Scaling Kanban Style - With Dan Brown

Scaling Kanban isn’t about imposing a top-down framework or model – it’s about aligning your organization and evolving your services. This talk explores how to scale Kanban using multi-tier Kanban Systems to connect and align teams, services, and the organisation portfolio.
You will learn:

• How to visualize and manage flow across multiple levels with interconnected boards
• How to apply Kanban’s service-oriented scaling principles
• How to coordinate dependencies and shared services without disrupting existing structures
• A real-world pattern to achieve end-to-end agility and continuous improvement

Discover practical strategies and proven patterns for scaling Kanban—enabling your organization to grow with transparency, alignment, and clarity, enabling collaboration, improved flow of value delivery.

About Dan
I’m passionate about helping organisations evolve, to improve service delivery to customers, and improve the working lives of people within the organisation. My philosophy is: ‘Simplify and inspire in a fun and safe way, always be positive and transparent.’ I’m a coach, practitioner, teacher and public speaker, focusing on Scrum, Kanban and Agile. I’m sometimes called KanbanDan.
I’m a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) with Scrum.Org, a Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT), ICAgile Authorized Instructor and Certified Professional in Agile Coaching and Agile Facilitation. I’m a Scrum.Org Professional Scrum Master III.
I’ve coached at organisations such as the BP, SSE, Ministry Of Justice, Barclays, HSBC, Adventures With Agile, Government Digital Service, ASOS, the BBC, and YouView TV. I’ve spoken at many conferences including Global Scrum Gathering, Agile Cambridge, Agile in the City, Agile Manchester, BCS London Lean Kanban Days, LKU Lean Kanban Central Europe, UK and Benelux.