After this course you can model a workflow as a Kanban system, limit work in progress and use metrics to see where tasks get stuck. You understand what Kanban means for collaboration and know what to watch for when extending it to several teams. The course suits you if your team juggles many parallel tasks, whether in software development, operations, support, marketing or administration, and you want to improve the process without a major reorganisation.
What you’ll take away.
- Explain the benefits and principles of Kanban
- Improve workflows in practice with Kanban tools
- Assess how Kanban affects working culture
- Recognise typical trouble spots when scaling Kanban
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Developers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, DevOps teams, managers and business functions such as HR, finance, marketing, production or support.
- Prerequisites
- EXIN lists no formal prerequisites. Experience of working in a team is enough to get started.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 2 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Kanban benefits and principles
Making work visible: board, columns and work types
Limiting work in progress and managing flow
Using metrics to drive improvement
Kanban culture in an organisation
Scaling Kanban and exam practice
You build a Kanban board for a real process from your daily work, set WIP limits and show where tasks are piling up.
Exams, licences & credentials
This course prepares you for the EXIN Kanban Foundation exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms this. The certificate comes from EXIN. This is not an official EXIN course unless the offer says so.
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
What is the exam like?
EXIN lists 40 multiple-choice questions in one hour, closed book, with a 65% pass mark. It is available in English, German and Portuguese.
Is Kanban useful outside IT?
Yes. EXIN also aims the certification at areas such as HR, finance, marketing, production and support.
Does EXIN Kanban Foundation: making workflow visible and improving it include a certificate?
This course prepares you for the EXIN Kanban Foundation exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms this. The certificate comes from EXIN. This is not an official EXIN course unless the offer says so.