Professional Scrum with Kanban Training™ (PSK) Course Overview:

This 2-day training course dispels the myth that teams must choose between Scrum and Kanban by demonstrating how they can benefit from using both methodologies together. Students will discover the advantages of incorporating four Kanban practices into Scrum, including visualizing the Sprint Backlog workflow on a Kanban board, limiting Work in Progress (WIP), actively managing work items in progress, and continually inspecting and adapting their flow optimization approach. By implementing these practices, teams enhance transparency, collaboration, and self-management, ultimately improving their ability to achieve Sprint Goals sustainably. Additionally, the course emphasizes tracking and managing flow metrics to establish more predictable delivery patterns, addressing common delivery challenges on the path to “Done.” Students will gain insight into effective Kanban implementation within a Professional Scrum environment, with the course developed in collaboration with experts Daniel Vacanti and Yuval Yeret, both renowned in the Kanban community. All trainers of this class possess real-world experience in both Scrum and Kanban.

Intended Audience:

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. 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

Learning Objectives of Professional Scrum with Kanban Training™ (PSK):

• 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