In this 2-day course, students will solidify their knowledge of Scrum Framework and the accountabilities of being a Product Owner and writing User stories. Product Owners is pivotal in bringing back strategy and product execution to help organisations create valuable products. Students will learn techniques they can overcome the challenges that are often encountered on a day-to-day basis.
They will do this by collaborating and engaging with the students in a better way in providing greater value in the product being delivered.

🎯 COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand that Product Ownership includes Product Management performed with an Agile mindset
• Recognize the value of a product over project mindset
• Learn how to bridge business strategy to product development tactics
• Experience ways to align the team around the business strategy, product vision, Product Goal and Sprint Goal
• Find ways to effectively communicate the business strategy, product vision and Product Goal
• Discover techniques to collaborate with users, customers, stakeholders and members of the Scrum Team
• Identify metrics that can be used to track value creation and successful product delivery
• Learn how quality and the Definition of Done support long term product viability and reduce time to market
• Understand the Scrum Principles and Empiricism
• Understand the Product Owner accountability on the Scrum Team
• Learn techniques for Product Backlog Management, Release Management and Forecasting

📚 COURSE TOPICS

• Agile product management
• Value-driven development
• Scrum principles and empiricism
• The Scrum framework
• Product backlog management
• Release planning techniques
• Technical debt and impact
• Release management
• Stakeholder collaboration
• Feature prioritization
• Product delivery 

👥 TARGET AUDIENCE

• Product Managers wanting to up-skill their agile proficiency
• Professionals interested in advancing their Product Ownership skills 
• Product Owners with some experience in the role that are looking to improve their understanding or improve their use of Scrum and the Product Owner accountability
• Scrum Masters wishing to improve how they can coach Product Owners

🏅 CERTIFICATION & ASSESSMENTS

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Product Owner course receive a password to take the Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) assessment. The industry-recognized PSPO I certification requires a minimum passing score of 85%. Class participants of official Scrum.org classes who attempt the PSPO I assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a second attempt at no additional cost.

Students of official Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Owner classes are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSPO II assessment once passing PSPO I.

⏳ PDU CREDITS

Students of Scrum.org courses are able to claim Project Management Institute (PMI) PDU credit: 14 PDUs after attending a two-day  Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) course. Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance and not for passing a Scrum.org assessment. Students can claim PDUs under PMI’s “Education courses provided by other third party providers” category. You can claim your PDUs online at https://ccrs.pmi.org. 

WHY CHOOSE PRAGMATIC AGILE?

💼 Extensive Industry Experience:

• Gain insights from real-world scenarios with top-tier organizations.
• Learn from our firsthand experiences to fast-track your success.

🚀 Principles Meets Practice:

• Get the best of both worlds with a blend of principles (why) with practical application(what & how).
• Unlock the secrets to successful implementation in any scenario.

💡 Engaging Learning Experience:

• Enjoy interactive hands-on exercises tailored for maximum learning.
• Elevate your skills in a dynamic and fun environment.

📊 Diverse Expertise:

Benefit from 25 years of multifaceted experience across various roles:

• Software Engineering
• Technical Architecture
• Project/Program Management
• Scrum Mastery and Agile Coaching
• Leading Agile Transformation
• Product Ownership/Management
• Professional Product Coaching

🤜🤛 Choose Pragmatic Agile for a transformative learning journey.