To take the Control of Your Work Using the Scientific Methods & Taskboards Suggested by Kanban.
• To Learn, Develop, Practice & Master the Most Effective Ways to Execute Multitasking & Reduce Overburdening.

27. I am a part of the Gaming Industry for the last 1 Year and Prior to taking this assignment, I was a part of Various Competitive Businesses. In All These Assignments, We Cannot Afford Losing a Specialist. Based on the Nature of These Industries I need to look for Greater Agility that Embraces Specialization (rather than Generalists). If Not, My Current Assignment is going to go for a Toss. I am looking for a Method or Approach that can enable me to proactively take some action to Ensure that My Team is able to Embrace”Agility that Supports Specialization” in a Faster Way. Do You Think the completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® Help me in Reaching this Goal?

Yes, It will. Because Completing this Course Enable You:

• To Introduce the Culture of “Respecting Expertise” with different techniques.
• To Learn the Ways to do Your Kanban Implementation by always respecting the existing experts in the System along with the current procedures available in the organization and helps you to Achieve Your Goal “Agility That Supports Specialization.”

28. What is KMP-I® & What are the Benefits of Completing KMP-I®?

KMP-I® is also called Kanban System Design or Kanban Management Professional Foundation Level-I®. Completing KMP-I® will enable you to:

• Design & Implement a Kanban System using Agile Practices, Kanban Method & Lean Principles.
• Record, Analyze & report the complete Kanban Metrics
• Kanban Metrics enable you to take quick decision based on the available data points
• Apply STATIK (System Thinking Approach To Implement Kanban) in your Kanban System Design & Implementation
• Become an Expert in Kanban System Design

It also helps you in:

• Getting an Intermediate Level of Understanding about the System Thinking Approach
• Understanding the Importance of Daily Decision Making & Managing Uncertainties happening in your Realtime Projects & how to deal with it using Simple & Powerful Kanban Metrics through Simulation
• Increasing Your Transformation Expertise through the Case Study included in Your KMP-I® Class (Kanban Transformation Executed by the Microsoft & Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Team) in Microsoft’s Hyderabad Office. They are still working in IT; Interesting Isn’t it?
• The Transformation Case Study Help You in proactively manage plenty of challenges in your ongoing as well as upcoming transformations

29. Can I Attend KMP-II® without attending KMP-I®?

No, KMP-I® is Mandatory to Attend KMP-II®?

30. I am KMP-I® Certified, Can I Add KMP® along with my name like TKP®?

No, You will be Eligible to Receive KMP® when you complete KMP-I® & KMP-II®

31. I have Completed my KMP-I® certification. Am I Eligible to receive the badge?

No, Only TKP®‘s & KMP®‘s are eligible to Receive the Badge. However, the completion of KMP-I® will make you eligible for downloading your Digital Certificate from Kanban University (KU).

32. I have Completed KMP-I®, Will that Suffices to Drive Transformation or Start Applying Kanban?

No, Because of the below reasons:

• If You drive a transformation or start apply Kanban at this moment Your Decisions, Solutions, and Proactiveness will go for a Toss. Now, I am sure that you are the best Person to Make a Decision. Isn’t It?
• Lack of Knowledge in Full Kanban System
• Lack of Knowledge in Lean Kanban Culture, Mindset
• Lack of Knowledge in Proactively Managing the Day to Day Operations in your implemented Kanban System
• Lack of Knowledge in Kanban Scaling prevent you from taking many proactive decisions
• Lack of Knowledge in Scrum-ban & Rudimentary Version of STATIK can create Many Challenges when you apply Kanban to Your Scrum Project/Product development. There are more chances that your design and implementation can create chaos in your existing System

33. I am Leading an Agile Transformation for the Past Six Months using Scrum. I am Facing Challenges in Managing Flow. The Management is decided to apply Kanban to ensure Continuous Flow, Faster Delivery, Predictability & their Objective is to bring back the Customer Trust. I have Completed TKP® & KMP-I®?

By Completing TKP® & KMP-I® You are in a Better Position to Apply Kanban. But the Specific Answer to this Question is “No”. Because We Use a Transformation Case Study “Applying Kanban in a Product Following Scrum – Scrumban” in KMP-II® Session – The CRUX of Your Requirement.

