Professional Scrum with Kanban

Are you a Scrum practitioner looking to improve the flow and efficiency of your team? The Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) course, certified by Scrum.org, teaches how to enhance your Scrum practices by integrating Kanban to visualize work, manage flow, and increase predictability. In this 2-day interactive course you will learn how to combine the structure of Scrum with the principles and practices of Kanban to deliver value more effectively.

This course is designed to help you optimize your current Scrum framework by leveraging Kanban without changing the core elements of Scrum. Whether you're new to Kanban or already familiar with it, this training will enable you to bring greater visibility and continuous improvement to your Scrum process.

During this interactive workshop, you will bust the myth that you can’t use Scrum and Kanban together. Through structured exercises, you will explore the benefits of optimising the flow of work in Scrum using Kanban practices.

You will learn how to apply four Kanban practices to your Scrum implementation:

• Visualise the workflow on a Kanban board
• Limit the Work In Progress (WIP)
• Actively manage the work items in progress
• Using flow optimisation to inspect and adapt the way the team works.
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By leveraging these practices to enhance transparency, teams improve their self-management, collaboration and improve their ability to achieve predictable delivery at a sustainable pace. In the course, common delivery challenges and patterns are used to focus on delivering a “Done” increment.

You will leave with a clear understanding of what good Kanban looks like, and how to implement it with your Scrum adoption.

Course Objectives

• Understand flow and Kanban practices from the perspective of the Scrum Team

• Explain how Kanban practices can be used to improve flow within a Sprint

• Increase transparency by helping the Scrum Team visualize their Workflow

• Use data to create a Scrum Team’s Service Level Expectation (SLE) for use in improving delivery predictability 

• Apply the concept of flow and Kanban practices during Scrum Events

• Assist the team in overcoming common flow challenges by actively managing WIP

What You’ll Get

• Practical exercises and real-world case studies to apply Kanban principles in Scrum
• Comprehensive course materials to help you implement Kanban in Scrum immediately
• Practical exercises to explore flow and uncertainty within Scrum
• Exam preparation for the Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) certification, including one free attempt at the exam

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

• Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Scrum Team Members who want to enhance their existing Scrum practices with Kanban
• Agile Coaches and Team Leads looking for ways to improve team efficiency and flow
• Development Teams working in a Scrum environment that want to manage work more effectively
• Managers and Leaders responsible for improving product delivery and team performance

Professional Scrum Certification

All participants completing the Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) assessment. PSK class participants who attempt the PSK assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost. 

PMI PDU Credits

Students of Scrum.org courses can claim Project Management Institute (PMI) PDU credit: 14 PDUs after attending a Professional Scrum with Kanban class. Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance, not for passing a Scrum.org assessment. Students can claim PDUs under PMI's "Education courses provided by other third-party providers” category.