Scrum Product Owner with PSPO I Certification

Agile software development requires a steady stream of highest-value requirements which are elaborated just-in-time thus remain fresh and relevant. Product Owner puts both control and responsibility for defining the product vision and elaborating the development strategy for timely and quality delivery.

Course Overview This course focuses on the responsibilities of the

Product Owner. It explains the key points of the

Product Owner’s mission: define the product vision, its

content and values for the customers and the

company. This course will also cover the different

techniques on how to interact with customer

representatives and development teams, ensuring a

continuous feedback and a value added result. The

training is concluded with Professional Scrum Product

Owner (PSPO I) exam, provided by scrum.org. This

body of certification was created in 2009 by Ken

Schwaber, one of the founders of Scrum.

Course Objectives The course is based on an interactive approach in

which trainees will learn how to establish the software

product vision and road map that will support iterative

strategy – balancing business value and technical

risks. Exercises, case studies and examples are used

to assist the participants to develop the knowledge,

skills, capabilities and insights to make the shift from

the traditional practices to Scrum practices.

At the end of the course, trainees have a clear

understanding about:

• What is the importance of the Product Owner in an

Agile team & what « managing by value » means?

• What is the Product Owner mission: implication

and responsibility for result in Agile development?

• How to efficiently manage the product as a

Product Owner?

• How to create user stories and implement story

mapping techniques effectively?

• How to manage sprint backlog and sprint

perimeter?

• How to ensure quality & accept deliveries?

Targeted Audience This course is primarily intended for the Product

Managers, Functional Managers, Business Analysts and

Functional Analysts.

Trainers Training will be given in English by an experienced

trainer and Agile Practitioner / Coach from

why innovation!.

Course Content

Agile Overview • Agile Definition

• Agile Principles: The Agile Manifesto

• Benefits of Agile

• Understanding Agile for Software Development

Overview of Agile Methods

• Scrum, Kanban, XP (eXtreme Programming),

Unified Process (UP), Crystal, Dynamic Systems

Development Method (DSDM), Feature Driven

Development (FDD)

• Adopting Agile Methods

The position of the Product Owner

• How is the Product Owner positioned in an Agile

team and in the organization?

• Profile of a Product Owner

Mission of the Product Owner

• Activities and responsibilities of the Product Owner

in an Agile team

• Contribution of the Product Owner in the Scrum

ceremonies: sprint planning, estimation (planning

poker), accepting the demonstration at the end of

the sprint, retrospectives…

Product management (Interactive Workshop)

• Define and share product vision

• Define the product plan

• Learn how to manage by value and control

perimeter

• Identify user profiles for your product

(« persona » game)

• Master priority management through customer

filters

SCRUM deliverables of a Product Owner

• Backlog

• The two sides of specifications: User Stories and

acceptance tests

Managing backlog and sprint perimeter (Interactive Workshop) • UX approach, from epics to User Stories, Story

Mapping techniques

• Specify through example or using Behavior Driven

Development and Agile Test Driven Development

to create acceptance tests

Course Information Each session will be limited to a maximum of 12

participants.

Duration: 3 days (multiple dates available, please

check on our website)

Price: SGD 2,310* / HKD 14,000

Examination Fee: SGD 290* / HKD 1,600 for

scrum.org certification

Citrep+ Funding (Available for Singapore citizens

and Permanent Resident):

• up to 90% of the exam fees, capped at SG$500

(exam only) per trainee.

• up to 90% of the course and/or exam fees,

capped at SG$2500 (course and exam)/SG$500

(exam only) per trainee.

Funding support is available for

Singapore citizens and Permanent

Residents**. Valid for courses and examinations

commencing on or before 31 March 2018. Terms and

conditions apply. Please visit

http://www.imda.gov.sg/citrep for full details.

* Excluding GST for Singapore

Related Courses • Leading SAFe® with SA Certification

• Scrum Master with PSM I Certification

• Scrum Developer with PSD I Certification

We offer trainings in

IT Trends, Innovation

Management, Agile and Software Engineering, as well

as Information Security. Courses are delivered

through open enrollment or company in-house

sessions. In this later case, we may customize

training to your company’s specific context and needs.

We are proud of our passion for knowledge and we

promise our students a fun learning experience mixing

a variety of teaching techniques.

For more details, contact:

why innovation!

Singapore

Gateway East #10-07

152 Beach Road, Singapore 189721

Tel: (SG) +65 6635 6053

Hong Kong

Unit D, 11/F, Splendid Centre,

94-108 Larch Street,

Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong

Tel: (HK) +852 6654 3276

http://www.why-innovation.com