Certified Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) Training (Virtual)

Certified Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP)

In NextUp Solutions’ one-day Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) course, students learn the core concepts of the Kanban method to successfully organize their work while improving visibility, communication, and collaboration. This training creates a shared learning experience where students come away from the TKP course with a high-level understanding of what it means to be on a Kanban team.

What You'll Learn

Students learn how to be effective within a Kanban team. In this class, you will learn the six core practices, how to run daily Kanban meetings, and how to proceed to the next level with Kanban. Students will understand Kanban fundamentals and principles such as:

• Implementing Kanban to manage work in progress and regulate workflow
• Using Lean thinking to remove waste from product development
• Designing a Kanban board to visualize your value streams for efficient work management
• Creating “pull” systems to minimize work in progress and eliminate waste
• Applying Team Kanban

Certification

Upon successful completion of our TKP course, students will be credentialed as Team Kanban Practitioners (TKPs). The TKP certification is governed and maintained by Kanban University.

Who Should Attend

This class is great for leadership, marketing, research and development, product development, and support teams, as well as anybody interested in improving the way they live and work through the Kanban method. No previous experience in Kanban is necessary.

What’s in it for You:

• A certificate of completion from Kanban University.
• Attract more recruiters and command a higher rate of pay.
• Claim  8  Scrum Alliance Scrum Education Units (SEUs).
• Claim 7 Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Also Included In This Course:

• A free digital copy of “Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business” by David Anderson
• Kanban University membership and listing in the KU alumni directory
• Digital copies of all class materials and templates
• Dedicated customer support and scheduling flexibility
• Access to NextUp’s original content like blogs and webinars as well as trainer office hours

Location

This is a live online (virtual) class. After registering, students will receive the Zoom weblink to join the training. We recommend that students download the Zoom web-based application prior to joining class.

About Your Trainers

Kert Peterson began his career as a software engineer in NASA’s space shuttle program. These roots afford him practical insights into the daily challenges faced by testers, engineers, and other creatives working alongside business stakeholders. Personally trained by the creator of Scrum, Kert is one of just two Accredited Kanban Trainers (AKTs) who concurrently hold an active Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) credential with the Scrum Alliance. Kert earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Now, he and his family live in the sunny eastern foothills of the Canadian Rockies in the city of Calgary, Alberta. When Kert is not teaching, he likes to spend time playing mandolin and teaching tai chi.

Cancellation Policy

Students submitting cancellation requests 10 business days or more prior to the start of the course are entitled to a full refund. Students submitting cancellation requests less than 10 business days prior to the start of the course will be issued a credit toward a future NextUp Solutions course. The credit will be equal to the amount paid for the initial course less any applicable fees. Should the organizer cancel the course for any reason, each registered student will be refunded 100% of the registration cost they paid.

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