Certified Scrum Product Owner ® | Scrum Alliance

TCC's Certified Scrum Product Owner ® (CSPO) course is an interactive two-day training course, accredited by Scrum Alliance. It allows delegates to explore the role of the Scrum Product Owner in detail. It covers the ways in which a Scrum Product Owner will interact with a Scrum team, the responsibilities of the Scrum Product Owner and their responsibilities to the business and Scrum team.

What's Included?

In the classroom:

• Expert Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer
• Copies of all presentation slides
• Practical classroom group exercises
• Maximum class size of 20

At TCC training venues:

• A modern and comfortable training room
• Buffet or restaurant lunch and light breakfast selection*
• Hot & cold refreshments throughout the day

* Light breakfast selection available on city centre courses in Birmingham and at some London venues (please enquire for further information).

Course Objectives

This course will enable delegates to:

• Understand the concepts and benefits of Agile development
• Understand the Scrum approach to project delivery including:
  
  • Team Roles
  • Product and Sprint Backlogs
  • Increments
  • Burndown Charts
• Setup and manage appropriate project teams
• Run Scrum meetings (Daily Scrums, Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives)
• Use their skills on a Scrum project
• Communicate the ideals of Scrum to key stakeholders
• Gain access to online social networks and additional Scrum Alliance membership resources

Course Content

Scrum Framework Overview
Sprints, Increments and Releases
Scrum Roles: Product Owner, ScrumMaster, Development Team
Teamwork and Impact on Traditional Roles
Scrum with third party contractual relationships
The Scrum Meetings

Product Vision and Roadmap
Stakeholder engagement and management
Product business model and market analysis
Setting project scope and objectives
Defining and communicating the Product Vision

Building and managing the Product Backlog
Defining Product Backlog Items
User Stories and other Requirements techniques
Prioritising and ordering the Product Backlog
Splitting and sizing Product Backlog Items
Prioritisation including MoSCoW and Kano analysis

Progress Tracking
The Definition of Done
Understanding the Sprint Backlog
The Daily Scrum Meeting
Acceptance Criteria and Acceptance Testing
The Sprint Review Meeting
Burn Down Charts and Scrum Boards
The Sprint Retrospective

Release Management
Release Planning
Estimating and Velocity
Progress tracking and forecasting

Scaling the Product Owner role in Scrum
Product Ownership with Multiple Scrum Teams
Product ownership with Distributed Scrum Teams

Those who are likely to become involved in Scrum / Agile projects, including:

• Scrum Masters
• Project Managers
• Team Leaders
• Development Team Members
  
  • Business Analysts
  • Solution Developers
  • Solution Testers
  • Solution Designers
  • etc.
• Product Owners and Managers
• Process Owners and Managers
• User representatives and subject matter experts
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control Managers
• Agile Coaches

There are no pre-requisites for the course.