Accredited Kanban Trainer Kanban University

Antonio
Polo

  • Agile & Kanban Coach
  • MBA Professor
  • Corporate Trainer
Accredited Kanban Trainer
AKT Accredited Kanban Trainer
Accredited Kanban Consultant
AKC Accredited Kanban Consultant

30 years of experience — from inside companies, in MBA classrooms, and on client boards. Specialist in transforming how organizations work: from intention to results, from effort to flow.

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30+ years of experience
3,000+ professionals trained
MBA Graduate professor
16 international certifications

Training Programs

Upcoming Cohorts

Certificação Oficial 16 Horas · Ao Vivo · Zoom

KMM Kanban Maturity Model

Avalie e evolua a maturidade Kanban da sua organização com um modelo estruturado e o Evolutionary Change Model.

Kanban University
R$ 3.600 12x de R$ 300
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Certificação Oficial 16 Horas · Ao Vivo · Zoom

KC Kanban Coaching

Desenvolva soft skills para liderar mudanças organizacionais sustentáveis com Kanban. Preparação para a credencial KCP.

R$ 3.600 12x de R$ 300
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CORP Workshop
1/29
Topic Agility, Product Discovery, and Collaboration in Companies

Training programs developed to help teams adopt modern management, product development, and collaboration practices. Delivered across companies from different sectors, these workshops blend concepts, dynamics, and hands-on activities adapted to each organization's context — connecting strategy, execution, and internal capability development.

Themes & Workshops

  1. Design Thinking · empathy, ideation, prototyping, and collaborative problem-solving techniques
  2. Scrum and Scrum.org certification prep · fundamentals, roles, events, artifacts, and exam preparation
  3. Lean Inception · vision alignment, product definition, MVP, and initial initiative planning
  4. Crazy Eights · rapid ideation dynamic for exploring and generating solution alternatives
  5. Product Design · discovery, validation, and development of user-centered products
  6. Collaborative workshops · in-person dynamics with canvases, visual facilitation, and experiential learning
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AGT Talk
1/10
Topic Flow Management, OKRs, and Organizational Transformation at Agile Trends

Agile Trends is one of Brazil's leading events on management, leadership, and organizational transformation — bringing together professionals, executives, and specialists to share experiences, trends, and practices in agility, flow management, innovation, products, people, and organizational evolution. Presentations covered topics in flow management, predictability, organizational objectives, maturity, and transformation. Interactive learning activities were also facilitated.

Talks & Activities

  1. How Does Kanban Handle Fixed Dates? · predictability, risk management, and Kanban recommendations for dealing with delivery deadlines
  2. OKR Design Driven — What Is It? · building OKRs based on business hypotheses and first steps in adoption
  3. Panel: Trends in Agile Transformation in HR · people management, recruitment, distributed teams, and HR trends
  4. Upstream Kanban · applying Kanban in discovery, analysis, prioritization, and demand management stages
  5. Kanban Maturity Game · dynamic based on the Kanban Maturity Model to explore organizational evolution
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OKR Intensive
1/23
Topic Strategy, Performance, and Results with OKRs

Immersive training in objectives and key results management, bringing together practices, experiences, and real-world applications of the OKR method in organizations of various sizes and sectors. The program combines concepts, exercises, dynamics, and case studies to connect strategy, execution, and results generation. Topics include crafting objectives and key results, strategic deployment, governance, tracking, organizational alignment, and overcoming the main adoption challenges — with a focus on practical application, corporate games, and AI applied to OKRs.

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Training Highlights

  1. OKR Bootcamp · hands-on training in objectives management, connecting strategy, execution, and results
  2. OKR Exponential Professional · advanced program focused on OKR adoption, governance, and sustainability in organizations
  3. OKR Challenge® Game · corporate simulation to experience the challenges of OKR implementation
  4. OKRs and Artificial Intelligence · applying AI to support the creation, analysis, and evolution of objectives and results
  5. Real cases and market experiences · practices, challenges, and implementation strategies across different organizational contexts
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M30 Training
1/28
Topic Management 3.0, OKRs, and Liberating Structures

Training integrating three complementary management and leadership approaches: Management 3.0, OKRs, and Liberating Structures. The program explored new forms of leadership, organizational alignment, and collaboration, combining concepts, practices, and dynamics applicable to corporate environments. Content covered principles of distributed leadership, motivation, autonomy, team management, objective-setting, and group facilitation — with practical OKR applications and Liberating Structures facilitation techniques.

