Course Overview
TOPAdvanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) is an in-depth, two-day immersion into the world of the Product Owner role on scrum teams as outlined by the Scrum Alliance. The class explores Agile Facilitation and Agile Coaching and how the Product Owner uses these skills to support the team, the ScrumMaster, and the organization.
The class is full of real-world examples with practical tools and techniques that can be implemented immediately at your workplace. It is a deep dive into your role, and you will learn about managing stakeholders, creating and grooming the Product Backlog, and the emerging detail with Product Backlog Items. You will participate in exercises, in-depth discussion, case studies, and techniques to help illustrate practices and principles.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOP- Explain Agile and Lean Values and Principles, so that you can better appreciate Scrum
- Understand Agile Facilitation, so that you can better support your team
- Understand Agile Coaching, so that you can coach your Team, Product Owner and Organization
- Explore self-organization, so that you can support your Development Team in becoming Self Organized
- Explore team dynamics, so that you can help your team work together better
- Explore Definition of Done, so that you facilitate your team creating one
Outline
TOPPart 1: Product Owner Core Competencies
Part 2: Examining the Product Owner Role
- Mindset of the successful Product Owner
- Techniques to interact with Stakeholders over multiple Sprints
- Open discussion and listening methods with stakeholders
- How to facilitate final decisions
Part 3: Working with the Development Team
- Why the Product Owner should be cautious of accumulating technical debt.
- Technical practices to help Scrum Teams create a better product
- Increment and reduce technical debt each Sprint.
Part 4: Product Ownership with Multiple Teams
- Recognize how to effectively scale Scrum
- Visualize, manage, and reduce dependencies
Part 5: Advanced Purpose and Strategy
- Developing Practical Product Strategies
Part 6: Empathizing with Customers and Users
- Customer Research and Product Discovery
Part 7: Advanced Product Assumption Validation
Part 8: Advanced Techniques for Working with the Product Backlog
- Differentiating Outcome and Output
- Defining Value
- Ordering Items
Prerequisites
TOP- Individuals must hold a Certified Scrum Product Owner certification (with the Scrum Alliance) and be able to validate at least 12 months of work experience.
- IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)
- Project Managers/Business Analysts
Please note: This course has an Attendance and Virtual Camera Requirement
- Attendance is required throughout the duration of this course. Instructors will verify each student's attendance and participation to ensure course completion.
- Webcam usage is required by all students
Who Should Attend
TOP- Individuals must hold a Certified Scrum Product Owner certification (with the Scrum Alliance) and be able to validate at least 12 months of work experience.
- IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)
- Project Managers/Business Analysts
Please note: This course has an Attendance and Virtual Camera Requirement
- Attendance is required throughout the duration of this course. Instructors will verify each student's attendance and participation to ensure course completion.
- Webcam usage is required by all students
