Professional Scrum Product Owner

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Product Ownership – Agile Product Management – Value – Forecasting – Scrum

Course Overview

The Professional Product Owner (PSPO) course is the definitive course to set you up as an effective Product Owner. It is designed with the aspiring professional in mind, and is suitable for both the beginner and expert practitioner.

If you are want to learn more about what it means to be a Product Owner in Scrum, this is the course for you. You will learn about why we use Scrum, the Scrum framework, how to navigate complexity using empiricism, and what it means for a Product Owner to be accountable for maximizing value.

The course is taught from the point of view of a Product Owner, and you will learn how to use agile product management to effectively increase the business agility of your organization.

You will leave the course with an understanding of Scrum and how you fit in to it, the importance of value-driven development, and an appreciation for what it means to truly be a Professional Product Owner.

Who should attend?

Anyone looking to solve complex problems, regardless of industry, will benefit from attending. The Professional Scrum Product Owner course is designed with:

• Practitioners looking to start their Product Owner journey.
• Product Owners looking to deepen their knowledge about Scrum and their accountabilities.
• Scrum Masters, coaches, and consultants looking to provide more effective support for Product Owners.

What You Will Learn

During the course you will learn about:

• The Scrum framework.
• Agile Product Management as a Product Owner.
• Value-Driven Development using Evidence-Based-Management.
• Methods and techniques for product ideation and interacting with stakeholders.
• Creating and aligning stakeholders and Scrum Teams around the strategy, vision, Product Goal and Sprint Goal.

Useful Information

• The official Professional Product Owner course description on Scrum.Org.
• The Product Owner learning path on Scrum.Org.
• Blog Posts for the aspiring practitioner.

Learning Experience and Format

The course is delivered either in-person or virtually via Zoom, as specified in the Location field, over two days.

Both methods are delivered using an engaging mix of collaborative exercises, liberating structures, and group discussions – all facilitated by your trainer.

Whilst we do follow a curriculum, how it is delivered from course to course is never quite the same as another. I do this to ensure the experience is adapted to meet your needs and set you up for success!

Before Attending

You can attend without any prior knowledge or experience of Scrum. You will however get much more out of it if you make sure to do the below:

• Read the Scrum Guide.
• Pass the Scrum Open Assessment and Product Owner Open Assessment.
• Have experience working as part of a Scrum Team, or have taken part in the Applying Professional Scrum course (or similar introductory course on working with complexity).
• Have experience working with product delivery and/or development.
• Have read one of the recommended Professional Scrum Master books listed on Scrum.Org – My personal recommendation as a starter book would be Scrum: A Pocket Guide by Gunther Verheyen.

Assessments and Certifications

The Professional Product Owner (PSPO) course is associated with two globally recognized credentials, the PSPO I and PSPO II. Attending the course comes with a free attempt of the PSPO I assessment, and a discount for the PSPO II assessment.

These credentials, in the form of Credly certifications, are recognized in the industry as demonstrating a good understanding of Scrum, and Scrum.Org prides itself on their rigorous assessments.