Agile Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Our Agile Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) training course will show you how to participate actively as a Scrum Team member, deliver a successful Scrum project and communicate those details to key stakeholders. The following Modules are covered:

Module 1: Introducing Agile Principles

• Define Agile values and principles 
• Contrast Waterfall and Agile product development philosophies 
• Confront the challenges of adopting Agile 
• Learn to set up cross-functional Agile teams  

Module 2: Defining the Scrum Framework

• The core Scrum framework, team, artefacts, and ceremonies 
• Applying core Scrum Values 
• Leveraging checks and balances

Module 3: Scrum Ceremonies and Artefacts

• Create a Product Backlog 
• Implement a Sprint Backlog 
• Develop potentially shippable product increment 
• Organise Spring Planning meetings and Daily Scrums  
• Demonstrate products in Sprint Reviews  
• Participate in the Sprint Retrospective

Module 4: Defining the Product Owner Role

• Develop a product vision and strategy 
• Integrate Agile and waterfall teams 
• Estimate product scope and delivery 
• Engage stakeholders, customers, and end-users in product development and delivery 
• Develop positive and strong working relationships with Scrum teams 
• Track, manage, and communicate through the right Agile metrics

Module 5: Building Your Product Backlog

• Distinguish between product Vision and Product Strategy 
• Validate and revise your Product Vision through research 
• Articulate clear and measurable outcomes 
• Build and continuously refine the Product Backlog 
• Rank Product Backlog item priority at the release, product, and project levels 
• Utilise Must Have, Should Have, Could Have, Won't Have (MoSCoW) and other prioritisation techniques 
• Apply the Pareto principle to release planning

Module 6: Owning the Product Backlog

• Develop products with progressive elaboration 
• Define appropriate acceptance criteria 
• Estimate business value through relative measurement  
• Continuously refine and reorder your Product Backlog

Module 7: Developing a Product Roadmap

• Choose the right Agile product release strategy 
• Focus on continuous program, product, and project improvement 
• Release products with Minimal Marketable Features

The Agile Certified Product Owner (CSPO) training course is useful for anyone who wishes to be successful using Scrum. It has been found to be helpful to those setting out on their Agile journey, as well as those with previous experience but who now want to consolidate their knowledge or address questions that have arisen based on their experience.

For specific roles, this training is excellent for Product Owners, Product and Project Managers, Business Analysts, Agile Coaches, ScrumMasters and Team Leaders, Process Owners and Managers, Functional / Departmental Managers, and other roles requiring a deeper understanding of how the Product Owner role operates.

• Handbook, Materials Including Reference Manual
• Highly Skilled & Knowledgeable Tutors
• Agile Product Owner (CSPO) Examination

There are no prerequisites for the course, however students are expected to complete the pre-course reading required.

Prior to attending the course, students should familiarise themselves with the Scrum Principles, as well as additionall suggested reading found on the Scrum Alliance website.

We would advise that you familiarise yourself with key Scrum Principles, which can be accessed online.

Agile Certified Product Owner (CSPO) Examination

In order to become a Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification (CSPO), you will need to successfully complete the 2 day course, following which your name will be registered with the Scrum Alliance. Unlike the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) course, the CSPO course is not examined and you will automatically be granted CSPO status once you are registered with the Scrum Alliance.

The two-day Agile Certified Scrum Master (CSM) training course will cover the Scrum framework and both the fundamentals of being a Scrum Master and a wealth of advanced topics.

The Agile Certified Product Owner (CSPO) training course has proved helpful for those just starting their Agile journey, as well as those with previous experience who wish to consolidate their knowledge.