Date
June - July 2023
Aug - Sep 2023
Oct - Nov 2023
Format
Virtual Delivery
Duration: 5 x 2.5-hour live virtual sessions
Trainer
Ionut Grecu
PKT, SPC, ICP-ACC, ICP-CAT, PSM III, KCP
Certification
PFMS by ProKanban.org (after passing the exam)
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Course Overview
Is your Scrum team answering the same three questions at the Daily Scrum but not seeing any work move? Are you overcommitting to every sprint and stuck with endless carry-over? Do your Sprint Retrospectives feel like the same conversations with little impact?
Then your Scrum Team needs Flow Metrics! In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to leverage four simple data points to help your Scrum Team break the cycle of endless status and move towards informed decisions, accurate planning, and actionable improvements.
Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum will teach you not only how to identify how much work to plan but also how to accurately forecast when individual work will be done in a Scrum Team’s context. Predict delivery, deliver on time.
Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified Professional Flow Metrics for Scrum (PFMS).
The class will run in Romanian or English.
Learning Goals
- Leverage metrics for accurate Sprint Planning
- Use forecasts in Daily Scrum to organize around work in progress
- Track progress toward critical dates and deliverables
- Identify opportunities for measurable team improvements
- Tools for Product Backlog Item refinement to increase flow
What You’ll Get
- Preparation to take the Professional Flow Metrics for Scrum (PFMS) certification exam
- Eligibility to apply for 12 PDUs to help maintain certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP
- Eligibility to apply for 12 Scrum Alliance SEUs upon completion of the course
- Post training support
- 20% discount on future courses offered by S.M.A.R.T. Coaching and Training
Who Should Attend
The Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum class is for anyone who wants to leverage data to improve their Scrum practices. Typical attendee roles include:
- Scrum Masters
- Product Owners
- Developers
- Leaders who want better transparency into the health and performance of their team
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FAQs
TRAINER

Ionut Grecu
Ionut is a passionate Agile realist, organizational change advocate and corporate cultural renovator who brings a decade of experience in leading teams and organizations in Agile transformations. He translates his enthusiasm for and understanding of Lean-Agile values and principles to help organizations implement effective ways to manage work, transform theirs corporate cultures to survive in the 21st century, and engage people, with a focus on delivering genuine business value.
Drawing from Lean Thinking and Psychology, Ionut teaches teams to practically apply an Agile mindset, and in the process, find joy in their work again. For him, helping others improve their working life isn’t simply a job but a social responsibility.
He concurrently holds some of the top certifications in the industry: Professional Kanban Trainer (PKT), Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP), Kanban Management Professional (KMP), Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant (SPC), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), ICAgile Certified Professional - Coaching Agile Transitions (ICP-CAT), Professional Scrum Master III (PSM III).
COURSE TOPICS
- Flow Metrics: a deep dive into WIP, Work Item Age, Cycle Time, and Throughput — including why you need to track them, how they are related through Little’s Law, and why they are important for forecasting
- Application to Scrum Events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective)
- Flow Analytics: an introduction to Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs), Scatterplots, Histograms, and other supporting charts—what they are, how to generate them correctly, and how to utilize them for better predictability
- Forecasting Using Monte Carlo Simulation: how to use flow metrics to answer “When will it be done?”—including an introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation and statistical sampling methods for forecasting (no advanced mathematics required!)
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Cancellation Policy
S.M.A.R.T. Coaching & Training reserves the right to postpone or cancel this event if there are insufficient registrations or if presenters are unable to attend. In these circumstances, you will be notified no later than 10 days prior to the event with a full refund.
We offer a 100% refund if you cancel your place more than 15 working days before the event.