REM Professional Scrum Product Owner course (Scrum.org) - New York, USA -10-11th May 2018

The Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) course is a 2-day course on how to maximize the value of software products and systems. Product Ownership in Scrum today requires more than knowledge of how to write requirements or manage a Product Backlog. Professional Scrum Product Owners need to have a concrete understanding of everything that drives value from their products.

Students develop and solidify this understanding through instruction and team-based exercises. The breadth of the role's responsibilities in delivering a successful product becomes clear from an Agile perspective on product management. Metrics are identified to track the creation of value and the successful delivery of it to the marketplace. This defines the perspective from which the role of the Product Owner in the Scrum framework is taught.

Professional Scrum Product Owner is THE cutting-edge course for Product Owners, Agile product managers and anyone responsible for a software product’s success in turbulent markets.

Scrum.org selects only the most qualified instructors to deliver this course. Scrum.org maintains the defined curriculum and materials to assure consistency and quality for students worldwide.

Audience

The audience of the Professional Scrum Product Owner course includes those accountable for maximizing the value delivered by products and services, including;

  • Product Managers and Scrum Product Owners responsible for the delivery of a product, from conception to customer usage.

  • IT Development Managers responsible for a line of business or internal company system.

  • Strategy managers responsible for the overarching direction of a product or product family.

  • Scrum Masters can also benefit from this course as their role often includes coaching Product Owners.

Course Outline

Below is a high-level agenda for the PSPO course. The course consists of modules that build on each other. Modules are exercise-driven, and their success depends on effective group participation and interaction. Attendees should be able to immediately start applying the techniques discussed in this course when they return to work.

  • Value Driven Development The primary job of a Product Owner is to maximize the value created by the product for which he or she is responsible. This section covers value drivers, and strategies for measuring them.

  • Product Management Agile product management is different than traditional approaches. This section explores those differences, as well as how the Product Owner works in an Agile environment to deliver a product.

  • Managing Requirements The Product Backlog is the fuel that feeds the development team, and managing it is one of the primary roles of the Scrum Product Owner. Here you will learn about User Stories, ordering and organization strategies, and Product Backlog grooming.

  • Planning Releases What does a good release look like? Why are releases done? What impact can a bad release have on you and your customer? This section explores release strategies and how to optimize the delivery of value with them.

  • Lean Planning A release is the first step to realizing value. What better way to learn how to plan a release than to do it? Here students cover the basics of identifying a release goal and requirements, backlog ordering, estimation, adjustment, and baseline planning.

  • Managing Products Understanding Total Cost of Ownership is fundamental to successfully managing a product. How do you balance between optimizing the value of a release and maximizing the value of the product or system as an asset for the organization? How does that fit into your product roadmap, and why is your Development Team’s “Definition of Done” so fundamental to everything that you do?

Assessment and Certification

Unlike other Scrum certifications that require only class attendance, Scrum.org certification requires a minimum score on a rigorous assessment. The Professional Scrum Product Owner course has two associated assessments with two levels of certification: PSPO I and PSPO II. When you complete a Professional Scrum Product Owner course you will receive a password to take the PSPO I assessment. If you pass this assessment you will receive the industry-recognized “PSPO I” certification and your name will be posted on this website.

Course Prerequisites

Attendees will be able to make the most of the class if they:

  • Have studied the Scrum Guide (required).

  • Understand the basics of product management.

  • Currently manage a product, or will be managing a product in the future.

  • Have a clear sense of the challenges and opportunities facing their product.

  • Want to know more about how to leverage agility to deliver more value to their customers.

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About The Trainer

Simon Kneafsey is a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org. He is based in London and offers Scrum training courses with certification all over the world.

Simon has 10+ years experience with Scrum and 20+ years of experience in IT. He has been there, done it and has the scars to prove it ;-).

Simon has recently been helping companies transition to Scrum and Agile including Pearson, Marks & Spencer, Google and Vodafone.

In the past few years Simon has trained 500+ people in 100+ organisations and has spent the last year travelling the world running Scrum training courses.

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