Scrum.org Certification · 1 Day · Public + In-House
- 1-day instructor-led course
- PPDV certification included
- Two free PPDV assessment attempts
- In-person and virtual options available
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Contact ZXMCOURSE OVERVIEW
Professional Product Discovery and Validation
Most practitioners know how to build product — few validate whether they’re building the right thing. This one-day course teaches the discovery and validation skills that reduce delivery risk, sharpen customer understanding, and help teams invest effort where it matters most.
DISCOVERY & VALIDATION
Product discovery in practice
From customer research to hypothesis design, lean experimentation, and synthesising insights into backlog decisions. Theory grounded in scenario-based practice using real product contexts.
SCRUM.ORG LINK
Official course page
This course is accredited by Scrum.org. Full course details, learning objectives, and the PPDV assessment guide are available at scrum.org/courses/professional-product-discovery-and-validation-training.
AUDIENCE
Who this course is for
This course is for people responsible for deciding what to build and validating those decisions before investing in delivery. No formal prerequisites — experience in a product or delivery role is helpful.
The Product Owner
Responsible for what gets built and needing structured methods to validate assumptions before committing to delivery.
The product manager or UX practitioner
Working across discovery and delivery and wanting a recognised credential in product validation practice.
The practitioner shaping what gets built
Anyone influencing product decisions who wants to reduce delivery risk through better upstream thinking.
COURSE OUTCOMES
After the day you'll be able to
- Apply discovery and validation techniques to reduce delivery risk and test assumptions early
- Run hypothesis-driven product experiments using lean experimentation methods
- Conduct effective customer research: interviews, observation, and usability testing
- Synthesise customer insights into actionable product decisions and backlog items
- Distinguish between problem space and solution space thinking
- Build a continuous discovery habit within your Scrum Team
WHAT'S INCLUDED
PPDV is the Scrum.org product discovery certification
Issued by Scrum.org — founded by Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber. The PPDV credential recognises practitioners who can apply discovery and validation techniques to reduce delivery risk and test assumptions before committing to build.
What's included
- One day of instructor-led training
- Scrum.org course materials
- Two free PPDV assessment attempts
- Scrum.org membership (lifetime)
Your discovery question won't be in the textbook. Your trainer's answer shouldn't be either.
ZXM trainers have applied product discovery and validation at every level of scale — from single-team startups to enterprise product portfolios across APAC. The curriculum isn’t theory delivered from a slide deck. It’s method stress-tested in real product operating environments.
ZXM’s lead trainers — Matt and Mia — are Professional Scrum Trainers (PSTs) certified by Scrum.org, with extensive experience in product operating model design and discovery practice across APAC.
TRAINING CALENDAR
Upcoming dates
No dates currently scheduled
Contact ZXM to register your interest or enquire about private delivery.
Contact ZXMCORPORATE TRAINING
In-house training for your team
The same Scrum.org-accredited PPDV curriculum with use cases and activities shaped to your product context. Typically run as a single day on-site or virtually. Contact us to discuss your team’s discovery and validation challenges.
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What participants say
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Questions about this course
Product Owners, product managers, UX practitioners, and anyone responsible for deciding what to build and validating those decisions before investing in delivery.
Participants who pass the assessment receive the PPDV (Professional Product Discovery and Validation) credential from Scrum.org.
No formal prerequisites. Experience in a product or delivery role is helpful.
Two free assessment attempts are included. The pass mark follows Scrum.org’s standard assessment requirements.
PPDV focuses specifically on discovery and validation skills — the upstream work of understanding customer problems and testing solutions before committing to delivery. It complements PSPO I and II and is relevant to anyone who shapes what gets built.
Matt Hodgson and Mia Horrigan — Professional Scrum Trainers (PSTs) certified by Scrum.org — with extensive experience in product operating model design and discovery practice across APAC.
