Professional Scrum Product Owner

The PSPO course is designed to leave delegates more confident in five key areas:

1. How product management works in an agile organisation

2. Maximising and measuring the value of products

3. Scrum theory and empiricism

4. Using a product backlog as a tool to communicate and update the plan

5. Release management and forecasting delivery dates

Agile Product Management

Delegates explore the traditional practice of product management and how an agile approach can provide a competitive advantage. Rather than success being defined upfront in terms of time, scope and budget, we highlight the aim of agile product management: optimising the value of the product at the point of delivery.

The case study project spanning the whole class is initiated as delegates chose a seed of an idea for a new product (or use their own real-life products). To establish the feasibility of the idea, teams will create a business model and vision.

Value Driven Development

The primary job of a product owner is to optimise the value of their product, but value is a subjective measure. Delegates discuss what value means for their organisations and learn a range of techniques to help them maximise the value created by development teams:

• How to assess the current value of a product

• Measuring and influencing the cost and lead time requires to get an idea to market

• Improving innovation rates by managing technical overheads and customer usage

Scrum Framework, Theory and Empiricism

Delegates explore the nature of software and the effect of uncertainty in planning and release management. Scrum is defined as an empirical process of regular inspection and adaption, and we see how product owners can use it as a risk management strategy by frequently refining an imperfect plan rather than seeking to anticipate every variable.

We define and describe the Scrum framework's core elements and relate them back to agile principles and empiricism. Having defined the framework within which agile product management may be achieved, delegates apply this to a number of product delivery scenarios, such as re-writing legacy applications with new technology.

Product Backlog Management and Release Planning

Delegates learn industry standard practices for effective product backlog management:

• Reducing waste by analysing items to the level of detail required at the time

• User stories and acceptance criteria as options for expressing requirements

• Product initiation workshop techniques including user story mapping and story point estimation

Delegates will create a product backlog, and then work out “when will it be done, and what will be in scope”. We’ll explore how this release plan with projected costs is likely to evolve and how it may be planned and revised:

• Release strategies; from infrequent major releases to small, functional releases

• Forecasting release dates using velocity

• Date-driven vs feature-driven planning

The PSPO course is beneficial for product owners or those who want to become product owners. Familiarity with the basics is helpful, and those with experience in product leadership or business analysis will benefit from exercises designed to expose the choices at hand.

We pride ourselves on the personal support we provide to everyone who attends. With comprehensive course materials, pre- and post-course support, and individual guidance from our experienced trainers, we ensure you leave the course with the right tools and techniques to embrace your agile product role.

Please email your details if you would like to book with a company purchase order and invoice. We will be delighted to help.

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