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About the certification
Professional Workflow Visualization in Germany
Professionals holding this credential excel at designing tailored pull systems that align with local business needs. In Germany, where engineering and operational precision are highly valued, these specialists map out existing physical and digital workflows without forcing disruptive, top-down changes. They establish clear WIP limits and design customized Kanban boards that reflect the actual operational reality of German enterprises.
Core Competencies Validated by Kanban University
- Designing fully functional Kanban systems using the Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban methodology
- Analyzing demand capabilities, delivery patterns, and systemic sources of dissatisfaction
- Defining precise work item types, classes of service, and explicit policies
- Facilitating system feedback loops and standard replenishment meetings
Typical Project Environments and Scenarios
This expertise is crucial for companies transitioning away from rigid framework architectures toward evolutionary change. Freelance consultants apply these methods to stabilize unpredictable software delivery pipelines, optimize automotive engineering processes, and streamline complex administrative workflows. They help German organizations establish a baseline for continuous improvement without triggering organizational resistance.
Value Delivered to German Businesses
Certified professionals bring immediate structural clarity to chaotic project environments. By focusing on managing the work rather than the people, they foster a collaborative culture that respects current roles while driving efficiency. Their ability to operate in bilingual English and German environments ensures that both internal development teams and external stakeholders stay aligned during workflow transitions.
Meet FRATCH Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists
Falko Werner
Transformation Coach, AI Trainer, Author
Last position:
Institute for Business and Personal Development, South Harz
- Development of an AI-supported personality analysis based on the institute's SDWA4: online survey, AI-supported and automated evaluation, and email delivery
- Requirements analysis, prototype development, evaluation, derivation of a simplified SDWA4-light analysis, continuous improvement, design, Make automation, deployment
Ferhat Göçer
Agile Master & Coach
Last position:
Agile Master & Coach at Insurance
- Conducting workshops and training sessions to actively support the newly started tribe (including Big Rooms)
- Supporting as a shared Agile Master to guide two product teams
- Teaching agile theory, practices and values to deepen agile understanding
- Coaching and mentoring internal Agile Masters in role development, ways of working and tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Initiating organizational improvements within the tribe to optimize processes and structures
- Participating in knowledge sharing and transfer within the cross-organizational agile community
Heike Röttgers
Systemic organizational consulting, facilitation, coaching & training
Last position:
Instructor for the "Agile Agents" training at ProScenario
Batiste Nikolai Erdmann
Senior Business Analyst / Project Lead
Last position:
Senior Business Analyst / Project Responsibility for Client Project at Tech11 GmbH
- Multi-client and product environment in the area of insurance software. Responsibility for a dedicated client project within a complex, modular system landscape.
- Business project responsibility for one client project (1 of 11 parallel client projects)
- End-to-end responsibility for requirements across multiple systems and interfaces
- Insurance domain analysis (policies, claims, products, contracts)
- Requirements analysis including acceptance criteria (Given/When/Then)
- Impact and dependency analyses in multi-system landscapes
- Facilitating workshops, refinements, and solution discussions
- Collaboration with development teams (API-focused, without hands-on coding)
- Supporting tests, releases, and quality assurance
Theo Liakouras
Project Manager, Consultant
Last position:
Project Manager, Consultant at Umicore
- Led the migration of local SharePoint sites to SharePoint Online, including planning, coordination, and communication
- Advised on governance, security, and data protection
- Created project documents: project charter, project plan, communication strategy plan, risk and risk mitigation plan, scope of work documents
- Analyzed manual processes and developed automated solutions
Neli Georgieva
PMO Lead, Scrum Master, Agile Coach,
Last position:
Cohort Participant at Founder Institute
- Customer discovery and product-market fit validation for an AI tutoring platform
- MVP experiments: customer interviews, landing page tests
- Entrepreneurship training: product-market fit, go-to-market strategy
Nicole Breyer
Product Lead
Last position:
Product Lead at myterial GmbH
- Prepared and accompanied the launch of the product with a team of 5 full-stack developers and 1 UX/UI designer
- Defined the product roadmap, conducted market research, and analyzed user feedback to drive product discovery and ideation
- Managed the product development process in a Scrum framework, ensuring the product met business goals
- Oversaw recruitment of an internal PM, a tech lead, and a UX/UI designer by creating user cases and conducting interviews
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product success
- Technology: web-app based on Nuxt.js, Strapi, and Nest.js
- Team size: 5 full-stack developers, 1 UX/UI designer
Marc Lustig
Senior Scrum Master
Last position:
Senior Scrum Master at Federal Central Tax Office
- Promoted a leadership culture
- Built structures for agile teams
- Trained mindset for a product-centric way of working
- Established a Definition of Done
- Anchored team responsibility
- Used ConceptBoard as a tool for workshops, retrospectives, and training
Sebastian Jung
Business Analyst and IT Project Management
Last position:
Business Analyst and IT Project Management at 73thinks
- Business analysis and development lead for the new Service Center app “OpsOne” at Carglass GmbH
- Involvement throughout the entire project lifecycle: requirements analysis, project planning, development, testing, rollout into operations, and handover to the line organization
