Kanban Certification
Your Entry into the World of Kanban
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The training that helps you understand and apply Kanban.
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Kanban Training Content
Our Kanban courses help teams and professionals understand, design, and evolve systems that improve visibility, reduce overburdening, and support continuous improvement. While each training has a unique focus, they are all grounded in the same powerful principles of the Kanban Method.
1. Foundations of Kanban
Learn the principles, practices, and motivation behind Kanban — a method focused on evolutionary change and better flow.
- Kanban Level 1: A practical, beginner-friendly intro to the six core Kanban practices and Lean thinking.
- KSD: Covers the foundations and background of the Kanban Method, including its benefits and system-thinking roots
- KSI: Builds on previous learning to deepen understanding of Kanban's change management approach, service orientation, and team maturity.
- KSI: Builds on previous learning to deepen understanding of Kanban's change management approach, service orientation, and team maturity.
2. Designing Kanban Systems
Gain hands-on experience in building or improving Kanban boards to reflect your real work and drive clarity.
- Kanban Level 1: Create simple boards for various workflows and learn how to evolve them over time.
- KSD: Use the STATIK method (Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban) to design a Kanban system based on your team's context and challenges.
- KSD: Use the STATIK method (Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban) to design a Kanban system based on your team's context and challenges.
- KSI: Focuses on scaling and evolving existing systems, enhancing service delivery across multiple teams or domains.
3. Managing Flow
Use real data to improve predictability, reduce lead times, and eliminate bottlenecks.
- Kanban Level 1: Learn key flow metrics like Cycle Time, Throughput, and CFDs through interactive exercises.
- KSD: Apply Lead Time, Run Charts, and CFDs to inform improvements and manage risk.
- KSI: Use advanced analytics and forecasting tools to track system performance and guide improvements at scale.
4. Facilitating Collaboration
Learn how to introduce and manage Kanban systems while guiding your team through change.
- Kanban Level 1: Practice introducing Kanban in a low-resistance way and running typical meetings (e.g., daily Kanban, replenishment).
- KSD: Focuses on facilitating meetings and helping teams self-organize around their work.
- KSI: Covers roles like Service Delivery Manager and Flow Manager, and facilitates broader organizational collaboration and feedback loops.
5. Continuous Improvement
Make learning and adaptation part of your team's everyday work through data, feedback, and regular reflection.
- Kanban Level 1: Explore Kaizen and apply simple, iterative experiments to improve team performance.
- KSD: Embed improvement in system design with visual feedback and WIP policies.
- KSI: Institutionalize improvement using cadences, service review practices, and data-driven reflection mechanisms.
Bring Your Own Ideas & Questions
We encourage participants to bring their questions to the training. Any question and real-world example from your side will make everything you and others learn more tangible. It will also result in more energy throughout the training which is connected to better learning.
Your Certification Options
Kanban Level 1
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Kanban Management Professional
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| Certified by Agile Academy | Certified by Kanban University |
| Valid indefinitely No hidden costs |
Valid indefinitely No hidden costs |
| Flexible acquisition through training or e-learning | Acquired through 2-day training or 16 hours of virtual training. Both modules (KSI and KSD) must be completed. |
| Holistic approach with a focus on practical application | Focus on designing Kanban systems with practical application |
| Exam with 30 questions, unlimited retakes | No exam, certification based on participation |
