Unlock the Power of Kanban for Streamlined Delivery
Welcome to Kanban Unlocked, your gateway to mastering modern workflow management. This dynamic, interactive course is crafted by leading Kanban experts to equip you with the tools and techniques to revolutionise your workplace productivity.
Are you facing these challenges?
Many teams we talk to are grappling with
- Overwhelming work-in-progress slowing down the team
- Conflicting priorities or prioritisation by whoever shouts loudest
- Blockers and drag factors impeding team productivity
- Lack of visibility for both internal and external stakeholders
- Unpredictable delivery resulting in missed or late deadlines
Kanban Unlocked addresses these challenges head-on, providing actionable insights to optimise flow, visualise progress, and enhance delivery predictability.
What You'll Learn
Through a combination of hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, and expert training, you will master:
- Workplace Visualisation: Build trust and transparency with visual workflows.
- Optimising Flow: Limit work-in-progress for increased productivity.
- Queuing Theory & Theory of Constraints: Identify bottlenecks and keep work moving.
- Lean Principles: Eliminate waste and improve efficiency.
- Prioritisation & Metrics: Use cycle time, WIP, and throughput to manage performance.
By the end of the course, you’ll know how to design or improve Kanban systems that deliver faster, with better quality, and less resistance to change
Course Curriculum
The Why and What of Kanban
- Kanban core practices
- Evolutionary vs Revolutionary Change
- Principles of the Kanban Method
- Core Practices of the Kanban Method
Core Kanban
- Work Visualisation
- Push vs pull based systems
- Queues & Buffers
- Limiting Work In Progress (WIP)
- Little’s Law
- Managing Flow
- Cumulative Flow Diagrams
- Measuring and managing flow using Lead Time
- Understanding flow efficiency
- Planning in Kanban
- Risk management with classes of service
Introducing Kanban to your team or organisation
- Understanding the motivation for change
- STATIK – systems thinking approach to implementing Kanban
- Understanding sources of variability
- Analysing and shaping demand
- Visualising your workflow using a Kanban board
- Visual design of ticket types
- How to set WIP limits
- Identifying and removing impediments to flow
- Kaizen – continuous and collaborative improvement
- Feedback Mechanisms
- Kanban style Daily Standups
Scaling Kanban
- Kanban at scale – seeing the enterprise as a network of services
Who should attend?
This course is for anyone looking to thrive with Kanban in their organisation. Whether you’re new to Kanban or aiming to refine your practice, we welcome:
- Managers & Team Leads: Navigate priorities and maximise team output.
- Team Members: Developers, testers, business analysts, and other contributors who want to enhance productivity and improve workflow.
- Agile Enthusiasts: Product owners, Scrum Masters, and Agile coaches expanding their toolkit.
- Cross-Functional Teams: Professionals from IT, HR, finance, marketing, operations, and beyond, who want to drive better collaboration and delivery.
Whether you’re leading the charge or working within a team, this course equips everyone with actionable insights to improve how work flows
What Past Participants Say
“This course exceeded our expectations. We went from constant firefighting to a more structured, predictable way of working. Highly recommended for any team looking to improve efficiency.”
– Priya S., Programme Manager, NHS
“I’ve been to many Agile courses, but this one stands out for its focus on practical, immediate application. If you’re serious about getting Kanban right, this is the course for you.”
– Tom W., Agile Coach, Automotive
“The practical, no-nonsense approach of Kanban Unlocked helped our team focus on what truly matters. We saw measurable improvements in delivery time within weeks.”
– Sarah T., Product Manager, Financial Services
Who we've helped
What about certification?
This course has been accredited by Solutioneers. Upon completion of the course attendees will become accredited members of the Solutioneers Alumni. You will receive a certificate of completion and a listing in the Solutioneers Alumni.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
We offer a 80% refund if you cancel your place no less than 15 working days before the date of the first day of the course.
For cancellations less than 15 working days from the date of the first day of the course we do not offer a refund. However, you will be offered the option of substitution, so you can transfer your place to a colleague. Substitutions will be accepted up to the start of the course.
Solutioneers reserve the right to postpone or cancel this event if there are insufficient registrations or if presenters are unable to attend. In these circumstances, you will be notified no later than 7 days prior to the event with a full refund.
Please be advised that courses are subject to changes in date and/or venue. It is recommended that you purchase changeable and refundable transportation and accommodations. Solutioneers will not be responsible for any incurred costs in the event that we need to make changes due to circumstances beyond our control.
Meet your trainer
Ian Carroll
Brickell Key Award winner Ian Carroll is a consultant, coach, and speaker on all topics related to Lean, Kanban and Agile software development. Using his 25 years of hands-on experience he helps teams transform their ways of working using Kanban and other Lean and Agile techniques to lower costs while increasing their ability to respond to changing market demands and outperform competitors. Ian has trained and coached hundreds of software development teams in Agile, Lean, and Kanban techniques.
