A conversation that I often have with my service owners and teams is about understanding the difference between The Kanban Method and the tool they use for visualizing their work and workflow. People tend to revert to thinking about Kanban as work on a board and that is all. My lightning talk will be about the success we’ve seen when teams and service owners understand the Kanban Method and its general practices as a first step on their Kanban journey. Our most successful teams are those who can differentiate the Method from the board.
BIO
Karen Powell is a Project Management, Process Improvement, and Human Resources specialist who has a passion for helping organizations and people succeed by working with them to identify their strengths, develop their professional brand, and achieve continuous improvement and personal growth. Karen has over 25 years of experience in the engineering, software, and
pharmaceutical industries at companies such as Motorola, Adtran, JM Family Enterprises, and pharmaceutical start-up Alimera Sciences. She is best recognized for leading Agile and Kanban start-up teams, building operational organizations
from the ground up, managing software and hardware projects and teams, leading process engineering initiatives, and actively volunteering in the communities where she lives and works.
Karen has earned professional credentials as an Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT), Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Project Manager (PMP), ITIL V3 Certified Practitioner from ITSM Academy, PHR in
Human Resources, and CCP in Compensation. Karen was awarded “Phenomenal Woman of North Fulton 2009” by the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), graduated from the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Leadership North
Fulton Class of 2008, served on The Drake House Board of Directors, and has served in various leadership capacities throughout the North Fulton community including current leadership roles serving PMI Atlanta Agile Forum and Fiserv WIL-imPACT (formerly named Women In Technology (WIT)). Karen holds a BA in Organizational Communication from Purdue University and an MS in Operations Management from The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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