Agile Denver Kanban SIG - Jan 2012 Mtg

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Comment by Frank Vega on January 20, 2012 at 4:56pm

Hi All,

 

I want to thank everyone who helped us kick-off the 2012 year for the Agile Denver Kanban SIG by playing the soon to be released production version 3 of the getKanban game.

Special thanks as well to Daniel Vacanti for traveling and making the effort to join us!

From the pics below it looks like everyone had lots of fun and hopefully you all learned more about the kanban method. Dan and I appreciated your feedback on our presentation and on this version of the game which we’ll forward to Russell Healy.

 

For those of you who asked about the upcoming Denver public class on the kanban method, I’ve included the information below.

 

Take care,

Frank

www.vissinc.com

Kanban Method 2-Day Training Class

Feb 27 & 28, Denver, CO (event location pending)

Instructors: Frank Vega and Daniel Vacanti

Register for this class at: www.vissinc.com

 

Come join us and learn how the simple act of limiting work in progress can dramatically improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization!

 

This two-day workshop provides an in-depth introduction on how to apply lean concepts to software development processes.  With an emphasis on practical application of concepts, this class includes several hands-on exercises that lead participants through the steps of how to setup, operate, and continuously improve a Kanban system.

 

This will be one of the first kanban training classes offered under the “new” Lean Kanban University (LKU) accreditation program. For more information about this program see this link:

http://www.leankanbanuniversity.com/curriculum-programs

 

What you will learn:

• What it means to take an evolutionary/continuous improvement approach to software development
• A brief history of the principles of lean
• How those principles can be used to guide for software development
• How to identify and visualize work item types
• How to model and visualize workflows
• How to set and manage Work in Progress limits
• What classes of service are and how to utilize them for process improvement
• How to introduce cycle time targets and manage due date performance
• How to run a Kanban Standup
• How to identify and manage bottlenecks
• How to identify and manage variability
• How to identify other opportunities for improvement
• How to capture and interpret metrics

 

What you will get:

• World class training from leading Kanban experts
• Identification as having taken accredited Kanban training
• A copy of David J. Anderson’s “Kanban” e-book
• A light breakfast, full lunch, and afternoon snack
• An electronic copy of all course materials

 

Instructor Bios:

Daniel Vacanti is a 17-year software industry veteran.  In 2007, he helped to create the Kanban Method for software development with David Anderson.  He managed the world’s first project implementation of Kanban that year, and has been conducting Kanban training, coaching, and consulting ever since.  He counts several Fortune 100 companies as some of his current and past clients.  In 2011 he founded Corporate Kanban, Inc., which provides world-class training and consulting to companies all over the globe.  Daniel holds a Masters in Business Administration and regularly teaches a class on lean principles for software management at the University of California Berkeley. For more information, see: www.corporatekanban.com

                                                       

Frank Vega has 20+ years IT/IS experience including assisting teams with applying lean-agile processes and practices (Scrum, XP). In late 2007 he began using the kanban method "hands-on" as part of real world software development teams. He utilizes this experience to teach and coach others to optimize and evolve their processes and practices using kanban/pull methods. Frank has presented his team’s kanban experience reports to Carnegie Mellon University - West Coast Campus graduate level “Metrics for Software Engineers” course, collaborates with leading kanban practitioners, and contributes back to the lean-agile and kanban communities via national conferences, global leadership retreats, and local user groups.  For more information, see: www.vissinc.com

 

Cancellation Policy: If for any reason, including failure to achieve a minimum required attendance, a change in the posted dates or a cancellation of this public class is necessary, all reasonable efforts to give notice will be taken. Customers enrolled in a rescheduled or cancelled class may choose a credit of the cost of the class (applicable to a future public class) or a full refund. If air travel to Denver is required to attend this class, please contact VISS, Inc. or Corporate Kanban, Inc. for class status prior to purchasing airline tickets. 

Comment by Frank Vega on December 29, 2011 at 1:05pm

PLEASE READ! 12/29/11 UPDATE!

 

Hi All,

Regrettably, Russell Healy, the creator of the getKanban game, must delay his planned travels to North America until later in 2012 and won’t be able to attend our Agile Denver Kanban SIG mtg as originally planned in January.

 

However, Dan Vacanti has graciously agreed to make the trip to Denver and join us on Jan 19^th as originally planned. We’ll continue to work with Russell on efforts to get copies of the latest getKanban ver. 3.0 game in our hands for this event.

 

I hope you’ll join us for this “special” Agile Denver Kanban SIG mtg and help us kick-off 2012! Please let others know too who may be interested in learning more about applying the kanban method to software development as this is a great opportunity to learn by participating in a fun and “hands-on” game. The getKanban game continues to be very popular at recent related kanban conferences and leadership retreats!

 

Take care,

 

Frank

www.vissinc.com