Let’s face it, Kanban can be really difficult for people to grasp when you are trying to explain it with just words. The GetKanban simulation takes the abstract principles of Kanban and walks a team through several days of a project. Participants are able to make many of the typical mistakes and pitfalls and see the effect of their decisions as the game/project continues. This session is a great introduction to Kanban, or can serve as a deeper dive for those who are already familiar.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will learn their actions during a project can have long-term impacts. They will see first hand what happens to a system when there is too much WIP and how that makes it difficult to respond to a change.
Driving innovation and design thinking through Lean and Agile product development
Preston has a passion for finding the best ways to get things done. This passion has led him to study Lean and Agile, which he uses on a daily basis to help his teams deliver awesomeness to the client. Though he started his undergraduate career studying music, Preston quickly realized that his greatest joy did not lie in music but in seeing and helping others learn, grow and accomplish greatness. Not only does he love solving all sorts of difficult problems with elegant solutions, he also wants to empower and uplift others to solve any conundrum that arises.
Over the last 12 years, he has assisted more than 50 different groups and organizations in transforming their operations with Lean and Agile principles. He has worked in such industries as pharmaceuticals labs, electronics assembly, food production, furniture manufacturing, product development and supply chain management. The companies and groups he has helped include: HON, Pepperidge Farm, Novartis, International Rectifiers, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, YRC, VML, Ford and Sprint. Preston currently is a Director of Technology at VML as well as a Managing Partner and Expert at Smart Opex providing transformational coaching for Lean and Agile journeys.