34. I have Completed TKP® & KMP-I®, But While Creating the Routemap for Applying Kanban, I am Little Lost & not Sure How to Handle/Manage the Day to Day Operations of the Designed System?

Time for You to Complete the KMP®-II Session. Because We Cover the Day to Day Operations Management in this Two Day Session.

35. There are around 400 Members Working in My Current Assignment and the Flow is Affected in Multiple Teams Due to its Complexity. Do You Think the Completion of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® Help me in Achieving this?

Yes, Of course, Yes. Alternate Path to Agility is the Best Course for Your Requirement. This will help you to Learn the Full Kanban System. This is a 5 Day Course Series Where in the Last Two Days Session, We Cover Scaling at different Levels (Projects, Program, Service & Enterprise), Scrumban. This will Enable You:

• To Become An Expert in Scaling at Different Levels (Project, Program, Service & Enterprise Level)
• To Become An Expert in Scrumban
• To Become an Expert in Applying Kanban for more than 200 Teams

Hope, This will Suffice Your Requirements 🙂 Happy Learning :-).

36. I am the Managing Director of a Product Development Company and We are Religiously Following Scrum for the Last Two Years and is Working Well? This is a Distributed Team and I have the other Two Executive Directors Based Out of Germany & United Kingdom. This Executive Directors are Functional SME’s Playing the Role of a Product Owner with Program Managers as Direct Reports Playing the Customer-Facing Roles. My Offshore Team based out of India have no Direct Interaction with the Customers. I am Facing Challenges with some of My Team Members, Who are Not Proactive, Wait for Instructions (Predictability, Agility & Timely Delivery is going for a Toss & Started Affecting the Trust Between the Offshore Team & Executive Directors), Even though They Can Proactively do Many Activities to Ensure Timely Delivery. Do You Think Kanban Can Play a Role in bringing the Trust back? Highlighting One More Point – In the Past, Sometimes there are scenarios that happened where We Did not Deploy Some of the Completed Items Because of Various Business Reasons. These Rejections have caused raising a different perception of the Offshore Team.

Yes, Of course, Yes. This is a typical scenario and Applying Kanban Can Enable You:

• To Become An Expert in Maximizing Agility
• To Become An Expert in Making the Delivery More Faster
• To Become An Expert in Making the System More Predictable
• To Become An Expert in Helping the Team to Embrace the Entire Team’s Agile/Kanban Mindset Faster

37. I have Completed My TKP® & KMP® Classes, Am I Eligible to Receive Two Badges and Digital Certificate from KU?

Yes, you are eligible to receive Two Badges (TKP®, KMP®) and 3 Digital Certificates (TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®) from KU.

38. I am Playing a Scrum Master/Agile Coach Role for Long Time Serving Different Teams. I am “Feeling Some Friction” from These Agile Teams Irrespective of the Maturity Level, I am Trying to Find Some Different Tools & Techniques to Reduce the “Friction”. Do You Think, Kanban Can Help Me in This?

Yes, You Can Attend the “Alternative Path to Agility (TKP®+KMP-I®+KMP-II®” Course Series.

39. I Want to Get My Teams Work Under Control; Getting the Work Organized, Improving Visibility & Collaboration. Which Course Can Help me In Achieving this?

Spending One Day With us for the Completion of TKP® Can Enable You:

• To Become An Expert in Getting the Work More Organized
• To Become An Expert in Improving Visibility
• To Become An Expert in Improving Visibility
• To Become An Expert in Getting Your Teams Work Under Control

40. Can I Attend TKP® Online? Do You Think that can Benefit me in Fulfilling the Objectives of the Course?

In My Opinion, You are the best Person to Answer this. TKP® is not Just An Introductory Course. It is the Only One Course that Can Make You Expert in Kanban Visualization, Conducting Effective Standup Meeting, Replenishment Meeting & Many More – Creating the Basement for Your Entire Kanban Journey

Because the Primary Purpose of Learning TKP® will Enable You:

• To Become An Expert in Task-board Design
• To Become An Expert in Task-board Implementation
• To Become An Expert in Taskboard Reviewer
• To Become An Expert in Choosing a Taskboard for You based on the Challenges that You Face
• To Become An Expert in Suggesting a Taskboard for Your Team based on the Challenges that they Face
• To Become An Expert in Improving the Collaboration within the team & Between Teams based on the Nature & Complexity of the Project using different tools & techniques

The Training Spread across 5 different phases:

1. Challenging the Mindset
2. Unlearning/Fine-Tuning the Existing Knowledge
3. Shifting the Mindset
4. Setting the Base & Mindset by Learning New Interesting Topics
5. Reverse Mapping

It is a Workshop Designed With Different Activities, Face to Face Discussions, Brainstorming Sessions, DeBriefing the Learnings in Certain Intervals by You, One to One Discussions with the Trainer, Other Participants, Reverse Mapping & a Good Amount of Coaching. Now You are Empowered to Answer this Question Yourself Isn’t it? & What Happens If You Miss the Base? Time to Think Twice & Move Forward with the Right Decision.

