Certified Scrum and Kanban

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Are you looking for trainings for yourself, your employees, or maybe for the whole team? Get to know my offer and find something that will suit your needs.

1. Open trainings

earning together with people from different backgrounds and areas is a great way to exchange knowledge and to look at your own problems through the eyes of people with different experience.

2. Trainings for companies

It is a form of training organized for individual needs of the client at his/her office or other agreed place. Only for employees of the selected company or a unit of the public finance sector.

3. Consulting

I help software companies to determine what problems they are facing and, more importantly, I help to find the cure. The cure combating not symptoms but real, deep causes.

Training offer

Kanban System Design (KMP I)
Kanban Systems Improvement (KMP II)
Team Kanban Practitioner
Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Master II
Professional Scrum with Kanban
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum Product Owner Advanced
Applying Professional Scrum
Professional Scrum with UX
Scaled Professional Scrum
Applying Professional Scrum
Applying Professional Scrum Software
Professional Agile Leadership Essentials

Agenda:

Kanban Practices
Visualisation of various types of work and services
Ways of limiting work in progress
System Thinking Approach To Introduce Kanban
Classes of Service
Designing boards and elements of work in Kanban system
Pull systems
Kanban metrics
Evolutionary change management
Practical knowledge of how to ensure continuous flow of work and value
Building Kanban system reflecting current process in your organization
Increasing flow efficiency

Form:

2 days
Workshop

This training is for:

Scrum Masters
Project Managers
Agile Coaches

As part of the training:

Certificate of Training Completion
Official Kanban University materials
The famous “Blue Book” AKA “Kanban – Successful Evolutionary Change” by David J. Anderson (PDF, English)
10 USD discount on Mike Burrows’ book “Kanban from the Inside”
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

Kanban Management Professional I training, also called Kanban System Design, is a practical introduction to Kanban method and managing all intangible, intellectual or creative work with it.

It allows to understand and improve service orientation of the team, which makes it a driver of change in the hands of formal and informal leaders, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches.

Active completion of KMP I and KMP II trainings allows to obtain the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) title.

Agenda:

Deep understanding of the Kanban Method practices and principles
Case study:
- Evolutionary way to agility thanks to the Kanban Method
Kanban cadences:
- Organization of feedback loops
- Meetings
- Enterprise-wide communication
Upstream Kanban:
- Managing options (e.g. Product Backlog)
Evolution of the “end-to-end” approach
- Team
- Portfolio
- Management
Roles and responsibilities in Kanban organisations
Methods of dealing with the variability of the subject of work, environment,
Transaction and coordination costs

Form:

2 days
Workshop

This training is for:

Scrum Masters
Project Managers
Agile Coaches
C-Level Management

As part of the training:

Certificate of training completion
Participation in KMP I and KMP II training means gaining the title of Kanban Management Professional
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

Kanban Management Professional II allows to improve the whole organisation. It provides tools to introduce an evolutionary change and allows to enter a higher level of Kanban maturity of the entire organization. As KMP II is an advanced training, it is advisable to attend KMP I / PSK training first or to gain experience in Kanban implementation in organisations on the level of at least one team. Active completion of KMP I and KMP II trainings allows to obtain the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) title.

Agenda:

Understanding of key concepts behind the Kanban Method
Change management in Kanban
3 Principles of Introducing Change
6 Practices of the Kanban Method
Flow improvements and Work in Progress Limits
Kanban Cadences increasing the focus and self-organisation of the team

Form:

2 days
Online workshop

The training ids for:

Scrum Masters
Project Managers
Agile Coaches

As part of the training:

Certificate of Training Completion
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

The Kanban Method is an enormous source of ideas and tools allowing to manage practically every service – from a small team to large organisations employing thousands of people.

Nevertheless, what is most important, is that the Kanban Method allows improvements of every system which lead to deliver more value, faster and in more predictable way .

Moreover, the Kanban Method provides tools to manage business value in an optimal way.

By choosing this training you will understand how to start working with Kanban. You will learn 6 practices of Kanban to apply immediately. You will obtain the Team Kanban Practitioner title.

