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Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) Certification Course

Advanced course for experienced Scrum teams on integrating Kanban practices into Scrum to boost flow, transparency, and effectiveness; includes PSK certification.

AdvancedScrum.orgTraditional (Full Day) · Traditional (Half Day) · Immersive

What changes for your team

  • Stop Scrum from stalling
  • Make the real problems impossible to ignore
  • Turn advanced Scrum experience into recognised credibility

Immersive training pays back differently to a two-day course. Sessions spread across several weeks mean each idea is applied in your real work before the next one lands — so capability builds instead of fading under a backlog. Why immersive produces better returns →  ·  Other formats available in the panel above.

Course Code: PSK

Overview

Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) is an advanced course, delivered over 8 half-day sessions, for experienced Scrum practitioners, focusing on integrating Kanban practices into Scrum to improve team effectiveness, transparency, and flow.

Target Audience

  • Scrum Masters
  • Product Owners
  • Product Managers
  • Lean Agile Practitioners
  • Teams experienced with Scrum

Learning Outcomes

  • Dispelling common myths about Scrum and flow
  • Understanding Professional Scrum as a framework requiring additional practices
  • Applying Kanban theory, principles, and practices within Scrum
  • Gaining practical experience with Kanban
  • Enhancing Scrum with Kanban to improve transparency, flow, and effectiveness
  • Using Kanban practices without changing Scrum
  • Improving transparency and visibility of work

Course Topics

  • Professional Scrum Primer
  • Kanban in Practice
  • Impact of Visualisations
  • Impact on Scrum Events, Accountabilities, and Artifacts
  • Kanban Theory, Principles, and Practices
  • Flow Efficiency and Little’s Law

Certification

Includes a free attempt at the Professional Scrum with Kanban I (PSK I) certification exam

Frequently Asked Questions

The Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) course is for experienced Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, Lean Agile practitioners, and teams who already work with Scrum and want to implement Kanban practices. It’s not aimed at beginners with no prior Scrum experience.

PSK includes the Professional Scrum with Kanban I (PSK I) certification attempt at no extra cost. If you take the assessment within 14 days and score below 85%, you get a free second attempt.

PSK is an interactive, activity-based course combining theory, case studies, and hands-on exercises to reinforce the practical application of Kanban within Scrum.

Attendees should have solid experience with Scrum; ideally, you’ve read the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams and passed the Scrum Open assessment, but formal certification isn’t mandatory.

PSK builds on foundational knowledge from the Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course by focusing specifically on integrating Kanban practices into Scrum, rather than covering core Scrum concepts.

Syllabus

Here is exactly what your team will cover, and how we deliver it. Every format teaches the same modules; what changes is how the time is spread and what happens between sessions:

Immersive RecommendedTraditional (Full Day)Traditional (Half Day)
Sessions 8 sessions 2 days 4 half-days
Each session 4h: 2h reflect + 2h learn 8h incl. breaks and lunch 4h incl. breaks
Total time with an expert 32h 16h 16h
New concept and practice
incl. breaks
16h 16h 16h
Facilitated reflection
what happened when you tried it
16h — —
~Expert time per topic
breaks removed
~3h20
1h40 reflect + 1h40 learn
~1h30 ~1h40
Time to apply between sessions 1–2 working weeks (≈36–72h) Overnight Half a working day (≈4h)

Each immersive session follows a learning cycle: reflect on what happened when you applied the last concept, learn the next one and practise it, then take it back to work as an outcome-based assignment. It is designed for triple-loop learning, so participants do not just change what they do; they question why they do it and how they see their organisation.

Need more support? The immersive experience can be combined with additional coaching, consulting or mentoring to create a Mentor Program for your team.

Choose a format above to see how the modules group into sessions.

Session 1 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

Professional Scrum & Kanban

Module 1

Session 2 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

Session 3 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

Session 4 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

Scrum with Kanban: Artefacts & Events #2

Module 4

Session 5 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

Introducing Flow to Scrum's Events

Module 5

Learn a new concept

Enhancing Scrum Events with Flow metrics and Kanban visualization techniques.

Session 6 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

Flow/Kanban Impact on Scrum Team

Module 6

Learn a new concept

Roles and responsibilities impacted by introducing Kanban to Scrum teams.

Session 7 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

The Increment and the Sprint

Module 7

Learn a new concept

Understanding the relationship between Kanban, Scrum increments, and sprint cadence.

Session 8 · 2h facilitated reflection + 2h new concept and practice · 10m break each hour

Closing

Module 8

Learn a new concept

Reflecting on learning outcomes and preparing actionable next steps.

Catchup & After · Immersive only

Catchup & After

Two weeks after completion, participants are invited to join a follow-up catch-up session designed to address any remaining questions, ideas, or challenges that have emerged since the training. This session provides an opportunity to reflect on your experiences applying the concepts learned in the course, share insights, and receive additional support.

* Assignments are part of our Immersive Training Programs, encouraging participants to apply their learning practically between sessions for a more hands-on experience.


What people who took this course said

I took the Professional Scrum for Kanban course (PSK) with Martin in June 2022. Martin is a great teacher! His vast knowledge of Scrum and Agile methods is complemented with his excellent technical skills. This combination really shines through when discussions turn from theory to more practical issues!

Very good. Martin knew his stuff!

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