Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills

Manage Product Backlog to Deliver Value Outcomes

The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. It is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. It changes constantly and requires a Product Owner to consider many options when adding to, deleting from, updating, and ordering it. 

Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills™ is an interactive course designed to help Scrum practitioners improve their ability to manage all aspects of the Product Backlog and stakeholder communication. 

Participants will learn techniques to help effectively manage a Product Backlog and deliver valuable products. Activities throughout the class are designed to break down complex concepts and develop skills to apply in the real world.

Course Learning Objectives

• Apply practical techniques to create, refine, and order the Product Backlog
• Identify and effectively communicate with stakeholders 
• Capture stakeholder's needs on a Product Backlog
• Find better ways to make the Product Backlog more transparent
• Use empiricism as a competitive advantage

Who Should Attend this class?

This course is appropriate for students who are currently working as a Product Owner and are looking for practical ways to manage their Stakeholders and Product Backlog. The course also caters to a range of roles involved in agile development and product management. The Product Backlog Management course is for:

• Professionals interested in learning essential Product Owner practices
• Product Owners looking to better understand their customers and stakeholders
• Scrum Masters / Agile Coaches wishing to be an effective coach to Product Owners will also find valuable insights in this course
• Project Managers, PMOs who help their teams deliver more value outcomes by managing Product Backlog more effectively 
• Product Managers and Business Analysts looking to improve their Product Backlog management skills 

Professional Scrum Certification

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills assessment. PSPBM Skills class participants who attempt the PSPBM Skills assessment within 14 days of the class and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost.

This is a Virtual class. We will be using Zoom video call so participants are requested to have a laptop with a good Internet connection for video call.