Kanban Training for Agile Teams

What is this training?

The Kanban Training is a practical, hands-on learning experience designed to help professionals and teams understand, apply, and evolve the Kanban method in real organizational contexts.

Rather than treating Kanban as a board or a set of rules, this training focuses on flow, decision-making, and continuous improvement  helping teams manage work more effectively and deliver value with greater consistency.

The content is grounded in years of practical experience at Growing Centuries, across different industries and team setups.

Who is this training for?

This training is designed for:

• Leaders and managers seeking better visibility and flow
• Agile and non-Agile teams aiming for greater predictability
• Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners
• Business analysts and professionals involved in delivery
• Anyone interested in improving task and project management

No prior Kanban experience is required.

What you will learn

Participants explore and practice:

• Introduction to Kanban
  Origins, principles, and values
• Visualizing work
  Designing and evolving effective Kanban boards
• Limiting Work in Progress (WIP)
  Reducing overload and improving focus
• Managing flow
  Measuring, understanding, and improving flow efficiency
• Explicit policies
  Creating clear working agreements within teams
• Feedback loops & continuous improvement
  Learning and adapting through regular inspection
• Scaling Kanban
  Applying Kanban at team, multi-team, and organizational levels
• Kanban and Scrum
  Understanding differences and combining both approaches

All topics are reinforced through simulations and practical exercises.

How learning happens

This training combines:

• Short theory inputs
• Real-world case examples
• Interactive group activities
• Flow-based simulations

The focus is on immediate applicability, not abstract knowledge.

Benefits of the training

Participants and teams gain:

• Greater clarity and predictability of work
• Reduced waste and fewer bottlenecks
• Improved transparency and collaboration
• Practical tools ready to use immediately
• Faster feedback and more informed decision-making

Format & duration

• Format: In-person or online
• Duration: 8 to 16 hours (adaptable to depth and context)
• Style: Interactive, practical, and experience-driven