Monday May 13th - Thursday May 16th. 8pm - 11pm EST. 5pm - 8pm PST.

This hands-on workshop will provide you with the tools you need to answer the questions..

• “When will it be done?”
• “How many items will I get in the next release?”
• “When will all of the items in the backlog be completed?”

Attendees will learn what metrics are necessary for accurate forecasting, how to visualize those metrics in appropriate analytics, and how to use those analytics to make reliable forecasts and understand risk.

Everyone who attends this class will get a free attempt at ProKanban.org's Professional Applied Metrics (PAM) certification. For more information about this certification, please see https://prokanban.org/professional-applied-metrics

Professional Applied Metrics

Learning Outcomes

• An understanding of what Lean-Agile metrics are necessary for predictability
• An understanding of some basic principles of forecasting--especially in complex environments
• An ability to make accurate forecasts for single items including how to forecast when an individual story, epic, or feature will be done
• An ability to make accurate forecasts for multiple items including how to know when all items remaining in a backlog will be done or to know how many items will be completed by a given release date and the risks associated with each
• An understanding of how to use flow metrics and analytics to achieve a stable process including an understanding of why a stable process is necessary for accurate forecasting

Topic Areas

• Forecasting Principles: an introduction to the role that uncertainty plays when making forecasts and some techniques to use to mitigate its impact
• Flow Metrics: a deep dive into WIP, Cycle Time, and Throughput—including why you need to track them, how they are related through Little’s Law, and why they are important for forecasting
• Flow Analytics: an introduction to Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs), Scatterplots, Histograms, and other supporting charts—including a detailed discussion of what they are, how to generate them correctly, and how to utilize them for better predictability
• Forecasting Using Monte Carlo Simulation: how to use flow metrics to answer “When will it be done?”—including an introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation and statistical sampling methods for forecasting (no advanced mathematics required!)
• Quantifying Risk and Risk Management: how an understanding of risk is crucial to developing accurate forecasts—including how to quantify risk in the different analytics’ charts and how changing forecast inputs can help to develop an overall risk profile
• How to Get Started: how to immediately apply these techniques to your current project or process to achieve the results you are looking for—including what data to collect, how to mine your data, and how much data you need to begin

What's Included

• 2-days training with ProKanban Trainer Troy Lightfoot
• Exam token to take the Professional Applied Metrics (PAM) certification by ProKanban.org.
• Digital copy of course materials