Professional Scrum with User Experience

When
9:30am — 4:45pm
Eastern Time (EST/EDT)
Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 to Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026
Where
Online

Bridging the gap between Scrum & design practices

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.

UX tasks on sticky notes, by David Travis found at Unsplash
Designer drawing wireframes on paper, by Kelly Sikkema found at Unsplash

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”)
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.

What you need

Computer desk

Quiet Place & Computer

Webcam is required. A good internet connection is important. Consider using headphones unless your room is quiet.
Open Mind

An Open Mind

A willing to experiment is invaluable. Openness to new tools and techniques leads to opportunity.

What you get

David’s Portrait

Expertise

Expert instruction with professional trainer, David Sabine.
Wallet with gift card

Alumni Discounts

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

PSU Tokens & Discount

All attendees get two attempts at PSU I and discounts on David’s future classes.
An open door

Unlimited Reruns

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

Earn PDUs

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

“It feels like I actually shadowed a Scrum Master.”

— Real Estate Agent

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

— Product Owner

“The experience was amazing. It definitely helps me understand the Scrum framework.”

— Product Manager

“David used relevant examples for my work context which allowed me to immediately apply the Scrum concepts.”

— College Board Chair

“David’s extensive knowledge and experience provided an in-depth and thorough understanding of Scrum Mastery.”

— Video Game Producer

“I recommend the PSU course to someone that wants to learn about Scrum, UX practices and even some Product Backlog guidance. Hands on exercises in the class helps bring the concepts together. I enjoyed taking this course and will be applying learnings at my workplace.”

— Senior Manager, Development

“David is one of the few experts that can blend the world of UX & Scrum. He calls upon his rich experience with design teams to share examples of how to improve performance. Exercises are spread out through the course giving the participants ample time to experience the learning.”

— VP Sales

David Sabine Portrait Panorama

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