Why this course? (or service or offering): 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.

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

What you learn: • To describe the Scrum framework, so that I can clearly comprehend the Scrum process • To describe the roles and responsibilities in Scrum, so that I can understand who does what • To do a Scrum simulation; so that I have a real-world example to base the class exercises on • 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 • 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 • 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 • To understand story mapping, so that I can walk my stakeholders through my product and avoid missing some major functionality • To understand how to test product assumptions, so that I build what my customers truly need • To explain how to seed a product backlog, so that I can quickly establish enough backlog items so that the team can start sprinting • To demonstrate how to write user stories, so that I can clearly articulate the who, what, and why behind a backlog item • To demonstrate how to quickly assess business value, so that I can establish an initial priority for the backlog items in my product backlog • To list several ways to order (prioritize) my product backlog, so that I can determine the best approach for the situation at hand • To refine my product backlog, so that it is ready for sprint planning • 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 • To understand my role as a Product Owner during the sprint, so that I know how I can best support my team • To list areas where we might get into trouble, so that I know what to look out for as my organization implements Scrum

What you leave with: • Easy to use reminders of Scrum • 16 SEUs/16 PDUs • A two year membership to the Scrum Alliance

What to expect: • Learn while not being bored and 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 Educational Units (SEUs) and Professional Development Units (PDUs) • Increase your personal worth within your company and in the marketplace