Kanban Foundation

Kanban Foundation introduction

The Japanese word 'kanban' means 'visual board' or 'sign'. Kanban was developed by Taiichi Ohno after World War II and used at Toyota as a system for just-in-time production.

In the years after 2000, the kanban methodology was no longer applied only to manufacturing, but also to software development, product and service development, IT operation, human resources,
marketing, sales and everywhere where processes can be improved.

Kanban Foundation topics

• Advantages of Kanban
• Continuous improvement
• Implement Kanban
• (up)scaling of Kanban

Kanban has four basic principles:

1. Start what you're doing now.
2. Agree to pursue incremental, evolutionary change.
3. Initially, respect current roles, responsibilities and job titles.
4. Encourage acts of leadership at all levels.

These principles translate into six kanban practices:

1. Visualize the flow of work
2. Limit work in progress (WiP)
3. Manage the flow
4. Make process policy explicit
5. Implement feedback loops
6. Improving together, evolving experimentally

If you prefer to develop in the field of scrum and if you already have the basic knowledge, it is better to register for the one-day Agile Scrum Foundation Fast Track training. If you want to certify for the PSM-1 exam from Scrum.org, book a Professional Scrum Master training.

Look for a summary of all training courses related to Agile on the overview page Agile Training.