Agenda:

Introduction to Agile methodologies
E• Empiricism in product management:
- Transparency
- Inspection
- Adaptation
Roles in Scrum
Self – organization of the Development Team
Working in a Sprint
Maximizing customer value
How to start working with Scrum
The most common problems when introducing Scrum
Participants’ problems

Form:

2 days
Workshop Online

This training is for:

Scrum Masters
Project Managers
Agile Coaches

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSM I exam worth 150 USD
Possibility to take the exam twice
40% discount for PSM II exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

Many people tend to forget that the goal of leading projects is working software. One that will give its user great value. Scrum is a tool to help us with that. However, there is a trap that if we do not know agile tools well, we can achieve the opposite to what we intend.

That is why, during my workshops I rely on the experience that I have gained over the years as a programmer, Scrum Master and as a consultant improving entire organizations.

After the training, each participant will know what ideas are behind the agile approach and why it is worth using Scrum.

A strong emphasis will be placed on discussing the most common errors and how to prevent them.

Each participant will be able to identify all elements of Scrum and explain what their purpose is. He/she will also get to know the tools which can be used right away in their projects.

Agenda:

Scrum Master as a Teacher
Scrum Master as a Coach & Mentor
Scrum Master as a Facilitator
Change Agent
Scrum Master as a Servant Leader for:
- Development Team
- Product Owner
- Organisation
How to pass Professional Scrum Master II exam?

Form:

2 days
Workshop Online

This training is for:

Scrum Masters
Project Managers
Agile Coaches

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSM II exam worth 250 USD
Possibility to take the exam twice
40% discount for PSM III exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

The role of Scrum Master is complex and requires knowledge of various techniques and approaches in order to be effective.

As long as PSM I places the main emphasis on the Scrum mechanics, it is PSM II which is the development of practical Scrum Master skills.

In two days the participants will learn about the critical areas that are essential for effective Scrum Master development.

The goal of working in Scrum is working software that meets the needs of stakeholders, users and organizations. An effective Scrum Master can work at different levels of the organization to ensure this. PSM II training teaches how to implement global optimizations that go far beyond the Development Team.

The training is mainly practical. Additionally, it is a great way to prepare for the PSM II exam.

Thanks to the training a Scrum Master can enter the next level of development.

Agenda:

Kanban practices:
- Visualisation of the Workflow
- Limiting Work in Progress
- Active Management of Work Items in Progress
- Inspect and Adapt the Definition of “Workflow”
Examination of flow effectiveness
- Throughput
- Cycle time
- Work in Progress
- Work item age
Flow-Based Events
Little’s Law
Statistical Forecast for Scrum Team

Form:

2 days
Workshop Online

This training is for:

Scrum Masters
Project Managers
Agile Coaches
People having knowledge of Scrum who want to develop their competencies in the area of knowledge and practices of Kanban

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSK exam worth 200 USD
Possibility to take the exam twice
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

Scrum is currently the most common way of agile work, however, one should also consider it as a base for extension to other techniques and practices.

Professional Scrum with Kanban is a training allowing to apply the potential of Kanban in daily work of Scrum teams.

Thanks to the training, the participants will be able to increase the efficiency of Scrum teams. They will deliver value faster (shorter cycle time) and there will be more of it in the unit of time (higher throughput).

Moreover, the use of statistical forecasting will significantly improve the team’s predictability.

Kanban also means increasing design transparency and organizing the workflow.

Agenda:

Scrum – empirical creation of products
Project VS Product
Techniques of vision modelling and product strategy
How to reach a higher level of Product Owner competence
Measuring and managing business value (Value Driven Development)
Sprint goal
Managing releases and product quality
Risk management and verification of value
Cooperation with a Development Team
Budgeting
Product Backlog management techniques
Product Backlog Refinement

Form:

2 days
Online workshop

This training is for:

Product Owners
Scrum Masters
Agile Coaches

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSPO I exam worth 200 USD
Possibility to take the exam twice
40% discount for PSPO II exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

A Product Owner is responsible for product moving in the right direction, for Developers doing the RIGHT things. This is what makes a Product Owner the most important person in whole Scrum Team – if he takes wrong decisions, even a technically perfect product will turn out to be a failure. It will not meet the needs and expectations of users and stakeholders.

The training that we offer are 2 days of intensive workshop. The knowledge and skills contained in it will help a Product Owner to develop necessary/required competences to efficiently manage a product, so to maximise business value. They will allow to get the maximum of practical knowledge on the use of Scrum: to make a product effectively and to validate if the business and technical decisions which were made are right.

The training is also addressed to Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches who want to effectively educate their Product Owners.

Agenda:

Visioner
- Creating vision and product strategy
- Creating an Agile Product Roadmap
- Defining Project Goals
Experimenter
- Market analysis
- Hypotheses testing: Evidence Based Management
- Product scaling
Customer Representative
- Techniques of reaching the needs of customers and users
- Building valuable increments
Influencer
- Ways of defining stakeholders
- Stakeholders management
- Ways of saying “NO”
Collaborator
- Governance
- Budgeting
- Contracts creation
Decision-maker
- Frameworks of decision validation
- Delegation Poker
- Focus on creation maximum influence through making clear decisions and choice.

Form:

2 days
Online workshop

This training is for:

Product Owners
Scrum Masters
Agile Coaches

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSPO II exam worth 250 USD
Possibility to take the exam twice
40% discount for PSPO III exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

The work of a Product Owner is extremely difficult and important. It is directly related to a Product Owner’s decision whether a product will be a spectacular business success, or it will turn out to be a failure.

PSPO – Advance Training it’s two days of intensive workshops which goal is the development of Product Owners’ competences in most important areas of their work. It will additionally equip them with TOOLS allowing to perform their duties effectively.

The training is also aimed at Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches who want to help educate their Product Owners.

Agenda:

Agility as a new way of working
Exploring the Scrum Framework
Planning and forecasting with Scrum
Getting started with Scrum
How to become a great Scrum Team member

Form:

2 days
Online Workshop

This training is for:

Everyone who wants to learn Scrum
Developers
Scrum Masters

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSM I (yes for PSM I 🙂 )
Two approaches to take the exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

Applying Professional Scrum (formerly called Professional Scrum Foundations) is a hands-on training that provides the basic knowledge needed to work with Scrum.

During the exercises participants work in Scrum Teams through a series of Sprints to learn Scrum while … using Scrum.

They experience how the Scrum framework improves their ability to deliver value compared to traditional methods.

Agenda:

What is Scrum, what is UX
UX tools:
o Persons VS Proto-Persons
o UX Canvas
o “Truth Curve”
o UX Metrics
UX Work in Definition of DONE
UX work in Product Backlog
UX Work inside a Sprint
Outcomes VS Output
Empirical testing of assumptions and business hypotheses
Solving User Problems
Prototyping
Types of MVP

Form:

2 days
Online Workshop

This training is for:

Scrum Masters
Product Owners
UX practitioners

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSU
Two approaches to take the exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

You will learn how to integrate modern UX practices into Scrum and how to work most effectively within Scrum Teams.

Design work can sometimes feel slow, and ill-suited for quick agile cadences and Scrum events, but that’s not the case.

Learn UX techniques that fit perfectly into Scrum and how to practice these techniques with cross-functional teams in class.

In addition, you will learn practical tools and practices to work best with customers and their feedback to deliver greater value in the customer’s eyes with Scrum Teams without changing Scrum.

Agenda:

Scrum scaling principles
Introduction to Nexus
Nexus Integration Team
- Artefacts
- Events
- The Pitfalls of Scaling
Scaling alternatives
Practices that support Nexus
- complexity reduction
- dependencies reduction
- effective INTEGRATION

Form:

2 days
Online Workshop

This training is for:

Middle and senior Managers
Project Managers
Agile Coaches

As part of the training:

Voucher for SPS
Two approaches to take the exam
21 pts. PDU for PMI members

Nexus is a tool for scaling Scrum, a framework that allows you to increase the number of teams working on a single product. It reduces dependencies between collaborating teams and problems related to the integration of the Product Increment.

The workshop is based on a holistic case study in which participants work together on scaling Scrum and solving

the numerous problems associated with it.

They become thoroughly familiar with the artifacts and events within this framework. The greatest emphasis will be placed on the new role that Nexus offers: Nexus Integration Team. Participants will also be introduced to 50 related scaling practices.

The workshop teaches how to launch, structure, staff and manage a large Agile project using Scrum. During the workshop students will learn the infrastructure, tools, and practices needed to effectively scale Scrum to maximize the value of the product.

Agenda:

Agility as a new way of working
Exploring the Scrum Framework
Planning and forecasting with Scrum
Getting started with Scrum
How to become a great Scrum Team member 🙂

Form:

2 days
Online Workshop

This training is for:

Everyone who wants to learn Scrum
Developers
Scrum Masters

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSM I (yes for PSM I) 😉
Two approaches to take the exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

Applying Professional Scrum (formerly called Professional Scrum Foundations) is a hands-on training that provides the basic knowledge needed to work with Scrum.

During the exercises participants work in Scrum Teams through a series of Sprints to learn Scrum while … using Scrum.

They experience how the Scrum framework improves their ability to deliver value compared to traditional methods.

Agenda:

The mechanics of Scrum
Working in a Scrum Team
Definition of Done
Product Backlog “slicing” and other refinement practices
Code quality and technical debt
Agile Emerging Architecture
Test-driven development
Pair Programming
Agile Testing and Quality
Using DevOps with Scrum

Form:

3 days (can be split into more days)
Workshop online

This training is for:

Software development teams
Scrum masters

As part of the training:

Voucher for PSD
Two approaches to take the exam
21 pts. PDU for PMI members

Participants of the Applying Professional Scrum Software gain a real insight into what it is like build software in Scrum. They collaborate during a series of Sprints, applying modern engineering practices and using the Scrum framework to manage complexity.

The class focuses on how to develop and deliver functionalities incrementally Participants will experience real-world challenges and problems and through a series of Sprints they will learn how to continuously improve the way they do their work.

Attendees will learn about agile engineering practices and the DevOps tools that support Scrum and enhance team capabilities.

The course is available in .NET(C#), Java, NodeJS, php, as well as a generic version.

Agenda:

Why Agile Matters
Agile Transformation
Leader’s toolkit:
Wilber’s Integral Model
Agile Leader – Maturity Model
Delegation Poker
Developing People
Measuring Agility
Evidence Based Management
Current Value (CV)
Unrealized Value (UV)
Time to Market (T2M)
Ability to Innovate (A2I)
How Do We Hire Agilists
Organization Goals
Challenges of an Agile Leader

Form:

2 days
Online Workshop

This training is for:

Middle and senior level Managers
Scrum Masters

As part of the training:

Voucher for PAL-E
Two approaches to take the exam
14 pts. PDU for PMI members

Becoming an agile organization is a profound transformation that requires senior leaders, middle managers, and agile team members to change the way that they organize their work, manage it and measure results.

Leaders and managers are critical enablers in helping their organizations be successful. Yet, the role of leaders and managers in an agile organization can be quite different from what they are used to.

Managers and leaders lead the cultural and behavioural changes that organizations must make to reap the benefits of an agile product delivery.

PAL-E teaches how to best support, guide, and coach their teams to improve their agile capabilities.

Individual development sessions

Most often the sessions take the form of coaching or mentoring. During the first meeting, together with the participant, we determine a long-term objective. Reaching this objective is done using the small steps method (mini iterations). Each individual session ends with an action plan for next week.

Are you interested in this kind of development? Contact me.

Consulting

In many companies I can see a certain pattern. Problems come up and after a few unsuccessful attempts to deal with them, people in the organisation stop noticing them. In such a situation, someone who has a clear view and experience in introducing changes in an organisation is needed. This is exactly who an outside consultant is.

I help companies developing software determine what problems they are facing and, most importantly, I help to find the cure.

The cure I am offering aims at healing the root cause and not just symptoms.

Scheme of consulting work: