Course Category: Agile Methods
Course Duration: 2 Days
Hours: 14 Contact Hours
Why You Cannot Miss This Course
Agile and Lean are complimentary development and production techniques with a common philosophy that aims to reduce costs by eliminating all ‘wasteful’ processes. Put another way, both Lean and Agile focus on ‘getting the right things to the right place at the right time in the right quantity to achieve perfect workflow.’
This two day course provides a practical grounding in Lean and Agile techniques and how these can be used within your organisation. This workshop aims to provide the tools for managers and teams to improve their workflow, reduce waste and regain control of their processes. The workshop uses fun and interactive scenarios which provide practical experience in using these techniques.
This course is designed to provide a strong, functional understanding of Lean techniques within Agile software development; including how to effectively implement Kanban. It will teach techniques to plan and manage your workflow while reducing the impact of bottlenecks and other impediments.
Course Objectives
During this comprehensive two day workshop, the participants will:
- Gain a comprehensive and clear understanding of Lean techniques, how they relate to Agile, and how these can improve ongoing business processes.
- Learn how to optimise workflow, reduce ongoing costs, and improve staff satisfaction.
- Learn that Kanban means more than just putting cards on a wall.
- Participate in workshops to improve progress tracking and reporting.
- Discover how to engage the entire organisation in process improvement.
Who Should Attend
This course is for managers, project managers, business analysts, engineers and developers who are interested in learning about Lean techniques and how they can help improve the quality and responsiveness of their work and workflow. The material covered in this course is applicable across industries and business domains.
Course Agenda
- A Brief History of Lean
- The Relationship to Agile Techniques
- Deming’s 14 Points for Managers
- Understanding Waste within software development
- Mura (Unevenness): Managing variation in workflow.
- Muri (Overburden): Managing unrealistic expectations and poor planning.
- Muda (Waste): Reducing wasteful processes.
- Value Stream Mapping: Analyse and plan the flow of information that is required in the Agile development process.
- Five S: Quality & continuous improvement processes (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain)
- Managing Process Policies
- Kanban
- The Modern Kanban Method
- Kanban Boards
- Workflow States
- Pull!!!
- WIP Limits
- Identifying and Managing Bottlenecks and Constraints
Course Agenda
- Monitoring Flow and Metrics
- Cumulative Flow Diagrams
- Statistical Control Charts
- Burndown Charts
- Fail-proofing: Prevent human errors before they occur.
- Levelling: Ensure that each step in the process delivers at a constant rate so that subsequent steps can also deliver at a constant rate.
- Lean Collaboration and Feedback Loops.
- Kaizen (Continuous Improvement): The ongoing, incremental and regular technique of improving all processes.
Course Category: Agile Methods
Course Duration: 2 Days
Hours: 14 Contact Hours
