Course Summary

Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU) is a hands-on, activity based course where students experience how Scrum and User Experience (UX) align and integrate to create cross-functional teams that connect more closely with end users and customers, ultimately delivering more value and improving outcomes. By working together in a dual-track agile process, members of the Scrum Team can work more effectively to balance discovery work and delivery work.

You will learn about:

• Integrating user experience (UX) practices seamlessly into Scrum framework to enhance product usability.
• Collaborating effectively with UX designers and stakeholders to prioritize and refine user stories.
• Applying UX techniques such as user research, prototyping, and usability testing within iterative Scrum sprints.
• Balancing UX considerations with Scrum principles like transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
• Leveraging Scrum events and artifacts to deliver valuable, user-centric products that meet business goals.

Course Learning Objectives
• Gain a common understanding of what is meant by Professional Scrum
• Dispel many myths about User Experience and its relationship to Agile and Scrum
• Experience how the UX mindset and the Scrum framework compliment, align, and integrate
• Learn the advantages of thinking of work as problems to solve, and the Business Problem Statement’s role in this
• Understand how the Scrum Team can connect more closely with end users and customers
• Understand how “easily” and “quickly” we can do product development and include UX
• Learn the advantages of thinking of work as problems to solve, and how Business Problem Statements can frame the discussion
• Learn common patterns for employing UX practices within a Sprint and within a cross-functional team that includes UX Professionals
• Learn how to plan and balance both discovery and delivery work
• Leave with some UX techniques that can be accomplished within the Scrum Team
• Understand how anyone on the Scrum Team can support UX practices in support of the product
• Focus on outcomes and impacts over outputs
• Embrace the need to release and use measurements to validate outcomes
• Realize the importance of incorporating UX work as part of the Product Backlog
• Learn the value of testing hypotheses with experiments
• Understand how to design experiments to be as low-cost, low-risk as possible, and how to make them “ride the Truth Curve” as you increase investment

There are no prerequisites to this course.

Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU I) Passing score: 85% Time limit: 60 minutes Number of Questions: 60 Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer and True/False

Following your booking, a confirmation message will be sent to all participants, ensuring you're well-informed of your successful enrollment. Calendar placeholders will also be dispatched to assist you in scheduling your commitments around the course. Rest assured, all course materials and access to necessary labs or platforms will be provided no later than one week before the course begins, allowing you ample time to prepare and engage fully with the learning experience ahead.

Our comprehensive training package includes all the necessary materials and resources to facilitate a full learning experience. Enrollees will be provided with detailed course content, encompassing a wide array of topics to ensure a thorough understanding of the subject matter. Additionally, participants will receive a certificate of completion to recognize their dedication and hard work. It's important to note that while the course fee covers all training materials and experiences, the examination fee for certification is not included but can be purchased separately.

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