Kanban Manager with AI Certified (KMC)
Kanban Mastery: In-depth knowledge of Kanban principles, roles, artifacts, and processes.
Workflow Optimization: How to design, optimize, and govern workflows for transparency and predictable flow.
Leadership: Managing roles, facilitation, prioritization, and coordination within a team.
Data-Driven Decisions: Using Kanban metrics (cycle time, throughput, WIP) and reports (CFDs) to manage risk and bottlenecks.
Implementation & Scaling: Setting up Kanban from scratch and scaling it using AI-enabled platforms and digital tools.
Continuous Improvement: Fostering a culture of evolution through retrospectives and adaptive leadership.
Individuals looking to lead and manage Kanban teams.
Professionals wanting to master Kanban principles, metrics, and cadences.
Those interested in aligning Kanban with business objectives like OKRs.
Formal Prerequisites: None.
Preferred: Completion of the Kanban Essentials with AI Certified (KEC) certification.
Recommended: Attendance at a KMC classroom training via an approved Authorized Training Partner (A.T.P.).
Type: Multiple choice questions.
Quantity: 100 questions.
Duration: 120 minutes.
Proctoring: Online, unproctored.
Scoring: One mark per correct answer; no negative marking.
Foundations: Explain the origin, evolution, and benefits of Kanban and the KBOK™ Guide.
Application: Apply empirical process control and iterative development to real-world workflows.
Role/Artifact Management: Define responsibilities for Product Owners, Kanban Managers, and Teams; manage backlogs and boards.
Performance Tracking: Interpret key metrics to drive performance and identify bottlenecks.
Facilitation: Conduct Kanban cadences (Daily Stand-ups, Replenishment, Retrospectives).
Execution: Deliver work items efficiently using prioritization and dependency analysis.
Engagement: High-retention approach focusing on concepts and theories.
Active Learning: Students "work through" concepts rather than just listening.
Practical Simulation: Use of a case study to simulate product development using the Kanban Framework.
Introduction to Kanban: Origin, application areas, and the KBOK™ Guide.
Kanban Principles: Empirical process control, self-organization, and visualization.
Roles and Artifacts: Product Owner, Manager, Team, and Digital Kanban tools.
Metrics and Reports: Lead time, cycle time, throughput, and workflow analytics.
Cadences and Collaboration: Planning, Stand-ups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Set-up Kanban Implementation: Forming teams and optimizing initial workflows.
Plan: Role analysis, workload management, and policy definition.
Execute: Prioritization, estimation, and managing blockers.
Enhance: Retrospectives and updating the system based on learnings.
Kanbanstudy™ is a brand of VMEdu Inc., a global leader in professional training that has trained over 5 million students worldwide. Kanbanstudy™ is the global accreditation body for Kanban certifications and the author of the KBOK™ Guide (Kanban Body of Knowledge). They operate through a network of 2,000+ training providers in 150+ countries
