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The Box Office will only be open on event days. Monday - Friday at 10am & Saturday - Sunday at 12pm. On an event day, the Box Office hours vary. Hours are subject to change as a result of event times, holidays or inclement weather. Please call 412-642-1800 for more information.
Course Description:
The Team Kanban Practitioner class teaches the basics of the Kanban Method, a methodology for teams to reduce waste in current processes and optimize workflows. During this 1-day class, each participant will:
● Be able to design and implement a Team Kanban board.
● Learn the basics of visualizing different types of work and associated risk.
● Understand how to proceed to the next level with Kanban
Benefits of Taking This Course:
Become faster and more responsive with better risk management and governance. After taking this course participants will be able to:
● learn about various styles of team Kanban board and how to choose the correct style for their current way of working.
● learn how to behave and collaborate when practicing Kanban at the team level.
● implement a Team Kanban Board and get started.
● have an appreciation of service delivery workflow Kanban pull systems.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Introduction
● Definition of Kanban Method
● The meaning of Kanban
Module 2: Understanding Kanban Systems
● Kanban Method Practice 1: Visualize
● Kanban Method Practice 2: Limit Work in Progress (WIP)
● Kanban Method Practice 3: Manage Flow
● Kanban Method Practice 4: Make Process Policies Explicit
Module 3: Featureban Game
Module 4: Proto Kanban
● Kanban Method Practice 5: Implement Feedback Loop
Module 5: Commitment & Replenishment
Module 6: Closing Thoughts
Appendices: Kanban Values Exercise
Learning Goals:
Individuals certified at this level will have demonstrated their understanding of:
● the Kanban Method.
● how to design and implement a basic Kanban board.
● work item types and the risks associated with specific work items.
● the training roadmap and the value and benefits to be derived at each step in the Kanban Method.
Certification:
Prerequisites:
Course participants are encouraged to have read the book Kanban by David J. Anderson or Kanban from the Inside by Mike Burrows.
Follow-on Courses:
● Kanban System Design
● Kanban Management Professional
Course Materials:
Students will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials.
Examination:
There is no exam for this course.
Certificate:
Once after the training, we will provide you the course completion certificate
Who can Attend?
Audience:
● Team members in professional services roles whose employer wishes to explore and pursue Kanban.
● Those who feel overburdened and wish to find some respite to enable them to “get things done” with quality, improved speed, and predictability.
● Managers and team members who need help focusing on what to work on now, what to leave until later and what to discard altogether.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and its every fathers nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn't upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something hes never done before keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his parents. The Addams Family is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036 www.theatricalrights.com Youth Theatre of Hardin County is the oldest youth theatre program in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in continual operation since 1972, dedicated to education in the performing arts for middle and high school aged residents of Hardin County, Kentucky. ALL TICKETS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION. Doors open thirty minutes prior to event time. For questions about special accommodations or handicap access please contact the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center.
Presenting Dark Sense, a collection of dark, mysterious, haunting and/or monochrome art made by local artists.
Some art will be hung in our large windows and may be viewed curbside, purchased and available for safe curbside pickup during open hours.
SHOW DATES: October 3-17
--October 3: 6-9pm (OPENING NIGHT)
Please check our website or Facebook page for updates and additional dates and times.
Leading a Team, or Working as a Team-Member in an intercultural context is never an easy challenge. This Seminar aims at helping Foreigners or Thai people to learn how to adapt to different culture(s). To avoid cliches and stereotypes, this 2 days seminars will focus first on a deep understanding of what inter-culturality is, not by using opinions, but using a metric approach, initiated by Geert Hofstede, and his approach of Cultural Dimensions. Some additional authors will be used to illustrate and define cultures. On a second part, we will be defining each and every personality type of the persons attending the training, thanks to the MBTI®, to help them understanding better their own communication and how to adapt it to their current or future environment.
Detailed program
DAY 1 (May, 10th): a Macro-approach of intercultural interactions.09:00-12:15 / 13:30-17:00
Awareness of cultural differences
Definitions of communication, culture and cross-cultural communication.Beliefs about culture.Stereotypes: origins and risks.
Knowledge about cultural differences
Levels of culture : identity, values, beliefs, skills, behavior and environment.Layers of culture : symbols, heroes, rituals and values.Cultural groups.The six dimensions of culture according to Geert Hofstede. Examples of Comparison between Thai Culture and European, American, Oceanian cultures.
Intersession: you will be sent the link to have the MBTI step 1 online questionnaire, that we will use the second day.
Day 2 (May, 17th): How to adapt to different cultures09:00-12:15 / 13:30-16:00
General Remarks, and sociological aspects
Who adapts to who ?What are our reactions to the host culture : flight, dependency, fight, adaptation.The stages of adaptation to a new culture : euphoria, culture shock…How we evaluate the visitor’s culture : curiosity, ethnocentrism, polycentrism, xenophilia.
Introduction to the Myers Briggs Personality Instrument.
MBTI®, understanding preferences:
Extraversion / Introversion
Sensing / Intuition
Thinking / Feeling
Judging / Perceiving
How to read your individual report, verify and understand your own type.
The implications of your own personality type regarding to your relationships with others, your communication type, and how to improve them:
The attitudes to adopt.
The skills to develop.
Questions and Answers To Go Further Wrap Up
Pedagogy
Practical exercises to raise awareness of the intangible cultural differences.Simulations based on synthetic cultures for cross-cultural practice.Material is provided to support the training.
Venue and Organization
The Brasserie 9 is a very nice place where to have seminars, rest, have lunch or dine. This venue is near to the BTS Chong Nonsi, andalso offers a very wide free parking accomodation with warden. For your comfort, cigar room, bar, lounge are available for your breaks, or after training networking.
This seminar includes:
A welcoming morning coffee and two coffee breaks with finger foods buffet.
A 2 courses light lunch, served with non-alcoholic beverages (choices will be sent to you after registration)
Please note:
This seminar requires a minimum of 4 attendees. In case of less people attending, you will be offered to transfer your seat to a next session.Booking is bending, there is no refund, except exceptional case, examined and agreed by the French Headquarters.Please ask your receipts (if needed) in advance, which will be issued by the French Headquarters.
Cash, American Express, Mastercard, & Visa.
Will Call is located at the Box Office.
Box Office Telephone: 323-468-1770
The Pantages Box Office opens daily at 10am. NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 5 ADMITTED
There is no elevator in the Pantages Theatre. Disabled seating is reserved for the exclusive use of the disabled patron and their companion. The purchase or use of disabled seating locations by non-disabled individuals is strictly prohibited and may result in ejection and/or forfeiture of the ticket price.
Tickets left at the box office for collection may be picked up on the day, during the hour before the performance starts. Please take the credit card used to make the booking and the Ticketmaster booking reference number as proof of purchase.
Ticketmaster UK: 0870 154 40 40, International: 00 44 161 385 3500
Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 18:00 and occasionally on Sunday.
Infra red hearing system with no deposit required. For special needs seating please call 0844 412 4648. Disabled toilet situated in the rear Stalls with ground level access There is no limit to the amount of Guide Dogs (within reason of course)