Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban

“What are our teams working on?” “How well does our execution match up with our stated strategy?” “Are we as an organization efficient, effective and predictable?” Leaders across most organizations want to know the answers to these questions.

This workshop is for anyone who has asked these questions or wants to help the organization find the answer to these questions.

This class will help you set up a Kanban system that helps your organization continuously inspect and adapt the value delivery process.

You will gain greater visibility into what team(s) across the organization are working on and what is in the way of getting value delivered.

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Course Details

Apply the power of Kanban beyond just a team to have an impact on the entire organization. After taking the course, you will have an opportunity to validate your understanding of Scaling Kanban with our online assessment that evaluates your knowledge and provides guidance on areas to improve. Upon passing, you will receive the “Scaled Portfolio Kanban” (SPK) certification and badge through Credly.

Outcomes

Set up systems that provide transparency into what teams are working on

Evaluate if the current work maps to the overall stated strategy

Manage the entire portfolio on a regular cadence

Quickly understand the reasons that are preventing work from making progress

Predict when higher level objectives would be met

Look for opportunities to continuously improve efficiency and predictability of the process

Validate if the organization is being effective by delivering the right things

Topics

Defining and designing a Portfolio Kanban Board

Understanding how to effectively operate the Portfolio Kanban system

Reconciling active work with stated strategy and vice-versa

Visualizing, managing, and removing dependencies as well as blockers to work

Forecasting completion dates for items across the Portfolio

Improving the performance of the entire organization by leveraging data

Audience

Product professionals involved in management the delivery of value

Program or Portfolio Leaders responsible for ensuring work aligns to strategy

Engineering Leadership, Agile Coaches, Project Managers, Product Manager, and Scrum Masters

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Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban

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