Product Owner certification with PSPO™ by Scrum.org

Product Owner certification with PSPO™

PSPO™

Certification by SCRUM.org™

Intermediate

Skill Level

2 Days

Duration

English

Language

Overview

How do you deliver value continuously? Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (PSPO) is a 2-day course that focuses on all aspects of agile product management and teaches attendees how to maximise the value of an organisation’s products and services. PSPO is the cutting-edge course for Product Owners, Agile product managers, and anyone responsible for a product’s success in the market. In this course, attendees will develop and solidify their knowledge of being a Product Owner through instruction and team-based exercises. The course also includes a free attempt at the globally recognised Professional Scrum Product Owner I certification exam (PSPO I).

Completing this course will help you:

Understand agile product management
Apply Scrum theory and practice to deliver value
Understand the role of the Product Owner in Scrum
Prioritise impacts and outcomes by value
Manage a team's backlog
Use agile metrics to manage delivery

Who is the course for?

People who will become Product Owners of agile teams
Project Managers making the transition into the Product Owner role
Senior stakeholders who will manage agile delivery in large scale agile programs
Solution Managers, Portfolio Managers, Program Managers, PMO personnel, and Process Leads
Business stakeholders who work with Scrum Teams

Learning Path

Day One - Agile Product Management

Reasons to pursue agility
Product Mindset
The “Flame” – cycles of planning, release, and iteration
Product management activities
Business strategy with a Business Canvas model
Product Vision

Day One - Value-Driven Development

Defining value
Delivering value
Value metrics and Evidence Based Management (EBM)

Day One - Scrum Theory and how to Inspect and Adapt work

Complexity
Predictability
Forecasting delivery milestones

Day Two - The Scrum Framework

Scrum roles, events and artefacts
The Product Owner role and accountabilities
The Product Owner and the Sprint Backlog
Cancelling a Sprint
Incremental delivery

Day Two - Product Backlog Management

Levels of specification
The Product Goal
User Stories
Story Mapping
How to know when Backlog items are “ready”
Architecture and business value
Sizing backlog items

Day Two - Release Management

Release strategies
Building a plan “as needed”
Sizing items and velocity
Forecasting when items will likely be released
Monitoring progress

CERTIFICATION

This course is delivered by certified executive trainer Mia Horrigan – PST , Agile and Program Agility Executive and Chief Operations Officer (COO) for ZXM.

People who attend this class and pass the exam will receive the PSPO certification from Scrum.org. After attending the two-day course, you’ll receive a key to attempt the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) assessment. PSPO participants who attempt the PSPO assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost.