Agile methods have worked very well at the Team level, with 5-15 collocated team members. But when you have do the same with an Organization-wide team of 100s or more people, spread across the globe working to deliver a shared service or build a single product, how do you achieve that?

Have you looked at Kanban for software development? Are you concerned it may be too open-ended for delivering value? Does its lack of the time-box bother you? If these or similar issues make you unsure about Kanban, then this webinar is for you.

David J Anderson is widely regarded as the “Father” of Kanban in IT and software development. He is a recognized global thought leader on Adoption of Lean/ Kanban principles in IT. He leads a consulting, training and publishing business dedicated to developing, promoting and implementing sustainable evolutionary approaches for management of knowledge workers. He has 30 years experience in the hi-tech industry. He has led software teams delivering superior productivity and quality using innovative agile methods at large companies such as Sprint, Motorola, and Microsoft. David is also the author of three books, Agile Management for Software Engineering – Applying the Theory of Constraints for Business Results, Kanban – Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business, and Lessons in Agile Management: On the Road to Kanban.

We are back once again with a “State of the Union” styled update from David Anderson himself! He will provide highlights of Lean/ Kanban worldwide, especially in Europe following the 3 LKU Kanban conferences. He will also provide a summary of Kanban related training and certification options with LeanKanban University.

Bringing visibility to dependencies between teams is key. This webinar by Dominica DeGrandis – a recognized expert in the application of Lean and Kanban in IT/ DevOps, looks at three ways to do just that. Because different teams have their own rhythm and rhyme, it’s useful to look at options for discovering the one right for you.

Kanban is making waves in IT operations and Software development, HR, Sales, Marketing, Insurance Claims and more! With the expanding use of Kanban it is very easy to fall into the “mechanics trap” of the Kanban board. This is true for Scrum as well. During this one hour webinar we will discuss the importance of seeing and thinking beyond what the board offers and where the highest value of Kanban lies.

SwiftKanban is happy to once again bring to you an interactive Town-hall style webinar with world-renowned Kanban guru, David J. Anderson. In this webinar, David will present some of the new ideas that have emerged from the Kanban Leadership Retreat in Austria last month, specifically the new approach to assessing the depth of a Kanban implementation. He will then take questions on any Kanban related topic from the audience.

While Scrum has had worldwide adoption and success, many teams and organizations have struggled to implement all of its aspects. Their challenges could be related to organizational and role changes, or not being able to meet iteration or release level commitments of scope and time, poor estimation and story leaks and ultimately untested/ poor quality software. If you have faced some or all of these challenges, and are looking for ways to improve your Scrum processes, then you should be looking at Scrumban – the application of Kanban principles to Scrum.

One of the important contributors to the success of several organizations is alignment of IT strategy with Business for achieving Corporate Goals. If Reduced Waste and Smooth Flow (or streamlined processes) throughout the enterprise are part of your corporate strategy, then you should look at Kanban. While Kanban is making waves in IT operations and Software development, it is also proving invaluable for a number of forward-thinking business functions such as HR, sales, marketing, insurance claims and more!