- Project management and business analysis for the implementation of an overarching Joiner-Mover-Leaver service
- Establishment of a central IDAM system and company-wide rollout of standardized JML processes, focusing on automation and compliance across 26 IT systems
- Business analysis and enterprise architecture for Move2Cloud and implementation of Genesys Cloud
- Lead Agile Coach for the DevOps transition at RWE Supply & Trading for 300 IT employees until 2022-10-31
- Significant improvement in software delivery through team-specific method application
- Consistent agile alignment of the entire organization based on measurable criteria
Sven Konz
Agile Coach & Scrum Master
Last position:
Agile Coach & Scrum Master at Automotive supplier for a German premium car manufacturer
- Supporting the organizational change process using suitable methods in group and one-on-one sessions
- Developing and delivering in-house trainings and seminars on agile methods and scaling frameworks
- Planning and running multi-day workshops with large groups of up to 50 people
- Guiding the organization through its transformation process
- Coaching the organization on agile methodology, stakeholder management, and communication
- Facilitating open space events at the organizational level
- Creating and building product-related backlogs and team-wide prioritization based on business value
- Establishing a continuous improvement process by identifying areas for improvement and developing specific, measurable actions
- Conducting analyses to document preliminary results together with project management and development teams to derive meaningful next steps
- Helping the organization and teams change their company culture through change workshops, one-on-one coaching, agile method trainings, and leadership-focused coaching for management
- Building and teaching risk management
- Implementing stakeholder management methods
- Organizing and leading Scrum meetings like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Introducing agile practices and principles, especially Scrum, within development teams
- Working closely with the product owner to understand, prioritize, and clarify product requirements
- Coaching development teams on self-organization and continuous improvement
- Identifying and removing obstacles that could block the team's progress
- Promoting a culture of openness, collaboration, and innovation within the team and among stakeholders
- Training new team members and stakeholders on agile practices and principles
- Collaborating with other Scrum Masters and the organization to share best practices and drive the agile transformation
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Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
71%
Doctorate
14%
Certifications per freelancer
12
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Average rates for Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists & Seniority distribution
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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A specialist holding the Kanban System Design (KMP I) designation has validated their ability to design a customized Kanban system using the Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban. They understand how to analyze current work patterns, set appropriate work-in-progress limits, and establish clear policies that improve delivery speed and predictability.
While the KMP I focuses on the initial design and launch of a single Kanban system, the second level addresses the ongoing management, scaling, and evolutionary improvement of multiple connected systems. Together, these two steps lead to the full Kanban Management Professional credential issued by Kanban University.
The skills proven by the Kanban System Design course are highly sought after in German software engineering, automotive development, and logistics sectors. Any industry in Germany that requires structured workflow visualization, bottleneck reduction, and structured process improvement benefits from this system-level thinking.
While physical Kanban boards are sometimes used, most modern implementations rely on digital tooling. Therefore, a Kanban System Design expert can successfully design, implement, and coach teams on workflow systems in a fully remote or hybrid model, depending on your organizational preferences.
Certified experts are proficient in translating physical Kanban System Design (KMP I) concepts into digital enterprise tools. They commonly configure systems within platforms such as Jira, Kanbanize, SwiftKanban, or Azure DevOps to ensure clear visibility for distributed German and international teams.
There is no formal written exam for this credential. It is awarded by Kanban University upon the successful completion of an interactive, hands-on training program where candidates actively design Kanban systems and simulate workflow dynamics under the guidance of an accredited trainer.
Most freelance experts with the Kanban System Design credential in Germany are bilingual. They facilitate system design workshops in German to engage local teams, while documenting system policies and workflow rules in English to accommodate international stakeholders.
The Kanban System Design (KMP I) certificate issued by Kanban University does not expire. Once the practitioner has successfully completed the system design training, their credential remains permanently valid without any recurring renewal fees or continuing education requirements.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists in Germany is 125 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 996 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists in Germany, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 71% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers with Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists in Germany have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists in Germany are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (40%).
The most common industries among freelancers with Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists in Germany are Information Technology (90%), Automotive (60%), and Banking and Finance (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with Kanban System Design (KMP I) Specialists in Germany are Project Management (100%), Information Technology (90%), and Product Development (90%).
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