Kanban: A Pragmatic Introduction

Overview

The Kanban Method, developed by Kanban University, is a powerful agile management approach designed to help anyone in a service organization, team, or business unit to:

• Deliver products & services faster and more responsively
• Increase delivery team ownership and accountability
• Align daily work with strategic goals & customer value
• Smooth workflow and gain predictability using metrics

In this informative and interactive session, you'll be introduced to a proven and practical body of knowledge designed to help leaders create, manage, or continuously improve their existing processes in the most informed and humane way possible.

Who should attend this session?

Kanban is relevant and applicable to both product development and non-product disciplines such as Operations, Marketing, Procurement, Human Resources, and any other knowledge work domains seeking to optimize delivery of customer value by managing work with the Kanban Method.

You'll depart this session with a fresh perspective of how to unhide your work, create focus, and optimize the flow of value within your teams and across your business.

Presenter Bios

Dave White
Dave is an Accredited Kanban Consultant (AKC), Trainer (AKT), and one of the first Kanban University Distinguished Fellows. He was the first Canadian AKT in 2012 and one of the first AKCs (KCP) globally. Dave specializes in helping organizations mature their software development and IT practices using Kanban, ASP.NET Core, Kubernetes, Azure, and more. He is passionate about DevOps tooling, techniques, and mindsets, and regularly speaks on Kanban, DevOps, and software development.

Kert Peterson
Kert began his career as a Software Engineer in NASA’s Space Shuttle program, bringing practical insights into the daily challenges faced by engineers, testers, and creatives. An Accredited Kanban Trainer since 2018, he has guided Agile transformations for companies such as Fidelity Investments, Duke Energy, Dell, and Bank of America. Kert holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio and lives in Calgary, Canada. Outside work, he practices Tai Chi and plays the mandolin.

Agenda
5:30 – 6:00 PM → Networking & Refreshments
6:00 – 7:00 PM → Presentation
7:00 – 7:30 PM → Q&A