41. I Want My Team to Get More Done, Faster & Better for Happier Customers. I Am Tired with the Challenges in My Existing System and Wanted to Improve the Existing System with Optimal Flow and Faster Delivery, How Can I Achieve this?

If Your Requirement is to Improve the Existing with Optimal Flow & Faster Delivery, You Can Start Attending TKP®, KMP-I® Based on the Nature of Your Unique System. By that Time You will become the Best Person to Take a Call/Decide Whether to Continue with KMP-II® in the Next Day or Not.

42. I have Completed TKP® & KMP-I®. As a Next Step, I Want to Manage the Day to Day Operations in a More Effective Way. I Also Wanted to Scale the Existing System. How Can I Achieve this?

If Your Requirement is to Effective Management of the Day to Day Operations along with Scaling, Then time for you to Complete KMP-II®.

43. I haven’t Used Any of the Agile Approaches & Not from IT Background. I work in the BPO/Out Sourcing Industry. I am Curious to Know How Kanban Can Add Value to My Career?

As I mentioned in Question #-1, Kanban is a Management Method and can be applied across the IT, BPO Industry. It is Specifically Designed for Knowledge Workers. We have implemented Kanban in a Call Centre with 400 Members. That means You can Learn Kanban with this background and Apply it in IT or BPO based on Your Need.

There are no prerequisites required to attend TKP®. But at the same time, Learning this can make your Agile Journey Faster & Easier.

You will Get All the Benefits of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® Mentioned in this Article as Answers to Different Questions.

44. I am Holding the Credential Certified Kanban Coach® (CKC®) from the International Business & Quality Management Institute (IBQMI). Do You Think Attending TKP®, KMP-I®, KMP-II® Can Add Value to My Career?

Yes, Absolutely Yes, It Adds Value to Your Career.

Certified Kanban Coach® (CKC®) offered by the International Business & Quality Management Institute (IBQMI) focuses on fundamental concepts, such as the origins, history, WIP Limits But not in Depth. This Course Can Help You to Learn the Theory, But Cannot Help You in Designing, Implementing, Managing Day to Day Operations & Scaling Kanban at different levels.

For Professionals Who Wanted to Experiment & Implement Kanban Immediately after the Course. There is No Other Option than Completing TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®. CKC® Covers Almost 10% of the Alternate Path to Agility Course Series (TKP® + KMP-I® + KMP-II®).

45. I am Holding the Credential Approved Kanban Professional™ (AKP™) from the International Business & Quality Management Institute (IBQMI). Do You Think Attending TKP®, KMP-I®, KMP-II® Can Add Value to My Career?

Yes, Absolutely Yes, It Adds Value to Your Career.

Approved Kanban Professional™(AKP™) offered by the International Business & Quality Management Institute (IBQMI) is Just an Introduction to Kanban. This Course Can Help You to Learn the Theory of the Introductory Part.

Let me Reiterate, For Professionals Who Wanted to Experiment & Implement Kanban Immediately after the Course. There is No Other Option than Completing TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®. (AKP™) Covers Almost 5% of the Alternate Path to Agility Course Series (TKP® + KMP-I® + KMP-II®).

Now You Might be the Right Person to Make the Right Decision & Move Forward.

46. I am Holding the “International Kanban Master Foundation” Certificate Offered by Scrum Association. Do You Think Attending TKP®, KMP-I®, KMP-II® Can Add Value to My Career?

Yes, Absolutely Yes, It Adds Value to Your Career.

Scrum Association has Started this Exam in May 2019 and in terms of Coverage, This Course doesn’t Cover Even the 2% of the Introduction that We Cover in TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®. Now You Might be the Right Person to Make the Right Decision & Move Forward.

