
Pragmatic Kanban Foundation in English
Shortly
Would you like to improve your own or your team’s workflow? Does your team struggle to meet deadlines? Or do you often lose valuable time on unplanned activities? Kanban is based on Agile and Lean principles and the best method to make processes more transparent and easier to manage. It enables your team to collaborate more efficiently and goal-oriented. They can organise themselves quickly to deliver results with more focus and quality. During the course you will apply Kanban directly in your own work environment. Once you have successfully completed the exam, you will gain an internationally recognized Pragmatic Kanban Foundation certification.
Unique benefits
- Boost your resumé with the official Pragmatic Kanban Foundation certification
- Quickly and easily applied in your own work environment
- One free resit included
Result
- You will understand the basic principles of Lean / Agile on which Kanban was developed
- You are able to apply Kanban instantly to better manage processes and make them run more efficiently
- You can visualize your team’s processes, activities and protocols so that they can organise themselves accordingly
- You are able to set priorities and make predictions in various ways
- You will experience more efficiency and focus in your work, which leads to higher quality and better results
- You will gain an internationally recognized diploma

Programme
Day 1:
- Introduction to Kanban
- Visualizing your work with Kanban
- Meetings, events and cadences
- with cases
Day 2:
- Improving flow
- Metrics and incremental improvements
- Predictable delivery
- Scaling Lean/Agile delivery with Kanban
- Exam practice
Study method
We choose a thorough approach to best help you achieve the next steps in your daily practice.
Receive a ICM diploma after finishing this course!
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Intake
Prior to the course, you are asked to fill in an intake form including questions regarding your personal work situation. These questions help you formulate your learning objectives.
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Experienced facilitators
The sessions are led by an experienced facilitator who pays a lot of attention to your personal learning objectives and work situation.
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Blended learning
At ICM we believe in blended learning, where individual online learning and learning as a group is combined. By gaining knowledge in advance, there is more time during a session to learn from each other.
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Personal coaching
Your facilitator is your personal coach to help you identify next steps and to give you advice. Practical, clear and goal-oriented.
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Exam preparation
Cases, exercises and group discussions help you become familiar with the material and prepare you in the best way for the exam. During the course, time is reserved to practise for the official Pragmatic Kanban Foundation exam.
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Personal action plan
At the end of the course, you will write a personal action plan. This way you can continue working on what you have learned after the course is finished.
Nice to know
Locations & date
The course times are 9.30 to 16.30, comprised of 2 meetings.
Also available in Virtual Classroom
Great news: this course is also available in a fully online version. Read more about the virtual classroom and watch the video.
The course takes place in mei 2023, augustus 2023, oktober 2023, december 2023, februari 2024, mei 2024, augustus 2024 and oktober 2024.
The course is provided in Amsterdam, Arnhem, Breda, Den Bosch, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Maastricht, Online Virtual Classroom, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Zwolle.
Investment
The investment is € 1.495,-.
This excludes € 47,50 per day for the day arrangement or € 17,50,- per evening for the evening arrangement. For online meetings we do not charge arrangements fees.
VAT
The total investment is excl. VAT. Exemption from VAT is possible. In that case you pay 10% on top of the investment price.
More informationFinancing
There are various options for subsidies for both employers and private individuals to follow training. For example: if you pay for the course yourself, you can apply for a €1,000,- STAP-budget.
More informationPossibilities for your employer
Many employers have a training budget that allows employees tot develop and grow in their career. You can find out what the options are within your organization by checking your terms of employment or by checking with your manager or HR.
Invoice
The invoice for this course will be sent after the first meeting. If you would like to receive it beforehand, you can mention this in the comment section of your enrolment form.
STAP-budget
For this course you can apply for the STAP-budget: a subsidy of €1,000 from the Dutch government (only for EU citizens or partners of EU citizens). A requirement is that the course starts after 4 weeks from now at the earliest. Only the start dates that meet this requirement are available. Read more about the STAP-budget or register with the link below.
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