Professional Scrum Product Owner – Advanced | Scrum .org

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This 2-day Professional Product Owner – Advanced (PSPO-A) course focuses on helping experienced practitioners expand their ability to establish a solid vision, validate their hypotheses, and ultimately deliver more value to their stakeholders. The PSPO-A course is intended for Product Owners who are looking to grow their knowledge and abilities.

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The course goes beyond the topics explored in the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) class by deepening the attendee’s understanding of the role through the exploration of the many stances of a professional Product Owner. This course is an interactive, experiential workshop where attendees explore topics through a series of exercises and discussions. Students should have at least one year of Product Owner experience and a practical knowledge of Scrum in order to participate in and benefit from these exercises. Having previously taken the PSPO class is recommended, but not required.

The course also includes a free attempt at the globally recognized Professional Scrum Product Owner II certification exam (PSPO II).

The Product Owner’s role is multifaceted, requiring the practitioner to engage in behaviors and adopt mindsets beyond the core of Agility and the Scrum Framework. This course surfaces these behaviors by challenging the student to adopt several different Product Owner stances:

• Customer Representative – focused on understanding customer problems, challenges and potential opportunities
• Visionary – communicating the vision, future state and possibilities in ways that foster common understanding
• Experimenter – focusing on innovation, hypothesis testing and validating potential value to spark product innovation
• Influencer – communicating with and influencing stakeholders, customers and the Scrum Team to act with common purpose
• Collaborator – seeking input, ideas and feedback from others
• Decision Maker – focusing on creating maximum impact by making clear choices and decisions

Over the 2 days, students will learn about areas critical to growing as a successful Product Owner and through a series of exercises combined with instruction, students gain a better understanding of what it means to deliver value and how to express that value inside and outside of the organization.

Course Objectives

• Practicing Product Owners will learn different stances a Product Owner takes in order to navigate everyday challenges.
• Attendees leave knowing how to best identify and serve various groups of stakeholders and what competencies are expected. In order to aid in this journey, modern complementary practices will be introduced through discussions, case studies, and exercises.
• Students will leave with a clear path to moving forward in their Product Owner journey.
• Gain a better understanding of how to use vision, value, and validation to create a competitive advantage for any product.
• Learn about the various types of stakeholders that Product Owners represent and how to best work with them.

Course Topics

• Understanding your products
• Who are your customers?
• Connecting product features to customer outcomes
• Communicating the product vision and strategy
• Value and pricing models
• Innovation and experimentation
• Stakeholders and stakeholder management
• Agile governance, budgeting and contracting in relation to Scrum
• Scaling the Product Owner role

Assessment & Certifications

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Product Owner – Advanced course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II) assessment. The industry-recognized PSPO II certification requires a minimum passing score of 85%. PSPO-A class participants who attempt the PSPO II assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost. You are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSPO III assessment.

About The Trainer

Simon Kneafsey is a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) with Scrum org. He is on a mission to simplify Scrum for 1 million people. He has helped 10,000+ people in 1000+ organisations in 35+ countries so far, and he can help you too!

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How much does the Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II) certification cost?
  The price of the PSPO II assessment and certification is included in the course fee. You will also receive a 40% discount on the PSPO III assessment.
• How do I achieve the Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II) certification?
  The PSPO II certification is achieved by taking and passing an online assessment in your own time in the days/weeks following the course. It can be taken from any internet-connected computer.
• What is required to achieve the Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II) certification?
  The PSPO II assessment is comprised of multiple-choice questions that must be completed in 60 minutes. The pass mark is 85%. The course fee provides up to 2 attempts at the PSPO II assessment.
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• How many people will attend?
  Our courses are kept small to ensure a premium experience.
• How should I prepare for the course?
  The only preparation required is to read the Scrum Guide. We provide a range of free additional resources to help you learn more in advance if you wish.

The Professional Product Owner-Advanced course is an advanced course specifically designed for Product Owners and product managers who have practical experience managing or owning a product.

It is also beneficial to Scrum Masters and stakeholders who work with Product Owners. It is particularly beneficial for those with at least one year of building products with a Scrum Team.

Product Owners are in high demand. Becoming a Product Owner will offer you excellent career growth opportunities. More and more organisations are adopting Scrum & Agile. It is predicted that employment for Product Owner roles will increase at a rate of 29% every year through 2026.