Jeff has been in the Scrum world since 2011, when he accepted the reality that his crystal ball was fatally flawed and he'd never be able to accurately predict the future in an ever-changing world. He has served teams as a Scrum Master and coach and is an Agile trainer. With 20 years of consulting experience in dozens of companies, he brings Agile experience in industries as diverse as eCommerce, Medical Device and Marketing. Forever a recovering project manager, Jeff is able to connect Agile philosophy and the Scrum framework to students from all industries and applications.

Course Overview

There are many myths and misconceptions about the role of the Product Owner. The accountabilities of the Product Owner, however, go well beyond managing the Product Backlog and writing User Stories. The Product Owner is pivotal to bridging business strategy and product execution in order to help the Scrum Team create valuable products.

In this two day class* students will develop and solidify their knowledge of the Scrum framework and the accountabilities of being a Product Owner through instruction and team-based exercises. Students learn techniques that they can use to help them overcome the challenges that are often encountered on a day-to-day basis. They will do this while learning better ways to work with the organization, stakeholders, customers and their team to provide greater value in the product being delivered.

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Course Learning Objectives

• Increase business agility through the proper execution of the Product Owner role
• Recognize the value of a product over project mindset
• Learn how to bridge business strategy to product execution using Scrum
• Understand that the Product Owner is an Agile Product Manager
• Understand the Scrum Principles and Empiricism
• Understand the Product Owner accountabilities on the Scrum Team
• Learn how 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
• Learn techniques for Product Backlog Management, Release Management, and Forecasting
• Identify metrics that can be used to track value creation, and successful product delivery
• Discover techniques to interact with stakeholders, customers, and the members of the Scrum Team

Who Should Attend

This course is appropriate for students in any industry where teams are working to solve complex problems. The Professional Scrum Master course is for:

• Professionals interested in starting a career as a Product Owner
• Product Owners with some experience in the role that are looking to improve their understanding or fix their misconceptions of Scrum and the Product Owner role
• Scrum Masters wishing to be an effective coach to Product Owners will also find valuable insights in this course

Get Certified

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.