Description

Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) is an in-depth, two-day immersion into the world of Agile Product Management. The class is full of practical, real-world techniques, which can be implemented immediately at your workplace. This class will allow your organization to enjoy the many advantages Scrum has to offer. Hands-on exercises demonstrate key concepts and let you experience the benefits of Scrum firsthand.

A. Prerequisites

None

B. Who Should Attend

• Anyone interested in learning the benefits of Scrum
• Product Managers/Business Analysts
• Functional/Operational Managers
• Project Sponsors
• IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)

C. Learning Objectives

As a Scrum Product Owner class participant, I want…

1. 1. To describe the Scrum framework, so that I can clearly comprehend the Scrum process
   2. To describe the roles and responsibilities in Scrum, so that I can understand who does what
   3. To do a Scrum simulation, so that I have a real-world example to base the class exercises on
   4. To demonstrate how to create a Product Vision Statement, so that I can establish a guiding light for the product, with the help of my Stakeholders
   5. To demonstrate how to create a Product Roadmap, so that I can chart a course for the team and help build consensus with my Stakeholders
   6. To demonstrate how to establish User Roles and Personas, so that I can ensure that I don’t miss an important Stakeholder’s business need
   7. To understand Story Mapping, so that I can walk my Stakeholders through my product and avoid missing some major functionality
   8. To understand how to test product assumptions, so that I build what my customers truly need
   9. To explain how to seed a Product Backlog, so that I can quickly establish enough Backlog items so that the team can start Sprinting
   10. To demonstrate how to write User Stories, so that I can clearly articulate the who, what, and why behind a Backlog item
   11. To demonstrate how to quickly assess business value, so that I can establish an initial priority for the Backlog items in my Product Backlog
   12. To list several ways to prioritize my Product Backlog, so that I can determine the best approach for the situation at hand
   13. To refine my Product Backlog, so that it is ready for Sprint Planning
   14. To demonstrate how to create a release plan, so that I can determine the best time to put the product increment in my Stakeholders’ hands
   15. To understand my role as a Product Owner during the Sprint, so that I know how I can best support my team
   16. To list areas where we might get into trouble so that I know what to look out for as my organization implements Scrum

D. Benefits

• Learn while having fun
• Retain more information because of our unique hands-on approach, based on the latest research into brain science
• Be entertained by stories from our real-world experienced and knowledgeable instructors
• Maximize investments already made by gaining valuable Scrum Education Units®(SEUs) and Professional Development Units (PDUs)
• Increase your personal worth within your company and in the marketplace

E. Takeaways

• Easy-to-use reminders of Scrum
  • Printed class manual
  • Scrum reference card
  • Copy of the Braintrust book Scrum for the Rest of Us
• 16 SEUs/16 PDUs
• A two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance