Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU)

When: 9:30am — 4:45pm; Monday, Dec 16, 2024 to Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024
Where: Eastern Time (EST/EDT); Online

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UX tasks on sticky notes, by David Travis found at Unsplash

Lean UX book cover, by Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden

Created in Partnership with the Authors of Lean UX

The curriculum is created in partnership with Jeff Gothelf & Josh Seiden. PSU is the cutting-edge course for anyone coaching an organization toward high quality user experience. Training materials are created and maintained by Ken Schwaber and the PST community — always in tune with latest practices.

Course Topics

Empiricism
Single Backlog
Experiment-driven design cycle
Frame work as problems to solve
How Scrum with UX enhances continuous learning

Focus on users
Outcomes over outputs
Manage UX work in Scrum
Incremental design & development
Common Myths (e.g., “Dual-track Agile”)

Bridging the Gap Between Scrum & Design Practices

Designer drawing wireframes on paper, by Kelly Sikkema found at Unsplash

Design activities rarely seem to fit into “Sprints”. And it often feels appropriate to perform design work ahead of development. As a result, many teams struggle to incorporate all team members in the feedback loops that lead to high-quality design. This struggle is real, but solving this problem is worth the effort.

Development risks are mitigated by working in small, reversible steps — like the Sprint cadence. Scrum encourages teams to produce slices of new functionality each Sprint — design, development, testing, and delivery seem to occur simultaneously. As a result, many teams struggle to incorporate design activities that span multiple Sprints. This struggle is real, but solving this problem helps ensure the team is both building the right thing and the building the thing right.

The Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU) course is a hands-on exploration of modern UX practices with Scrum. Learn UX techniques that fit beautifully with Scrum and practice these techniques with cross-functional teams in class.

Who Should Attend?

PSU is for anyone attempting to integrate the UX specialty with incremental & iterative development of product.

What You Get

Expertise

Expert instruction with professional trainer, David Sabine.

Alumni Discounts

All alumni earn a lifetime of discounts for my future courses.

PSU I

All attendees get two free attempts at PSU I and alumni discounts on David’s future classes.

Unlimited Reruns

The door is always open. Join my future sessions of this course at no charge. Redeem here.

Earn PDUs

Earn credits for Project Management Institute® or other professional memberships.

Self-Paced Learning

Comprehensive Learning Paths provide clear guidance and materials for self-study and exploration.

What People Say

“Great instruction, especially for a Product Owner just starting in Agile.”
— Product Owner

“David cares about his students and believes in the material. It was an awesome class experience and I learned a lot.”
— Instruction Designer

“David is exceptional! I’ve participated in a few of his skill-building classes and gained so much insight. David is positive, relatable and makes the learning environment fun and collaborative. I highly recommend taking part in his sessions.”
— Product Manager

“In over 25 years in business, I have taken dozens of professional development courses and seminars, including 16 courses as part of an executive MBA, and against that backdrop I would rank David among the most effective facilitators I have had.”
— Program Director, BMO

“The value added of having a Scrum trainer like David, with proven expertise in the field, is obvious in his class. There is a great combination of concepts and theory with scenarios and case studies, which makes the class interactive and fun in an environment of openness and respect.”
— Process Excellence Project Manager

“David is an exceptional Agile expert with deep knowledge and real-world experience. He demonstrates expertise not only in Kanban but in a range of Agile approaches. His teaching was further enhanced by his strong business acumen, allowing him to provide practical, applicable insights.”
— Enterprise Agile Coach

“A dynamic, content-packed, hands-on class with lots of scenarios and case studies. The instructor was open, committed, helpful, punctual, fun, and a true coach (Socratic in many great ways). It was great to hear examples of real life application from his expertise in the area, a great learning experience overall.”
— Customer Value Architect

Technology leaders hire me to improve the way they manage software product operations.