Kanban: Thriving Through Empowerment
Scrum & AgileProductivity

Kanban: Thriving Through Empowerment

⏱ 8 hours

Too much work, not enough getting done. Kanban fixes that by making the work visible and limiting how much is in motion at once, not by having you work harder.

Kanban Thriving Through Empowerment is a four-module, self-paced class. You learn why work piles up, how to see your work, and the five rules of Kanban that keep it flowing. Then you build your own board.

AI tools coach you along the way: a Waste Spotter, Board Designer and Flow Coach, plus a Capstone Evaluator that reviews your finished board. For teams and solo operators who want less chaos and more finished work.

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What you’ll learn

Map the waste in your own week into the eight named kinds of waste, without blaming anyone Design board columns and cards that match how your real work moves Set WIP limits for every column and explain the reasoning behind them Track lead time, cycle time, and throughput, and know which one your customer feels Write explicit policies for what "done" means in each column Build and run a working personal Kanban board, checked against all five rules of Kanban

Who this course is for

Team members, coordinators, team leads, small business owners, and people new to Agile whose work piles up faster than it gets finished.

Before you begin

None. No Lean, Agile, or project management background needed. You need a whiteboard, wall, or sheet of paper with sticky notes and a marker, or Trello or any digital board.

Course curriculum

  1. Get Started

    Orientation: how this class works and how to use it.

    • Get Started
  2. Course Book

    The full self-guided Course Book for this class.

    • Course Book
  3. Module 1: Why Work Piles Up

    Module 1 — Why Work Piles Up.

    • Why Work Piles Up
    • AI Tool — Waste Spotter
    • Module 1: Why Work Piles Up — Knowledge Check
    • Module 1: Why Work Piles Up — Workbook Reflection
  4. Module 2: Seeing Your Work

    Module 2 — Seeing Your Work.

    • Seeing Your Work
    • AI Tool — Board Designer
    • Module 2: Seeing Your Work — Knowledge Check
    • Module 2: Seeing Your Work — Workbook Reflection
  5. Module 3: The Five Rules of Kanban

    Module 3 — The Five Rules of Kanban.

    • The Five Rules of Kanban
    • AI Tool — Flow Coach
    • Module 3: The Five Rules of Kanban — Knowledge Check
    • Module 3: The Five Rules of Kanban — Workbook Reflection
  6. Module 4: Build Your Board

    Module 4 — Build Your Board.

    • Build Your Board
    • AI Tool — Flow Builder Capstone Evaluator
    • Module 4: Build Your Board — Knowledge Check
    • Module 4: Build Your Board — Workbook Reflection
  7. Course Materials & Capstone

    Workbook and Capstone materials.

    • Workbook
  8. Course Wrap-Up

    Course conclusion: what you built, where you go next, and the glossary.

    • Course Conclusion