Let me Reiterate, For Professionals Who Wanted to Experiment & Implement Kanban Immediately after the Course. There is No Other Option than Completing TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®.

Now You Might be the Right Person to Make the Right Decision & Move Forward.

47. I am Holding the Professional Scrum with Kanban™ (PSK™) Certificate Offered by Scrum.Org. Do You Think Attending TKP®, KMP-I®, KMP-II® Can Add Value to My Career?

Yes, Absolutely Yes, It Adds Value to Your Career.

Completion of PSK™ will help you to learn how additional practices from Kanban can be introduced into Your Scrum Teams without changing Scrum.

Note the Point “Learn how additional practices from Kanban without changing Scrum”. That Means, You Can Try Applying Additional Practices from Kanban Without Changing Scrum. Alternatively, We Can Also Say that Applying Scrum Standing on Top of Scrum but Without Changing Scrum. Interesting Isn’t it? But Does this Limits the CRUX of Kanban? Do We Need to Take Such a Rigid Stand to Apply Kanban? Anyways, I am Leaving these Questions to the Readers. Think Twice, Take the Right Decision & Move forward.

In KMP-II®, We Cover “ScrumBan” or “Applying Kanban to Your Scrum Projects/Products” with a Transformation Case Study. We also Cover Many Other Topics in this Two Day Session. But Yes, 15% of the Time that We Spend for Covering this part.

As I mentioned in Question # – 1, Kanban is a Management Method. This can be applied across the IT Industry or Wherever the Knowledge Workers Work. Learning this 15% is Cannot empower you in Applying Kanban across the IT Industry or Wherever the Knowledge Workers Work.

Now You are more Empowered to Make the Right Decision and Move Forward. Isn’t It? For Professionals Who Wanted to Experiment & Implement Kanban Immediately after the Course. There is No Other Option than Completing TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®, the Full Kanban System.

Now You Might be the Right Person to Make the Right Decision & Move Forward. Isn’t It?

48. I am Holding the PMI-ACP® (ACP®) offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI.ORG). Do You Think Attending TKP®, KMP-I®, KMP-II® Can Add More Value to My Career?

Yes, Absolutely Yes, It Adds Value to Your Career.

It is Up to You to Answer Certain Questions & Reach a Decision. Let’s List down some Interesting Questions:

1. Is Kanban a Project Management Method? Yes/No – Refer Question # – 1
2. Is Kanban a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? Yes/No – Refer Questions # – 1
3. Did You Get a Chance to Learn, Develop, Practice, Master the Art of Visualization, Types of Task Boards that can be used Across the Agile Approaches? Yes/No
4. Did You Get a Chance to Learn, Develop, Practice, Master the System Thinking Approach? Yes/No
5. Did You Get a Chance to Learn, Develop, Practice, Master Multiple Agile Transformation Case Studies? Yes/No
6. Did You Get a Chance to Learn, Develop, Practice, Master to Apply Kanban in Your Scrum Project? Yes/No
7. Did You Get a Chance in Learning How to Record, Analyze the Complete Kanban Metrics & Take Data-Driven Decisions to Maximize the Profit through Simulation? Yes/No
8. Did You Get a Chance to Learn, Develop, Practice, Master the art of Applying Evolutionary Approach across Your Organization just not limited to Agile or Waterfall Project Management? Yes/No
9. Did You Get a Chance to Learn, Develop, Practice, Master the art of Scaling Kanban @ Different Levels (Project / Program / Service / Enterprise) in Your Organization? Yes/No
10. Did You Get a Chance to Learn the Art of Developing & Improving Agility in Your Team then Scale it at different Levels (Project / Program / Service / Enterprise) in Your Organization or Business? Yes/No

For Professionals Who Wanted to Experiment & Implement Kanban Immediately after the Course by Maximizing Agility. There is No Other Option than Completing TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®, the Full Kanban System & Move Forward.

Now You Might be the Right Person to Make the Right Decision & Move Forward. Isn’t It?

49. I am a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC®) from Scaled Agile Inc. Do You Think Attending TKP®, KMP-I®, KMP-II® Can Add Value to My Career?

Yes, Absolutely Yes, It Adds Value to Your Career.

SAFe Uses Kanban Task-board. It also Uses Kanban in Project, Program & Portfolio Level. This is another Indication of Kanban’s Success/Benefits. Scaled Agile Decided to Use a Part of Kanban in SAFe Because They are sure that it is going to Add Value for SAFe.

However, they use a part of it. Knowing the End to End Kanban is going to Benefit a lot for you in Your SAFe Journey. Please Watch the Below Video to Hear the Benefits of Attending Kanban from a Corporate Trainer (SPC) Working in One of the Fortune 500 organizations.

Now You are more Empowered to Make the Right Decision and Move Forward. Isn’t It? You Can be More Innovative, Because Kanban Complements SAFe and You are More Empowered Now to Become More Innovative and that is the Only Reason Plenty of SPC’s Attend Kanban Programs with us. Interesting Isn’t It?

50. Does One Size Fits All?

Let’s Take an Example of Choosing a Gift (Shirt/T-Shirt/Jeans/Blazer, But not Limited to) for You or Any of Your Beloved One.

You Know the Answer Better than me. Isn’t It? and of course, Not a Tough One to Answer Isn’t It? 

By the Way, How Many Millions are We Spending Every Year for Different Projects across the Globe? It is enormous, Billions? Trillions?

Every organization Spend Huge Amount of Money on Various Projects Every Year and Use Any One of the Methodology or Sometimes Hybrid, Process Or Framework for Designing, Implementing, Executing, Managing the Day to Day Operations & then Scaling it at different Levels (Project, Program, Service or Enterprise) based on the business need. 

If One Size Doesn’t Fit All, Why are We Ignoring this “Fact” in Case of Projects? What do You Think?

Every Project is a Unique Endeavour, Isn’t it? Yes or No?

If the answer is “Yes”, Let’s Rethink, “Does One Size Fit All in Case of Project?”

What Do You Think & What’s Your Answer? Yes/No

Now I am sure that Your Answer is a Firm “No”, Isn’t It?

51. What are all the Other Benefits that the Participants receive by Completing TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II®?

• A Free Electronic Copy of the book KANBAN – The Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business
• The course materials of TKP®, KMP-I® & KMP-II® exclusively licensed to you for future reference
• Digital Badge & Certificate of the particular course selected by you
• Lifelong Membership with Kanban University (KU)
• 8 Professional Development Units (PDU’s) per day can be claimed for this course and used as part of your PMI® Credential Review.

What we discussed above just the Tip of an Iceberg. There are many more techniques that can be learned when you complete the Certification Program Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP®),   Kanban Management Professional or KMP® (KMP1   &   KMP2)   (Click here to Learn More)

/* All The Below Questions are Based on the Different Real-time Scenarios That We Come Across As a Team in Between Different Training, Consulting & Coaching Assignments for More than a Decade. 

It Took 3 to 4 Years of Research & Experiments to Develop this Unique Training Delivery Approach – Learning Kanban Using The Kanbanized Training Approach – Unique, Simple & Powerful.

This Approach is Playing an Important Role in Making You an Expert in Applying Kanban Within a Period of 5 Days – Interesting? */

52. Are You Curious to know the coverage of TKP®, KMP1® & KMP2®?

1. Kanban Taskboard Implementation/Review (TKP®)
2. Deep Learning of Visualization (TKP®)
3. Choose/Suggest right board for Team following Scrum, Kanban, SCRUMBAN, SAFe or Any other Agile Approaches (TKP®)
4. To become a Taskboard Implementer/Reviewer across the Scrum, Kanban, SCRUMBAN, SAFe or Any other Agile Approaches (TKP®)
5. Visualization – Simulation (TKP®)
6. Design & Implement a Project using Lean Principles, Kanban Method & Agile Practices (KMP-I®)
7. Kanban Simulation Game (KMP-I®)
8. Kanban Metrics (KMP-I®)
9. System Thinking Approach to Implement Kanban (STATIK) (KMP-I®)
10. Kanban Cadences (KMP-I® & KMP-II®)
11. Kanbanize Any of the Projects/Program/Portfolio following Agile or Waterfall Method (KMP-I® & KMP-II®)
12. System Thinking Approach to Implement Kanban (KMP-I® & KMP-II®)
13. SCRUMBAN or Scrum to Kanban or Kanbanize Scrum Projects (KMP-II®)
14. Scaling Kanban (KMP-II®)
15. Apply/Using Kanban at Enterprise Level (KMP-II®)

!!! 🙂 Happy Learning 🙂 !!!