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Professional Scrum Product Owner

Zurich, May 9-10, 2019

Class Overview

PSPO

Professional Scrum Product Owner is a 2-day course that provides the foundational knowledge needed to work with Scrum in a highly practical way. The course is a combination of instruction and team-based exercises where students experience how the Scrum framework improves product development efforts.

What You Will Learn

Over the 2 days, students will develop and solidify their knowledge of being a Product Owner through instruction and team-based exercises. The breadth of the role’s responsibilities in delivering a successful product will become more clear from an Agile perspective. Metrics are identified to track the creation of value and the successful delivery of the product to the marketplace.

The PSPO course is much more than just a set of slides and an instructor. In this course, students work on real-life cases with other classmates together as a team. This course is made up of discussions and hands-on exercises

Who Should Attend

The Professional Scrum Product Owner course may be interesting to all involved in software development upon the Scrum framework, but has been specifically conceived for those responsible for products from a business and product management perspective and taking up the highly accountable role of Scrum Product Owner. No pre-existing knowledge of Scrum is required to attend.

Course Objectives

  • Have a clear understanding of the mechanics of Scrum
  • Know how the Product Owner fits into Scrum
  • Successfully work with Scrum Teams and stakeholders
  • Effectively increase business agility

Course Topics

  • Agile Product Management
  • Value-Driven Development
  • Scrum Principles & Empiricism
  • The Scrum Framework
  • Product Backlog Management
  • Release Management

Certification & Assessments

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Product Owner course receive a password to take the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) assessment. If you attempt the PSPO I assessment within 14 days of the class and do not score at least 85%, you will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost. You are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSPO II assessment. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in the price?
The price includes course materials, the PSPO I assessment, lifetime certification from Scrum.org and a 40% discount on the PSPO II assessment.

How do I achieve the Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) certification?
The PSPO I certification is achieved by taking and passing an online assessment in your own time following the course. It can be taken from any internet connected computer.

What is required to achieve the Professional Product Owner I (PSPO I) certification?
The PSPO I assessment is comprised of 80 multiple choice questions that must be completed in 60 minutes. The pass mark is 85%. The course fee provides up to 2 attempts at the PSPO I assessment.

What are the course hours?
Courses start at 09:00 and finish at 17:00 each day.

How many people will attend?
Courses are capped at around 10 attendees to ensure a premium experience.

How should I prepare for the course?
The only preparation required is to read the Scrum Guide.

I'm not sure if I have enough experience to take the course. What should I do?
Email the trainer at support@thescrummaster.co.uk and they will advise you.

Can I claim PMI PDU credits for attending the course?
Yes. You can claim 14 PDU's for attending a course.

Can I pay via credit/debit card?
Yes. Please select the 'Pay with Credit/Debit card' option when you register.

Can I register now and pay via invoice later?
Yes. Email us at support@thescrummaster.co.uk with your details.

Where can I find more answers to common questions?
Visit our full FAQ page for more answers to frequently asked questions.

Where can I contact the trainer with further questions?
You can email the trainer at support@thescrummaster.co.uk.

Class Details

Language

English

Delivery Method

In Person Class
Location: Zurich, Switzerland (venue details)

Date

Start: May 9, 2019
End: May 10, 2019

Class Format

Traditional

Registration & Price

Price: EUR 2000

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More Information

About The Trainer

Wim Heemskerk is a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer. Wim helps organisations multiply the value they create by embracing the full power of their people. He helps management & development teams to be agile in their practices.

Wim is honest, transparent, passionate, and always ready to try a fresh angle. He likes to inspire and encourage learning and lasting change, the kind people say they created and wanted themselves.

Wim is based in the Netherlands. He is always happy to arrange private training for your company. Please get in touch to find out more.

What Clients Have To Say About The Trainer:

“Wim is an excellent software engineer with deep knowledge of Agile and Scrum. I know Wim as the leading person in the Agile community at Capgemini where he was active in organising events for knowledge sharing. He is also a trainer for Scrum and speaker about test automation, Agile and Scrum for international seminars and events.”
- Els Verkaik. Agile Transformation Coach

"I have been working with Wim in a large Agile Transformation, Wim is an experienced Agile Coach, based his own experience he is able to help teams becoming Agile, not only following agile processes, he includes team dynamics and Agile test and development practices in his coaching approach"
- Henk Jan Huizer. Accelerating Digital and Agile Transformations

"Wim has been a great inspiration to me in becoming and thinking more Agile. Combining his technical background and testing skills (and with a lot of enthusiasm!), Wim showed us testers how developers think and what they need, thereby showing us testers how to keep adding value in an Agile development team. Great guy to work with and listen to!"
- Leo Thijssen. Capgemini 

"I had an opportunity to work with Wim during preparations and review of a special edition of a Professional Scrum Developer course. Wim proved not only to be a great craftsman, plainly destroying every problem thrown at him, but also an extraordinary observer. His comments on improvements were precise and pushed teamwork forward a lot. In addition to that he gave a great presentation of his training skills. I'm definitely recommending him as a professional, coach and a teacher."
- Kate Hobler. Guiding organizations to make products happen

 

TheScrumMaster.co.uk

 

Contact The Trainer:

Phone:      +44 7547 341 301
Email:       support@thescrummaster.co.uk
Website:   www.thescrummaster.co.uk
LinkedIn:   www.linkedin.com/in/wimheemskerk/

Venue

Daycrunch
1st Floor, Uraniastrasse 9,
8001 Zurich.
Switzerland