Practicing Kanban Using Azure Boards
Course Code: PKAB
Overview
A one-day, hands-on course introducing Kanban principles and demonstrating how to configure and use Azure Boards to improve team flow, throughput, and predictability.
Target Audience
- Software developers
- Lean Agile practitioners
- Product managers
- Teams involved in backlog creation, planning, and execution
- Managers, Scrum Masters, coaches, and stakeholders interested in improving team flow
- Scrum teams seeking to complement their practices with Kanban
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain Kanban core practices and how they apply to software development.
- Configure Azure Boards to support Kanban workflows.
- Visualize and manage workflow using Kanban boards, policies, and classes of service.
- Apply Work in Progress (WIP) limits and create pull systems to optimize flow.
- Use flow-based metrics and analytics (e.g., cycle time, lead time, cumulative flow diagrams) to improve predictability and throughput.
- Identify and address bottlenecks in the development process.
Course Topics
- Introduction to Kanban and its core practices
- Configuring Azure DevOps projects and managing product backlogs
- Visualizing workflow with Kanban boards in Azure Boards
- Defining workflow, policies, and classes of service
- Limiting Work in Progress (WIP) and creating pull systems
- Identifying and managing bottlenecks
- Flow-based metrics and analytics (cycle time, lead time, Little’s Law)
- Using cumulative flow diagrams, scatterplots, and Monte Carlo simulation
- Achieving flow and predictability
Delivery Format
- Traditional (instructor-led, hands-on)
- Online session
Proficiency Level
- Intermediate
Course Length
- 1 day (8 hours)
Trainer/Designer
- Richard Hundhausen
Vendor
- Accentient
Prerequisites
- For more information, read the Kanban guide for Scrum Teams.
Certification
- Not specified