Event Type: GTIS Branch Event

Speaker: Charan Atreya

Title: What is Kanban and how to implement it? - Signal – that’s what Kanban means in Japanese where the word originated. We will look at when to use Kanbans and how to use them to improve productivity.

Kanban is the most misunderstood process in software development. Just having a visual board does not make it a Kanban. There are few other features that turns your visual board into a Kanban. That’s what we will look at in the session. We will implement a Kanban and deliver some work items during the session to reinforce the concept of continuous flow. 

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify bottlenecks to your project delivery before they become raging fires 
2. Build an empowered team 
3. Improve productivity

Biography:

Charan Atreya is a transformation artist. Always curious, he has been experimenting with lean and agile processes to get things done for over 18 years by blending concepts from Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma. He has been called upon to deliver high risk and complex projects successfully while developing high performing and empowered teams. A certified PMP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a Change Agent, his career spans industries like software product development, finance, telecom, manufacturing, forestry and shipbuilding. 

Charan is currently helping Scotiabank’s digital transformation efforts. A speaker at various PMI and other Lean events, he also shares his experiments on this site – http://www.kanbanway.com. 

Agenda:
5:30 PM - Registration & Networking with Light Snacks & Refreshments
6:20 PM - Announcements & Introductions
6:30 PM - Presentation Starts
7:55 PM - Thank You Note
8:00 PM - Event Closes

Fees: (subject to HST)
PMI Toronto Members (login prior to registering) - $17.70
Non-Members and Guests - $22.30

PDUs: 1.5 (0.5 Strategic/ 0.5 Technical/ 0.5 Leadership)

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