Scrum.org Announces New AI Training for Product Owners

June 26, 2025

New PSPO-AI Essentials course teaches how to leverage AI Tools and apply AI to support Product Ownership capabilities

PSPO-AI Essentials

BOSTON, June 26, 2025 - Scrum.org, the Home of Scrum, today announced a new instructor-led training course -  Professional Scrum Product Owner™ - AI Essentials (PSPO-AI Essentials). This interactive, hands-on course empowers Product Owners, Product Managers and Business Analysts to understand, leverage, and apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support their jobs and teams.

AI is becoming a foundational capability in product management and is transforming every role. There are many ways to leverage AI to help discover, define, validate and deliver valuable products to market. Students of PSPO-AI Essentials learn how AI can help create greater value, improve product validation and discovery efforts and foster effective Product Ownership.

This course introduces Product Owners and related professionals to the fundamentals of AI and its applications in modern product development. By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Describe AI and how it supports modern product development
  • Explain key concepts in AI, including machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and agentic AI
  • Discuss how AI tools can enhance Product Ownership through real-world use cases
  • Demonstrate the use of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Synthesia) to support product work
  • Move from theory to practice by embedding AI tools into your daily Product Ownership
  • Identify ethical and responsible practices when adopting AI tools
  • Implement AI-informed behaviors as AI-literate Product Owners in daily work
     

“AI has become an integral tool for Product Owners and teams, and the opportunity it provides is evolving and growing quickly,” said Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org. “We are excited to launch this new course that will empower roles such as Product Owners, Product Managers and Business Analysts to focus on what is most important, delivering valuable products to customers, with the help of AI optimizing the way they work. Additionally, the emphasis the course has on security and ethics will help teams make smart decisions regarding their use of AI.”


PSPO-AI Essentials is taught through the lens of Product Ownership and the stances a Product Owner takes. Students will learn how to use leading AI tools and write effective AI prompts to generate useful outputs to support their work. Students who attend this course will learn how to leverage AI to help:

  • Better understand the market for their products
  • Create user personas to help better understand their customers
  • Craft a clear product vision
  • Accelerate prototyping and testing
  • Delegate routine tasks
  • Enhance collaboration with team members and stakeholders
  • Manage daily routine tasks and more
     

“Absolutely transformative training for any Product Owner! The AI Essentials for POs course exceeded all expectations,” said Erik Leonard, Student. “I gained deep insight into how AI will impact our work. The course is built around empowering the six key stances a PO can take, from visionary to influencer with AI. The training showed me how to use AI to enrich product visions, speed up research, and tell compelling stories to stakeholders. Highly recommended for any PO ready to future-proof their skills.”


PSPO-AI Essentials classes are currently open for registration and more will be listed in the coming weeks. Private classes for organizations are available by contacting a Professional Scrum Trainer. All participants who complete this course will receive a password to attempt the PSPO-AI Essentials certification test.

About Scrum.org 
Scrum.org, the Home of Scrum, was founded by Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber as a mission-based organization to help people and teams solve complex problems. We do this by enabling people to apply Professional Scrum through live instructor-led and self-paced training courses, globally recognized certifications and ongoing learning all based on a common competency model. Scrum.org supports people wherever they are on their learning journey from beginner to highly experienced practitioner, helping them to grow over time with ongoing learning opportunities and resources. Community members share knowledge and gain new insights from each other leveraging forums, blogs and more.

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Lindsay Velecina
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