Training Highlights

  1. Management 3.0 · agile leadership concepts, systems management, and practices for team engagement
  2. OKRs · introduction to objectives and key results management, aligning strategy, execution, and learning
  3. Liberating Structures · facilitation techniques to increase participation, collaboration, and collective intelligence
  4. Management games and dynamics · hands-on activities to explore leadership, motivation, and collaboration concepts
  5. Organizational application · tools and practices for adoption in teams, departments, and organizations
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NIS Workshop
1/4
Topic Kanban Game · Experiential Learning at Nissan Resende Brasil

Immersive workshop simulating the operation of a Kanban system, allowing participants to experience flow management principles hands-on. Applied at Nissan Resende Brasil, the dynamic replicates common knowledge-work challenges — making bottlenecks, interruptions, excess WIP, and coordination problems visible. Through successive simulation rounds, participants experience the effects of work policies, prioritization, and operational decisions on delivery capacity.

Workshop Highlights

  1. Flow visualization · representing work in stages and states to increase transparency and coordination
  2. Work-in-progress (WIP) limits · practical application of WIP limits to reduce bottlenecks and improve flow
  3. Prioritization and demand management · decision-making exercises and management of different work types
  4. Flow metrics · introduction to concepts such as Lead Time, throughput, and predictability
  5. Experiential learning · hands-on simulation to observe the effects of decisions on the work system
  6. Organizational application · discussion on using Kanban in teams, departments, and complex corporate environments

Transformative Technologies and Digital Innovation

Courses taught in the MBA program at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie connecting technology, innovation, and business results — combining conceptual foundations, case studies, and hands-on experiences.

Digital Innovation Product Development Artificial Intelligence Technology Leadership Workflow Management Digital Transformation

Classes use gamified dynamics, collaborative exercises, and hands-on activities. Throughout the course, participants develop an integrated view of technology and business — understanding how digital products are conceived, validated, developed, and delivered.

MBA Mackenzie class

Courses taught in the MBA program at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie connecting technology, innovation, and business results. Classes combine gamified dynamics, collaborative exercises, and real cases to explore AI, product management, leadership, and workflow.

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Discovery Kaizen Marketplace prototyping with Crazy Eights and Kanban
02
Lead Time & Capacity Lead time as a performance and delivery capacity indicator
03
MVP & Development Experimentation, validation, and product delivery efficiency
04
Innovation & Results Incremental and radical innovation and their impact on payback and return
05
Technology & Leadership Aligning technology, strategy, and results generation
06
AI & Deep Learning Applying AI and hypothesis validation in hands-on activities
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Experiential Learning Gamified dynamics, articles, and applied case studies

Are you learning from someone with only theory, or someone with hands-on practice?

Antonio Polo has worked as consultant, agilist, and manager at the following companies

  1. Banco Bradesco
    Enterprise Agile Coach

    Agile Coach for Enterprise Agility, organizational and digital transformation, leading the strategic agenda for 20,000 employees. Methodological support, large-scale ceremony facilitation (Big Room Planning, Tribe Demo, OKR Bootcamps), and portfolio management.

  2. Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie
    Professor

    Professor in MBA and graduate programs, with a practical approach connecting business strategy, technological innovation, and organizational management with digital transformation challenges.

  3. Nissan do Brasil
    Product & Portfolio Manager · Enterprise Agile Coach · Digital Transformation Latam

    Led Nissan Latam's largest Big Data, Research, Analytics, and Commercial Performance program. Budget management +1M USD, data foundation structuring, AI predictive models, and data integration across Latin American countries.

  4. Neon
    Head of Agility CoE

    Led agile transformation at scale for Squads and Tribes. Structured the bank's OKR system, mentored agilists, transformed non-IT departments, implemented SAFe/Kanban frameworks.

  5. RD Raia Drogasil
    Program & Product Manager · Agile Coach Expert

    Expert in Marketplace, driving operational flow efficiency, structuring agile practices with strategic alignment, and optimizing Squads with Scrum and Kanban.

  6. C6 Bank
    Program & Portfolio Manager

    Full development and delivery cycle for Global Account and Global Account Investments products. Squad leadership with performance focus, OKR implementation, and training leaders in agile methodologies.

  7. Stefanini Brasil
    Enterprise Agile Coach · Business Transformation

    Organizational transformation for more than 1,800 people. Created the Agility Center of Excellence, implemented OKRs for 40+ clients, and created the proprietary Radar Ágil model for measuring agile fluency.

  8. MJV Innovation
    Agile Coach · Business Transformation · Digital Products Manager

    Organizational transformation consultant and digital products manager at Bradesco Seguros, Bradesco Vida e Previdência, and Embraer. Implemented SAFe and developed solutions with machine learning and artificial intelligence.

  9. Safra
    Product & Program Manager

    Developed the bank's first digital product (Safra/Alfa Personal Loans). Full program management with multiple dependencies and vendors, implemented agile management inspired by XP, Scrum, and SAFe.

