Agile Training for SAP Consultants

How do you adopt Agile for SAP?

Making the transition from Waterfall to Agile can feel like a daunting task for SAP teams.

Unless you adopt a practical Agile foundation first.

Agile SAP methodologies

Hurray, we’re going Agile...

If you’re like most large companies, you’re probably wrestling with how to be more agile.

But how do you adopt agile ways of working in a complex, integrated ERP environment like SAP?

Truth is, agile for SAP is really difficult.

But there is a way to adopt agile principles alongside traditional waterfall SAP delivery methodologies - and optimise work for more frequent, higher quality releases at the same time.

What is Kanban?

Kanban has origins in Japanese Manufacturing and is a method for managing product delivery with an emphasis on continuous delivery. Kanban is visual, it enhances the flow of work and improves quality and throughput by reducing Work In Progress.

The first step towards more agile SAP delivery is to orient you and your SAP team on the fundamentals of Kanban via our Certified Kanban Training Courses which include a specific Get Agile with SAP add-on module.

Kanban System Design.

Kanban System Design is an introductory course into Kanban practices designed to help reduce resistance to change. Learn how to design or improve a Kanban system for optimal flow and faster delivery whilst improving quality.

Many teams we talk to are overwhelmed with too much work in progress, conflicting priorities, often facing unknown blockers and drag factors that impede the teams productivity. For most teams this leads to missed deadlines and late delivery of projects which impacts negatively on team morale and future productivity.

What you'll learn on a Kanban training course

The initial 2 days will cover how to:

Coach your team in their adoption of Kanban
Support your team in operating a Kanban Board
Show how you can identify and remove blockers

Why use Kanban For SAP?

Learning Kanban can help you work in a more Agile way on your S/4 programme, and is a great way of visualising workload on complex, time dependent projects like an S/4 migration. Register today to get started.

I want to learn Kanban

Kanban System Design Curriculum

The Why and What of Kanban:

Kanban core practices
Evolutionary vs Revolutionary Change
Principles of the Kanban Method
Core Practices of the Kanban Method

Core Kanban:

Work Visualisation
Push vs pull based systems
Queues & Buffers
Limiting Work In Progress (WIP)
Little’s Law
Managing Flow
Cumulative Flow Diagrams
Measuring and managing flow using Lead Time
Understanding flow efficiency
Planning in Kanban
Risk management with classes of service

Experience Kanban

Getting to grips with Kanban systems using get Kanban simulation

Introducing Kanban to your team

Understanding the motivation for change
STATIK – systems thinking approach to implementing Kanban
Understanding sources of variability
Analysing and shaping demand
Visualising your workflow using a Kanban board
Visual design of ticket types
How to set WIP limits
Identifying and removing impediments to flow Kaizen – continuous and collaborative improvement
Feedback Mechanisms
Kanban style Daily Standups

Kanban Management Professional - Day to Day Kanban Management

An advanced course that builds on the learnings from Kanban System Design. Topics covered include Feedback Loops, Operating at Scale and Effective Metrics.

Gain the knowledge necessary for roll out and daily operation of a Kanban system. Learn how to manage, optimise, scale and evolve it over time.

The follow-up 2 days will cover:

Managing Evolutionary Change
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Continuous Learning through Feedback Loops

Kanban Management Professional Curriculum

Motivation for the Kanban method and the Kanban approach to change management
Understanding Kanban systems, Proto Kanban, Scrumban
Dealing with emotional resistance to introducing WIP limits
Asymmetrical commitment
Systems Thinking Approach to Implementing Kanban
Seeing Services

Kanban values
Kanban cadences
Kanban at scale – seeing the enterprise as a network of services
Understanding lead time and managing variability
Managing evolutionary change
Fitness for purpose

Kanban University Certification

This course, following completion of the KMP Foundations I: Kanban System Design class, satisfies the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) designation requirement. Attendees will receive the following recognition:

Digital KMP status certificate attached to Kanban University website profile
KMP badge on the Kanban University website
KMP badge file for use in professional websites, business cards and other locations

Kanban Agile Add-On for SAP Customers

Kanban Management Professional and Kanban System Design are delivered in conjunction with Solutioneers, a Kanban University licensed training organisation.

At Resulting, we work with Solutioneers to deliver the courses in a way which is tailored to the needs of SAP programme teams.

We cover the key challenges and differences in applying Kanban in an SAP delivery methodology, plus technical tips, tricks and tools that will streamline your SAP releases.

You will also receive an ebook and an introduction to enterprise class Kanban tooling that can help drive adoption for distributed teams.

Register your interest today to start your Kanban training

If you’re interested in improving agility within your SAP delivery team and would like to attend this course, please complete an expression of interest below, stating whether you’d prefer to attend an open course or a dedicated team training programme and we'll be in touch with the next availability.