BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190328T174751Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190420T150000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190420T090000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190328T174751Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190328T174751Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250475359 DESCRIPTION:Practical\, Hands-on Training For Kanban \;\nLearn how to “Stop Starting and Start Finishing” \;\n \;\nJoin us for an all da y Kanban workshop on April 20th\, 2019\; featuring Suzanne Ward MBA MEng PMP CSM CSPO PSM CSP\, a Scrum Master &\; Agile Coach/Trainer from I ntel. \;\nOur Kanban workshop will help you adopt a value–centric sys tem of planning and executing your work. In the one day training we cove r the basics of Kanban\, one of the agile processes\, through a combinat ion of theory and extensive exercises. With in-depth exercises and coach ing from an experienced practitioner\, participants will learn how to in itiate change with Kanban and bring in process improvements by identifyi ng and addressing bottlenecks\, prioritize\, and initiate collaboration. \;\n \;\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \;\n * Understand how to make prioritization\, sequencing and scheduling decisions based on economic factors instead of hunches. \;\n * Learn how to forecast single a nd multiple work items (releases\, sprints) and be able to answer the qu estions like "\;When will the work be finished?"\; accurately in stead of guessing due dates. \;\n * Acquire skills to avoid emot ional objections to changes in general and to Kanban WIP limits introduc tion in particular. \;\n * Enabled by seven Kanban cadences\, be able to introduce continuous learning and improvement process by impleme nting organizational feedback loops. \;\n * Familiarize with Kanb an Risk Management approaches\, service orientation\, asymmetrical commi tment and rollout phases for a Kanban initiative. \;\n * Increase Kanban knowledge to manage\, sustain and scale evolutionary improvement s in their organization. \;\n \;\nBENEFITS \;\n * Get a tho rough understanding of the Kanban method\, its core principles and pract ices. \;\n * Learn how to design and introduce a Kanban system in to your existing work environment. \;\n * Understand how to impro ve service delivery with Kanban systems and ensure better customer focus . \;\n * Learn to maximize benefits of the Pull-based workflow\, limit Work In Progress (WIP) through continuous collaboration and active \, ongoing learning and improving by defining the best possible team wor kflow. \;\n * Learn concepts through case studies\, interactive r ole play\, exercises and discussions. \;\n * Retain more informat ion because of our unique hands-on approach\; based on the latest resear ch into brain science. \;\n * Be entertained by stories from our real-world experienced and knowledgeable instructors. \;\n * Maxi mize investments already made by gaining valuable Professional Developme nt Units (PDUs). \;\n * Increase your personal worth within your company and in the marketplace. \;\n * Network with people from I ntel Corporation and other software companies. \;\n \;\nWHO SHOULD COME? \;\nKanban is one of the easiest ways to get your process and delivery under control\, anyone with work that needs to get done will be nefit. Kanban works across multiple functions of an organisation\, from senior managers looking to adopt Lean Management to members of delivery teams willing to improve their working practices. Who should come? Peopl e whose work is completed through projects and through teams\; \;\n * Senior Managers \;\n * Programme and Project Managers \;\ n * Product Managers\, Product Owners and Business Analysts \;\n * Scrum Masters\, Team Leads and Change Agents \;\n * Product &\; Software Developers &\; Testers \;\n * Software Engine ers\, Marketing Professionals\, Project Managers\, \;\n * Agile C oaches &\; Practitioners (Scrum\, XP\, DSDM\, AgilePM\, etc. \;\n * Portfolio Managers\, Supply Logistics Professionals. \;\n * Other roles such as HR and Finance professionals \;\n \;\nSPEAKER 'S CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS \;\n * Product\, Brand\, and Marketing Management in diverse range of markets and industries\, with P&\;L re sponsibilities up to $100 million annual sales. \;\n * Quick Lear ner of new industries/product offerings with results-oriented achievemen ts. Created excitement around a static accessories category in condensed timeframe. Created full line of support\, educational\, training\, and presentation materials. Impact of efforts increased sales from $16.4M to $37.2M in 24 months. \;\n * Program management for multiple high tech/electronic development projects\, averaging $3 million annual budg et. Serve in project manager and product manager capacities. Two success ful worldwide launches in 3 years. $1M annual OEM/B2B sales and $10M ann ual sales. \;\n * Combine demonstrated product management leaders hip experience with strong hands-on technical background. Equally comfor table delving into product requirements with hard-core engineers as well as presenting to executive level decision makers. \;\n * Uniquel y skilled at fostering new ideas\, building successful cross-functional teams\, and nurturing a culture of consumer-driven product development a nd user experience innovation. Experience working in and managing cross- functional\, cross-division\, cross-geographic and multi-cultural sales\ , marketing and engineering organizations. \;\n * International p rogram management\, sourcing\, engineering\, OEM/ODM management/developm ent experience. Overseas work assignments in EU and Asia with extended s tay in Asia. \;\n \;\nSUZANNE WARD'S CERTIFICATIONS \;\n * PMP\, Project Management Professional\, Project Management Institute \;\n * PSM\, Professional Scrum Master\, Scrum.org \;\n * CSM \, CSPO\, Certified Scrum Master\, Certified Scrum Product Owner\, Scrum Alliance \;\n * CSP\, Certified Scrum Professional\, Scrum Allia nce \;\n \;\nRSVP TODAY: http://bit.ly/kanban2019pdx \;\n \; \nADDITIONAL BENEFITS? \;\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT US AT ibeafoundation@gmail.com.\n\nTags: Program Manager\, agile\, scrum\, kanban\, Team Development\, product development\, Product managers\, pr oject management\, Project Manager\, software\, tech\, development\, tea m\, lean\, agile coaches\, software developer\, intel\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250475359 URL:http://bit.ly/kanban2019pdx SUMMARY:Kanban Training & Workshop LOCATION:NedSpace: 707 SW Washington St #1100\, Portland\, OR 97205\, Por tland OR 97205 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR