Kanban-Essentials-The-TKP-Certification-Guide
                     Kanban Essentials: The TKP 
Certification Guide
 The Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) Certification provides a comprehensive understanding of the 
Kanban methodology, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to improve workflow, increase 
team productivity, and deliver value more effectively in your organization.
Understanding Kanban Principles and 
Practices
Visualize Workflow Continuous Improvement
Kanban emphasizes making the flow of work Kanban encourages a culture of continuous 
visible through a Kanban board, allowing teams improvement, where teams regularly review 
to identify bottlenecks and improve processes. and refine their processes.
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Focus on Flow
Kanban aims to optimize the flow of work, 
minimizing work-in-progress and ensuring a 
steady, predictable output.
Establishing a Kanban System
Define Workflow Limit Work-in-Progress Measure and Improve
Clearly map out the steps in Set work-in-progress (WIP) Use metrics like cycle time 
your team's work process, limits to ensure your team and throughput to identify 
from start to finish, to create focuses on completing tasks areas for improvement and 
a Kanban board. before starting new ones. continuously refine your 
Kanban system.
Visualizing the Workflow
1 Columns 2 Cards
Represent the different stages of your Visually depict individual tasks or work 
workflow, from "To Do" to "Done". items moving through the process.
3 Swimlanes 4 Cumulative Flow Diagram
Organize work by different teams, Provide a high-level view of the overall 
projects, or priorities within the Kanban workflow and identify bottlenecks.
board.
Managing Work-in-Progress (WIP)
Reduce Multitasking Improve Predictability Identify Bottlenecks
Limiting WIP encourages Managing WIP helps teams Monitoring WIP levels 
team members to focus on deliver work more reveals where work is 
completing tasks before consistently and reliably. getting stuck, allowing 
starting new ones. teams to address the root 
causes.
Enhance Flow
Optimizing WIP leads to a smoother, more efficient workflow, resulting in faster deliveries.
Measuring and Improving Kanban 
Performance
Cycle Time Throughput
The time it takes to complete a task, from start to finishT.he number of tasks completed within a given time period.
Lead Time Cumulative Flow
The total time from when a task is requested to A visual representation of the work flowing 
when it is delivered. through the system.
Implementing Kanban Change 
Management
Assess Current State
Understand your team's existing processes and pain points.
Design Future State
Collaborate with your team to envision an improved Kanban system.
Implement Changes
Gradually roll out the new Kanban practices and continuously refine them.
Achieving the TKP Certification
1 Demonstrate 2 Share Real-World 3 Commit to 
Understanding Experience Continuous 
Improvement
The TKP exam tests your Candidates must provide 
knowledge of Kanban examples of how they've The TKP certification 
principles and practices. applied Kanban in their signifies your dedication 
organization. to ongoing Kanban 
learning and refinement.