  10. Banco Itaú
    Agile Coach · Digital Transformation Journey

    Led the Comunidades program transformation to reorganize 5,000+ professionals into agile models. Implemented proximity, multidisciplinarity, SAFe frameworks, change management, and organizational development.

  11. IBM
    Agile Coach · Innovation Project Manager 2012–2017

    Agile transformation of the Squad responsible for developing the payment Token (ID Santander) on Mobile. Implemented Scrum, XP, and SAFe; facilitated scaled agile events (PI Planning, Release Planning); developed Business Complexity Points metrics.

  12. PwC SDC
    Principal Consultant · Finance · Accounting · Budgets

    Functional consultant for enterprise management system implementations. Specialist in financial systems and business intelligence projects in the financial and insurance sectors.

International Certifications

Globally recognized credentials in Kanban, Agile, and Project Management.

16 active certifications
Accredited Kanban Trainer
AKT Accredited Kanban Trainer
Accredited Kanban Consultant
AKC Accredited Kanban Consultant
Kanban University
KCP KCP Kanban Coaching Professional
KMP KMP Kanban Management Professional
TKP TKP Team Kanban Professional
KPP KPP Kanban Product Professional
EDM EDM Enterprise Delivery Manager
FM FM Flow Manager
CXP CXP Customer Experience Professional
Agile, Project Management & OKR
OKRCP OKRCP OKR Certified Professional
CSM CSM Certified Scrum Master
PSM I PSM I Professional Scrum Master I
SAFe SAFe SAFe Agilist 6
FLSA FLSA Flight Levels System Architecture
IBM PM Expert PM Expert IBM Project Management Expert
IBM TL PM Thought Leader IBM Project Management Thought Leader

Consulting

Specialized solutions to transform how your organization works and delivers results.

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Kanban Implementation

I guide organizations in adopting the Kanban method, building flow systems that make work visible, predictable, and continuously improvable.

Strategic Management with OKRs

I help companies define and execute strategic objectives with OKRs, ensuring alignment between business vision and operational execution.

Flow Manager & Flow Metrics

Implementation of flow metrics (cycle time, throughput, CFD) for data-driven decision-making and delivery predictability.

Organizational Transformation

I facilitate transformation programs connecting strategy, process, and people — with a focus on real outcomes, not framework adoption.

Talks &
Keynotes

For events, conferences, and corporate programs.

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  1. Kanban beyond the board: flow management that delivers results

    How the Kanban method, correctly applied, transforms team predictability and performance.

  2. OKRs that actually work

    The most common mistakes in OKR adoption and how to build an objective cycle that connects strategy and execution.

  3. Flow metrics for leaders

    Cycle time, throughput, and cumulative flow: how to use flow data to make management decisions with greater confidence.

  4. Leadership and visual management

    The combination of visual management and effective leadership as a lever for high-performance teams.

  5. The future of management: flow, data, and autonomy

    Trends in agile management — how organizations that master flow prepare for environments of continuous change.

  6. Continuous improvement culture in high-performance teams

    How to create an environment where teams evolve systematically — without relying on individual heroes or extraordinary effort.

What graduates say about the training

Antonio brought clarity we never had about our workflow. In 3 months, our team's cycle time dropped 40%. It's not a methodology — it's results.

Ricardo Mendes Financial sector company KSD · Kanban System Design

I've taken several agile management courses. Training with Antonio is different: he's been a manager himself. He knows exactly what hurts, what works, and what stays theory on paper.

Fábio Carvalho Healthcare sector company KSI · Kanban System Improvement

The OKRs discipline in the MBA changed the way we structure company strategy. Antonio has a rare teaching ability — he turns the complex into something you can apply on Monday morning.

Camila Rocha MBA student OKRs & Results-Based Management

"Real organizational transformation happens when we replace managing by effort with managing by flow — and people start delivering results, not just work."

Antonio Polo Accredited Kanban Trainer · Founder of Outcomme Gerencial

Publications & Articles

Practical insights on Kanban, OKRs, and flow management — published regularly on LinkedIn.

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Kanban

Kanban beyond the board: flow management that transforms

How the Kanban method, applied beyond visualization, transforms predictability and organizational culture.

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OKRs

The most common mistakes when implementing OKRs

Why most companies fail with OKRs — and what to do differently to truly connect strategy and execution.

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Metrics

Cycle time: the metric that changes the conversation with stakeholders

How to use cycle time to create real predictability and have more honest conversations about deadlines.

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Leadership

Leaders who manage by flow, not by effort

The mindset shift that separates leaders who demand presence from leaders who deliver results.

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Agile Mgmt

Why do agile teams still miss deadlines?

Adopting agile ceremonies without managing flow doesn't solve the problem. What to do differently.

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Kanban

WIP limit: the most powerful and most ignored rule in Kanban

Limiting work in progress is counterintuitive, but it's what creates real speed in teams.

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