Building Capabilities

Kanban Essentials

Training · 1 Day

Make work visible, identify bottlenecks, optimize flow.

For Heads of transformation, HR and organisational development in corporates Division heads and leadership teams in larger organisations Managing directors, boards and shareholders of mid-sized companies

Does this sound familiar?

  • Arbeit ist unsichtbar — niemand weiß, was gerade wo steckt.
  • Engpässe werden erst sichtbar, wenn Deadlines gerissen sind.
  • Ihr Team arbeitet an zu vielen Themen gleichzeitig ohne klare Priorisierung.

What it's about

The starting point is a decision: what gets worked on first and what waits. Kanban makes it visible in daily work. Understand and introduce Kanban — from the board through WIP limits to continuous improvement. Not as an isolated team method, but as a system that surfaces bottlenecks and enables data-driven improvement.

Who it's for

  • Team leads, Scrum Masters, and leaders who want to understand Kanban as an improvement system
  • Teams that want to make overload and bottlenecks visible
  • Organizations that need to optimize workflow across multiple teams

Content & Modules

01 Kanban Principles

From the Toyota Production System to knowledge work. Pull instead of push, the six core practices, Little's Law.

02 Board Design & WIP Limits

Workflow mapping beyond To Do / Doing / Done. Design a board for your context, set WIP limits.

03 Flow Metrics

Lead Time, Cycle Time, Throughput, Cumulative Flow Diagrams. Identify blockers and bottlenecks.

04 Flight Levels & Transfer

Three levels: Team, Coordination, Strategy. Context-appropriate application and concrete action plan.

Outcome

  • Design and introduce a Kanban system for your team or department
  • Set WIP limits and assess their impact on workflow
  • Measure and interpret flow metrics
  • Understand and apply Flight Levels in context

Format

Duration 1 Day (4 modules of 90 minutes each)
Participants 6–12 participants
Setting In-house or remote
Investment From 3,900 €

Methods & Concepts

Kanban
Visualisierung von Arbeit mit Pull-Logik und WIP-Limits. Macht Engpässe sichtbar und reguliert den Arbeitsfluss, ohne feste Iterationen zu erzwingen.
WIP-Limit
Begrenzung der gleichzeitig laufenden Arbeit (Work in Progress). Erzwingt Fokus, macht Engpässe sichtbar und verbessert den Durchsatz.
Flight Levels
Drei Steuerungsebenen: Team (operativ), Koordination (taktisch), Strategie (Portfolio). Jede Ebene braucht ein eigenes Board und eigene Metriken.
Cycle Time & Lead Time
Cycle Time: Wie lange dauert aktive Arbeit an einem Item? Lead Time: Wie lange wartet der Kunde insgesamt? Die Differenz zeigt Wartezeiten.

The next step is a conversation.

30 minutes, free, and confidential. We assess your situation and identify the key lever.

  • Initial assessment of your situation
  • Identification of the biggest lever
  • Concrete proposal for next steps
30 Minutes Free Confidential
We'll respond within 24 hours.

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