Kanban University training
Kanban Systems Improvement
A practical course for people who already understand Kanban system design and now need to improve, manage and evolve systems of work over time.
Course snapshot
Duration
Two days in person or 16 hours virtual.
Prerequisites
Prior Kanban System Design attendance is strongly recommended. Participants are also expected to have read Kanban by David J Anderson or Kanban from the Inside by Mike Burrows.
Best for
People who already understand Kanban system design and want to improve, manage or scale service delivery.
Credential
Participants receive a certificate of completion for Kanban Systems Improvement.
Who it helps
For people who need to improve systems that already exist.
For people who need to improve systems that already exist.
This is not the beginner route. It is for people who already understand key Kanban system design concepts and want to improve how their system performs over time.
It is especially useful where teams have plateaued, flow is inconsistent, or leaders need better evidence for improvement decisions.
What changes
Participants leave with a stronger improvement lens.
The course helps participants move from running a Kanban system to improving it deliberately, using feedback, metrics and evolutionary change.
Improve flow
Participants explore sources of delay, variability and bottlenecks, and learn how to use evidence to guide improvement.
Manage connected systems
The course looks beyond a single board or team and considers how systems connect upstream, downstream and across the organisation.
Use metrics more intelligently
Participants work with measures such as lead time, run charts and cumulative flow diagrams to support better improvement decisions.
Official course details
Kanban Systems Improvement is a Kanban University course focused on managing and improving Kanban systems using metrics and evolutionary change.
Duration: two days in person or 16 hours virtual.
Prerequisites: participants are expected to have read Kanban by David J Anderson or Kanban from the Inside by Mike Burrows. Prior attendance in Kanban System Design is strongly recommended.
Certificate: participants receive a certificate of completion for Kanban Systems Improvement.
Credential path: students completing Kanban Systems Improvement and Kanban System Design receive the Kanban Management Professional credential.
Veritern’s emphasis
Veritern positions this course around practical improvement after the initial system design. The focus is on helping people make better decisions about flow, delay, risk, service delivery and continuous improvement.
Practical learning
From system design to system improvement.
Diagnose what is slowing work down
Participants learn to look for delay, variability and bottlenecks that stop work moving predictably.
Use feedback and metrics
The course uses feedback loops and flow measures to support more informed improvement decisions.
Evolve the system
Participants explore how Kanban systems can be managed, scaled and improved through evolutionary change.
Kanban learning path
The improvement step in the Kanban University learning path.
Kanban Systems Improvement builds on system design. It is normally the right step after participants have understood how to design a Kanban system and now need to improve or evolve it.
Team Kanban Practitioner
A practical starting point for teams and leaders new to Kanban.
Kanban System Design
For people involved in designing, managing or improving a Kanban system.
Kanban Systems Improvement
You are here. For improving, managing and evolving Kanban systems over time.
Is Kanban Systems Improvement suitable for beginners?
No. This course is better suited to people who already understand Kanban system design. Prior attendance in Kanban System Design is strongly recommended.
What does this course focus on?
It focuses on improving, managing and evolving Kanban systems using feedback loops, metrics and evolutionary change.
Does this course lead to the KMP credential?
Kanban University states that students completing Kanban Systems Improvement and Kanban System Design receive the Kanban Management Professional credential.
Can this be run privately for our organisation?
Yes. Private delivery can be useful when an organisation wants to connect the course to real service delivery challenges, improvement work or connected systems.
Next step
Ready to improve how your Kanban system performs?
Start with a conversation. We can help you decide whether Kanban Systems Improvement is the right next training route for your team or organisation.