Flow Manager by Kanban University (2 full days during the week)

This class runs on 22-23/10/2025, two full days during the week, NZ timezone.

Kanban+ Trial: Registered students receive a one-month full access trial to KMM+

Course Description:

The Flow Manager course is focused on teaching the essentials of managing and improving the flow of customer-valued work. This course provides practical skills for tracking and enhancing delivery, ensuring faster and more predictable customer outcomes. By learning to identify customer requests, track work in progress, and measure flow efficiency, Flow Managers become the backbone of agile delivery—keeping work moving and helping teams prioritize “finishing” over “starting.”

This course also introduces foundational flow metrics, such as time-to-delivery, which are critical to aligning team efforts with customer needs. Designed to fill a gap often seen in team-level agility, Flow Manager training empowers Agile professionals to manage delivery beyond a single team and make a meaningful impact on overall business performance.

What Will You Do Differently Next Monday?

• Start tracking and reporting on customer-valued work to understand flow efficiency.
• Implement techniques to prioritize finishing work over starting new tasks.
• Use key metrics to reduce bottlenecks and improve time-to-delivery.
• Apply skills for managing and coaching end-to-end flow, making your delivery faster and more predictable.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Flow Management Principles
• • Grasp the core principles of managing and optimizing flow in a Kanban system.
  • Learn how flow management supports effective service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Analyze Workflow Effectiveness
• • Identify constraints and inefficiencies in workflows.
  • Apply metrics like lead time, cycle time, and throughput to assess system performance.
• Improve Service Delivery
• • Design policies to manage work in progress (WIP) effectively.
  • Establish feedback loops to promote learning and adaptability.
• Enable Predictability and Scalability
• • Use probabilistic forecasting techniques to make data-driven commitments.
  • Create scalable workflows that align with organizational goals.
• Promote Collaboration Across Teams
• • Foster shared understanding of objectives and workflows among teams.
  • Implement effective visualizations and reporting tools to enhance team communication.
• Drive Evolutionary Change
• • Develop and refine improvement initiatives based on flow metrics.
  • Use flow management practices to support agile transformations.
• Prepare for Flow Manager Responsibilities
• • Gain confidence in taking on the role of a Flow Manager within your organization.
  • Understand how to mentor teams in applying flow management techniques.

Positioning and Target Group:

This course is ideal for Agile professionals, team leads, and managers who want to move beyond team-level agility to improve end-to-end flow. If you are in a role where faster, more reliable delivery is key to success, or if you’re looking to build your career towards larger-scale Agile roles, the Flow Manager course provides a critical foundation. It’s also highly valuable for those who need to understand how to measure and optimize delivery flow in alignment with customer expectations.

Flow Manager Certificates & Credentials

Certificate Issued: Standard certificate of completion.

Credential Issued: Flow Manager Credential.

About this credential:

Flow Managers have gained knowledge, experience, and expertise in managing and improving the flow of customer-valued work, ensuring faster and more predictable delivery.