Professional Scrum Product Owner ™ Advanced

Intermediate

In this 16 hours class students will gain a better understanding of what it means to deliver value and how to express that value inside and outside of their organization. Through a case study-based series of exercises, combined with instruction, students gain the entrepreneurial product leadership skills and practices critical to growing as a successful Product Owner.

The Product Owner role is multifaceted, requiring them to engage in behaviours and adopt mindsets beyond the core of Agility and the Scrum framework. Students explore these techniques and how to pivot among them by exploring several Product Owner "stances", including:

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The Customer Representative:

Focus on understanding customer problems, pains and opportunities
Get into the mindset of the customer, placing yourself in their world, understanding their needs
Deliver value by connecting product features to customer outcomes

The Visionary:

Champion the future state, possibilities, goals and chances
Communicate the product vision, strategy and Product Goal
Understand value and pricing models

The Experimenter:

Focus on innovation through experiments, hypotheses, tests, learnings, data and validation of value
Understand the Product Owner's role in a scaled environment

The Decision Maker:

Focus on making better decisions
Navigate conflicting customer feedback

The Collaborator:

Seek collaboration with stakeholders and the Scrum Team
Work beyond the Scrum Team, including contracts, finance, budgeting and governance in an agile way

The Influencer:

Lead the stakeholders, customers and Scrum Team to move in the right direction and to change their minds when necessary
Learn how to create a stakeholder management strategy

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Target audience

This course is designed for Product Owners, Product Managers, and Business Analysts, focusing heavily on Product Management skills, tools, techniques, and knowledge as part of their work on the Scrum Team.

Other people that might benefit from the PSPO-A course include:

Scrum Masters / Agile Coaches
Company leaders

Agenda

Introduction
The stances of the Product Owner
Understanding product and its customers
Communicating the vision & strategy of the product
Innovation and experimentation in product development
Decision making in product ownership
Agile governance
Stakeholder management
Summary

Aims and Objectives

Experienced Product Owners will learn different stances a Product Owner takes to navigate everyday challenges
Modern complementary practices will be introduced through discussions, case studies and exercises
Students will leave with a clear understanding of Agile Product Management as they continue on their Product Owner journey
Learn about the various types of stakeholders that Product Owners represent and how to best work with them.

Prerequisites

The course does not address the Scrum framework (much), and we assume people have a proper understanding of the Scrum framework. Participants should have at least one year of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager, while multiple years of experience and having attended the Professional Scrum Product Owner course and passing PSPO assessment is preferred, but not mandatory.

Benefits

Training tailored to customer's needs, with real-life examples adjusted to your industry

Courses always delivered by experienced Scrum practitioners who on a daily basis actively participate in Agile business transformations.
Small training group adjusted to your needs allows for a maximum focus and quality experience of the interactive workshop.
Free attempt at the PSPO II assessment giving the possibility to receive industry-recognised Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II) certificate.
14 PDU points of Project Management Institute.
All necessary course materials.
A book as a gift from Meirik to help you explore the course topics further.

We offer Individual training and business training for you to improve your skills in the workplace, establish meaningful relationships with customers, or manage your workflow. You'll leave feeling confident about yourself, your team, your company, and your future. Contact us and we'll help you start the journey to success.