KCP study plan

Map the seven Kanban Maturity Model levels to their defining practices, and write a one-paragraph summary of each level in your own words.

Explain the KMM maturity dimensions (such as practices, metrics, culture, and leadership) and record how each dimension shifts between adjacent levels.

Define the core KMM vocabulary (maturity level, fitness for purpose, organizational agility) and build a personal glossary of at least 20 terms.

Sketch a blank KMM assessment grid that you will reuse throughout the plan.

Analyze what distinguishes Level 1 (emerging) from Level 2 (defined) practices, and list the specific behaviors that signal the transition.

Describe the risk and governance practices typically introduced at Levels 2 and 3, and explain why they precede scaling.

Compare how feedback loops and cadences evolve from Level 1 through Level 4.

Draft five short scenario questions in which a candidate must identify an organization's maturity level from described symptoms.

Explain the scaling and business-agility characteristics of Levels 4 through 7 and identify what evidence proves an organization has reached each.

Evaluate common maturity-assessment anti-patterns, such as treating levels as a ladder to climb quickly or using maturity as a compliance checkbox.

Construct a full mock assessment of a fictional organization across all seven levels, justifying each rating with observed evidence.

Identify which KMM level most commonly fails when organizations skip steps, and articulate the consequences.

Synthesize the entire KMM into a single one-page mental model you can reproduce from memory.

Answer 40+ self-written practice questions on KMM levels, dimensions, and transitions, and log every miss with the underlying misconception.

Explain how KMM relates to and differs from other maturity frameworks without conflating their terminology.

Rehearse explaining the KMM to a non-technical executive in under three minutes.

Define the Kanban coaching stance and distinguish coaching from consulting, mentoring, and training in concrete behavioral terms.

Identify the core coaching skills (active listening, powerful questions, feedback, observation) and describe how each is applied during a kanban engagement.

Explain the structure of a coaching engagement: contracting, assessment, improvement experiment design, and review.

Practice writing ten open coaching questions that avoid prescribing solutions.

Apply the KMM as a diagnostic instrument during coaching: translate assessment findings into prioritized improvement experiments.

Design improvement experiments with explicit hypotheses, metrics, timeboxes, and rollback criteria.

Describe how to coach teams and leaders through resistance, including common objections and constructive responses.

Analyze the ethics of coaching, covering confidentiality, consent, and avoiding imposing your own preferred practices.

Integrate KMM diagnosis with coaching intervention by walking a fictional case from assessment through experiment to measured outcome.

Explain how coaching emphasis changes at different maturity levels, from basic workflow definition at Level 1 to business agility at higher levels.

Answer 30+ scenario-based questions that require both a maturity judgment and a coaching response.

Critique two weak coaching plans and rewrite them with measurable, level-appropriate interventions.

Complete a timed full-length mock exam under realistic conditions and score it against your own answer key.

Review every incorrect or uncertain answer and trace each back to a specific gap in KMM or coaching knowledge.

Rehearse concise verbal explanations of the ten concepts you found hardest, aiming for clarity in under two minutes each.

Consolidate your glossary, mental model, and coaching toolkit into a single final review sheet.