Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban (ASPK)

What are our teams’ current concerns? How does current implementation align with our explicitly formulated strategy? Is our structure efficient, effective and able to predict its actions reliably? These questions are at the heart of most managers’ concerns as they seek to understand their current situation.

Overview

Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban is designed for those who have already asked themselves these questions, or who wish to assist the organization in the quest for these answers. It aims to equip you with the knowledge you need to implement an effective Kanban approach, enabling your organization to continually review and adjust its value creation process. In doing so, you’ll gain a better understanding of the projects teams are working on, and the obstacles that stand in the way of effective value delivery.

The ASPK course stands out as the only large-scale agility training offered in the industry, offering not only an in-depth understanding of Kanban extension but also the resources needed to adapt this method on a large scale in your own environment.

Key benefits

• Improved visibility: By adopting Kanban on a large scale, participants learn to increase the transparency of work in progress within the organization. This enables a better understanding of workflows and makes it easier to identify bottlenecks.
• Increased adaptability and flexibility: Participants will learn how to make their organization’s processes more adaptable and flexible, which is crucial for responding quickly to market changes and customer demands.
• Improved predictability: By integrating Kanban principles, teams are able to better predict product or service delivery times, thus improving customer satisfaction and strategic planning.
• Practical tools for application: The course provides concrete tools for applying Kanban principles in various organizational contexts, offering immediate added value for participants and their teams.
• Culture of continuous improvement: By focusing on the continuous inspection and adaptation of processes, the course encourages the development of a culture of continuous improvement within the organization.

Topics covered

• Designing a Kanban board for portfolio management.
• Understand how to use the Kanban portfolio system effectively.
• Reconcile active work with declared strategy.
• Visualize, manage and remove dependencies and obstacles to work.
• Forecast completion dates for items across the portfolio.
• Improve organization-wide performance by leveraging data.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Agile and Kanban principles and practices is recommended.