PSK - Professional Scrum™ with Kanban

There is a myth that teams need to choose between using Scrum or Kanban. There are many benefits to optimizing the flow of work in Scrum by leveraging Kanban practices. In this 2 day* training course, students will learn the benefits of using Scrum and Kanban together.
The Professional Scrum with Kanban course is designed for experienced Scrum Practitioners who have a good understanding of Professional Scrum and a desire to learn how to implement Kanban practices with their Scrum Teams. Ideally, attendees have read the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams and have passed the Scrum Open assessment.

We bring you this course in collaboration with ScrumDōjō.

The course is particularly beneficial for:

• Scrum Masters who want to learn how flow, flow metrics and other Kanban practices can help them and their Scrum Teams improve how they work in Scrum
• Professional Scrum Practitioners with a desire to improve their current practices and who are interested in learning how Kanban practices can help them and their teams improve

• Kanban theory, principles and practices
• Little's law
• Flow analysis in Sprint
• Batch size effects on your flow
• Visualization of Sprint Backlog workflow on Kanban Board
• Simulation of work in progress effects on delivery
• Understanding "workflow policies" and their impact on flow
• Kanban in the context of Scrum
• Effects of Kanban on specific Scrum Events and roles
• Creating a Kanban Board
• Setting time expectations using Kanban metrics.

All participants completing the Professional Scrum with Kanban course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I) assessment. PSK class participants who attempt the PSK I 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.

Materials are in electronic form.

After this course, PSK participants should be able to:

• 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