EXIN Kanban Foundation (KANBANF)

This (EXIN Kanban Foundation) is purely an exam for professional certification and not training. 

We provide you with an exam paper that will allow you to practice and better prepare for the actual exam that you will take once you are ready. 

You will be entitled to two attempts within a maximum of 1 year. 

A certificate will be awarded to you as soon as you pass the exam. 

The Japanese word ‘kanban’, means ‘visual board’ or ‘sign’. Kanban was developed after World War II by Taiichi Ohno and applied at Toyota as a system for just-in-time manufacturing. In the years after 2000, Kanban method was no longer just applied to manufacturing, but also to software development, product and service development, IT operation, human resources, marketing, sales, and anywhere else where processes can be improved. Kanban has six core practices: 

visualize the flow of work 

limit work-in-progress (WIP) 

manage the flow 

make process policies explicit 

implement feedback loops 

improve collaboratively, evolve experimentally 

This certification focuses on understanding the principles of Kanban and applying them in practice with the help of Kanban tools.

The EXIN Kanban Foundation certification validates a candidate’s knowledge on: 

the benefits of Kanban 

continuous improvement 

implementing Kanban 

scaling Kanban

Successful completion of the EXIN Kanban Foundation exam. 

Examination details 

Examination type: Multiple-choice questions 

Number of questions: 40 

Pass mark: 65% (26/40 questions) 

Open book: No 

Notes: No 

Electronic equipment/aides permitted: No 

Exam duration: 60 minutes 

Bloom level 

The EXIN Kanban Foundation certification tests candidates at Bloom level 2 and 3 according to Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy: 

Bloom level 2: Understanding – a step beyond remembering. Understanding shows that candidates comprehend what is presented and can evaluate how the learning material may be applied in their own environment. This type of questions aims to demonstrate that the candidate is able to organize, compare, interpret and choose the correct description of facts and ideas. 

Bloom level 3: Application – shows that candidates have the ability to make use of information in a context different from the one in which it was learned. This type of questions aims to demonstrate that the candidate is able to solve problems in new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different, or new way. These questions usually contain a short scenario.

The EXIN Kanban Foundation certification is tailored to the needs of: 

Developers, Scrum Masters and Product Owners project and process professional’s managers and teams using Kanban to manage daily operational activities, e.g. DevOps team members business professionals, for example in HR, finance, marketing, production, and support anyone who wants to optimize workflow.

The EXIN Kanban Foundation exam will be 100% online. 

Candidates will be asked to come to the 1simple1 offices or take the exam in our accredited exam room where they will be supervised in real time.

The exam for EXIN Kanban Foundation lasts 60 minutes. The candidate can only retake the exam if they fail during the 1 year validated as the duration of the training and certification. 

After 1 year, the candidate will be obliged to pay the exam fees again to take the exam.