AGL-230/ SCRUM Team and KANBAN

3-Day Intensive Course for Agile Team Members & Project Leads

3 Intense Days
7 Hours per Day (Split into two 3.5-hour sessions)

Learning Path Visual

Your journey from team formation to continuous flow mastery:

Day 1: Scrum Foundations — Roles, Ceremonies & Planning
Understand the core components of Scrum. Learn how to run Sprints, conduct retrospectives, and collaborate through Product Backlogs and team roles.

Day 2: Kanban Flow — Visualizing Work, Limiting WIP & Metrics
Learn how to implement Kanban for continuous delivery. Set up boards, visualize workflow, manage bottlenecks, and apply Lean principles for flow efficiency.

Day 3: Scaling Collaboration — Hybrid Agile Workflows & Delivery
Combine Scrum and Kanban into team-specific hybrid frameworks. Use metrics, burn-downs, and boards to manage scope, reduce waste, and improve delivery rhythm.

Course Overview

Scrum and Kanban are the two most popular Agile frameworks — but they serve different needs. This course trains developers, product teams, and project leads to use both effectively, depending on workflow, team size, and delivery goals.

You’ll master the structure of Scrum (roles, sprints, artifacts) and the flexibility of Kanban (flow, pull systems, WIP limits), then learn when to blend them in modern software and business teams.

You’ll learn how to:

• Work in a Scrum team with clearly defined roles and ceremonies

• Plan and execute Sprints with daily standups, retros, and demos

• Design a Kanban board to manage continuous flow and WIP

• Use metrics like lead time, cycle time, and throughput

• Manage scope and pace in Agile product or service environments

• Integrate elements of Scrum and Kanban to create effective hybrid systems

This course is ideal for developers, product owners, project managers, and Agile teams working on software, operations, or service workflows.

What’s Inside Each Day

Day 1 — Scrum Foundations: Roles, Ceremonies & Planning

• Scrum pillars: transparency, inspection, adaptation

• The 3 roles: Scrum Master, Product Owner, Development Team

• Scrum artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment

• Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective

• Story points, velocity, and Sprint goals

• Workshop: Simulate Sprint Planning and a retrospective

Tools: Jira, Trello, Notion Agile boards
Focus: Structure • Timeboxes • Collaboration

Day 2 — Kanban Flow: Visualizing Work, Limiting WIP & Metrics

• Core principles of Kanban: start with what you do now

• Creating a Kanban board: columns, swimlanes, policies

• WIP limits, cycle time, and lead time tracking

• Pull systems vs. push systems

• Identifying and removing bottlenecks

• Workshop: Build and iterate a real Kanban system

Tools: Kanbanize, Jira, Azure DevOps Boards
Focus: Flow • Visualization • Efficiency

Day 3 — Scaling Collaboration: Hybrid Agile Workflows & Delivery

• When to use Scrum vs. Kanban — or both

• Scrumban: blending ceremonies with continuous delivery

• Burn-downs, CFD (Cumulative Flow Diagrams), and forecasting

• Managing shared services, maintenance, and unplanned work

• Aligning with stakeholders using visual boards

• Workshop: Design a hybrid system based on your team’s needs

Tools: Miro, MURAL, Agile dashboards
Focus: Delivery • Hybrid Agility • Optimization

Course Goals

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Work effectively in a Scrum or Kanban environment

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and manage backlogs

• Visualize and optimize flow using Kanban boards

• Use metrics to improve team performance

• Adapt your team’s workflow with hybrid Agile models

• Communicate progress and blockers with clarity and agility

Who Should Take This Course?

• Scrum Masters and team leads managing Agile teams

• Developers and testers working in product or sprint cycles

• Product Owners and managers responsible for backlog refinement and value delivery

• Project and operations teams looking to apply Agile for services or non-software work

• Agile practitioners building hybrid delivery frameworks

Class Reference: AGL-230
Form Updated on: 06/17/2025 (Version 1)
Last Modified on: 06/17/2025

Program Note

Includes Scrum team roleplay kits, Kanban templates, and visual Agile dashboards. No prior Agile experience required — accessible to all cross-functional team members.

Links to resources for presentations or summaries:

KANBAN ORIGINS

Beginner’s Guide: https://getnave.com/blog/what-is-the-kanban-method/

Origins of Kanban: https://www.digite.com/kanban/what-is-kanban/

History: https://getnave.com/blog/kanban-history/

Toyota example: https://youtu.be/F5vtCRFRAK0

Just In Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUXHJBB5CM

UNDERSTANDING KANBAN

Kanban: https://www.atlassian.com/agile/kanban

Methodology: https://kanbanzone.com/resources/kanban/

Kanban Board: https://www.atlassian.com/agile/kanban/boards

Real Life examples: https://kanbanize.com/blog/kanban-it-operations/

https://ilssi.org/kanban-tools-are-now-used-by-pixar-spotify-and-zara/

SCRUM VS KANBAN

Difference between SCRUM and Kanban: https://www.planview.com/resources/guide/introduction-to-kanban/kanban-vs-scrum/

https://www.cprime.com/resources/blog/3-differences-between-scrum-and-kanban-you-need-to-know/

When is Kanban better?: https://maartendalmijn.com/when-is-it-better-to-use-kanban-than-scrum-d5032b658ac3?gi=9a3ab9e3e1e2

When to use Kanban: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/when-kanban-is-the-better-choice

Scrumban: https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/what-is-scrumban

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EKkxsXUPGI

Brief pédagogique en français

AGL-230/ SCRUM Team et KANBAN est présenté ici en version synthétique française afin que les équipes pédagogiques puissent évaluer rapidement l'intérêt du module.

Le module s'inscrit dans la famille Formations agiles. Il peut être adapté au calendrier de l'école, au niveau Tous niveaux, au volume horaire 21 h et aux modalités d'évaluation prévues.

Objectif d'intervention

Ce module vise à faire pratiquer les méthodes Agile dans des situations de projet réalistes.

Livrables et activités possibles

• rituels Scrum, backlog, sprint planning et rétrospectives
• communication de projet, priorisation et coordination d'équipe
• livrables évaluables pour simuler une équipe produit ou delivery

Adaptation école

LC peut ajuster le déroulé, la langue d'enseignement, les supports, les exercices et les critères d'évaluation selon la promotion, le diplôme, le niveau d'autonomie attendu et les contraintes de planning.

Pour une version détaillée du syllabus en français, LC confirme le programme final après cadrage du niveau, des heures, du calendrier et des livrables attendus.