Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) will teach you to use Kanban practices within Scrum, such as limiting work in progress and visualization.
Combining Kanban with your Scrum practice doesn’t involve replacing events, accountabilities, or artifacts. It’s about integrating Kanban’s complementary tools to help your Scrum Team achieve better outcomes by improving the flow of work.
The Professional Scrum with Kanban course lets students experience the power of key Kanban concepts, like limiting work in progress. It has an exercise-first approach. Participants experience vital concepts in a way designed to deliver knowledge and insights about applying the concepts in the real world. Participants are encouraged to engage in conversations to deepen their understanding of key Scrum and Kanban concepts.
For years, Scrum has been the most popular Agile framework. But starting in 2022, we saw a remarkable increase in the number of teams using Scrum and Kanban together. So why are Scrum teams increasingly adding Kanban to the mix?
I think it’s because Scrum and Kanban offer the best of both worlds. Scrum offers a framework for people to collaborate to deliver value. It provides just enough structure – but not too much. Teams reduce time spent in meetings and maximize the time spent delivering value.
Kanban practices dramatically affect teams' power to deliver value. When teams limit the number of things they work on, they reduce context switching and deliver value sooner. Since the # 1 reason most organizations switch to Agile is to deliver value sooner, this is really important.
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The idea of limiting WIP might sound counterintuitive at first. After all, wouldn't juggling multiple tasks simultaneously lead to faster completion? Wouldn’t ensuring everyone is busy be the best way to deliver value? Surprisingly, the opposite holds true. Multi-tasking is a myth. By limiting the number of active tasks, Scrum teams can create a higher degree of focus. Tasks are completed more quickly, with less time wasted on context-switching.
A team with a limited number of active tasks is better able to focus on completing the tasks in progress. This increases the quality of work and minimizes errors caused by the stress and confusion of a high amount of work in progress.
Mary took into consideration all participants opinions and questions.
The class was informative, and the instructor knew the material. Mary took into consideration all participants opinions and questions. The class not only reviewed Scrum but incorporated aspects of Kanban and when these aspects should be used. I learned about different charts that can be used to explain to leadership how the Agile team works and why it is advantageous to use Scrum with Kanban. - Anthony.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
PSK FAQ
Not at all. Teams using Kanban alone still need to reflect on improving and replenishing the backlog of work. Using Scrum with Kanban, teams have a practical framework for collaboration and utilize practices like visualizing the work, using a pull system, and limiting work in progress.
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Kanban is a strategy for optimizing the flow of value through a process that uses a visual, work-in-progress limited pull system.
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Scrum is a framework within which teams collaborate to deliver complex products. It’s easy to understand Scrum, but it’s hard to master. Kanban can help Scrum teams master the art of product delivery by visualizing work, using a pull system to ensure that work flows through the process smoothly, and limiting work in progress to improve the team's ability to focus on value delivery.
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Understanding the Scrum framework would be helpful, but it’s not required. For those who are new to Scrum, the Scrum Guide is available for free at www.ScrumGuides.org.
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After participating in the Professional Scrum with Kanban course, you will receive a free chance to earn the Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) certification. This globally recognized certification is backed by Scrum.org.
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The certification exam has 45 questions, and participants have 60 minutes to complete it. It is delivered online at www.Scrum.org. The format for the PSK certification exam is multiple-choice questions and a few True / False questions.
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None. However, reading the Scrum Guide before taking the class can be helpful. The Scrum Guide is available at www.ScrumGuides.org.
If you take the PSK exam within 14 days of completing the PSK course and you don’t pass, you will get a second try for free. In addition, you may purchase additional retakes if needed.
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The PSK course is typically scheduled for two days, each consisting of approximately eight hours of instruction. Rebel Scrum offers more flexible options, including an opportunity to take the class in four half-days instead of two full days. We also offer this class either remotely or in person. You may schedule a private course for your organization, or you can sign up for any of our public classes. See our schedule of upcoming courses above for more information.
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No, there are no ongoing requirements to maintain the PSK certification.
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