The class does a deep dive into the role of the Product Owner and how they identify and work with their stakeholders, facilitate product discovery, test assumptions and make sure their team builds the right thing in the right order. The class is full of real-world examples from the attendees’ experiences and introduces attendees to practical tools and techniques that can be implemented immediately at your workplace. The class is a deep dive into your role as a Product Owner and the hands-on activities and exercises demonstrate key concepts and let you experience the next level of Scrum firsthand.

PRE-REQUISITES: 

Anyone is welcome to take this course, however, to receive your Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO™) you need to: 

• Have a current Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification (CSPO) Complete the two-day Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) 
• Have at least 12 months of experience within the last 5 years that you demonstrate by updating the experience on your Scrum Alliance Profile

WHAT YOU GET:

• Post-class tips, tools and videos
• 2-Year membership with Scrum Alliance

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Manage multiple business initiatives from competing stakeholders
• Clearly order and express product backlog items
• Define a clear product vision that ensures your product remains focused on the features your customers and end-users will actually use
• Communicate effectively with various stakeholder groups to achieve alignment
• Identify the crucial opportunities and avoid wasting time
• Define and validate business value
• Understanding and working with advanced discovery techniques
• Understanding and using validation techniques to validate product assumptions
• Increase your credibility as a product expert and become recognized as a person who delivers real business results

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 

• Individuals who have been in the Scrum Product Owner role for at least 12 months 
• Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs) 
• Project Managers

AGENDA: 

• To explain Agile and Lean Values and Principles, so that I can better appreciate Scrum
• Examine the Product Owner role, so that I can develop my Product Owner skills.
• Explore ways to identify my Stakeholders, so that I do not miss any important Stakeholders.
• Facilitate Stakeholder discussions, so that we can build consensus.
• Understand Technical Debt, so that I can work with my development team to maximize value.
• Understand the different ways I can scale my product and agility so that I can maximize value for my Stakeholders.
• Understand Product Strategy, so that I can evolve it over time to meet customer expectations.
• Work with my Stakeholders to iteratively build and release my product, so that I am meeting Stakeholder expectations.
• Explore product discovery, so that I can understand the most important things to build.
• Test product assumptions, so that I can build the right thing.
• Understand outcome versus output, so that we can focus on building the least output for the maximum outcome.
• Refine my Product Backlog, so that there are items ready for the team to work.
• Understand areas that my organization may struggle with, so that I can brainstorm solutions with the class.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: 

Miljan is a very passionate professional who truly enjoys helping others. As an Agile coach (CEC), trainer (CST), and mentor, he’s spent almost two decades helping teams succeed and organizations reinvent themselves. Miljan’s career has spanned both technology and business. He’s one of roughly 50 professionals in the world that holds both Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) and Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) designations from Scrum Alliance. He coaches organizations, teams, and individuals to collaboratively design systems that combine lean thinking and agile approaches to deliver maximum organizational effectiveness. Miljan is also a frequent speaker having participated in many international conferences and Agile events in Europe and the United States.

Testimonials: 

What the participants said about Miljan’s Course:

“This is one of the best courses I took. The topics were well organized and thought through. The entire setting was very interesting and engaging. As a participant, I just could not stand aside and not participate in the multiple discussions that the group had because of the way how the topics were discussed. Miljan was successfully facilitating the discussion and helping us understand those topics that the group had questions about. Because of the homework assignments most of the time I was engaged in the research and completing assignments which helped me understand and learn the topics better.”

“The way this class was delivered is excellent and different from all of my previous training from various trainers. Learned a lot from the discussion, articles, videos and to-dos. Miljan’s experience and global exposure helped a lot in delivering the content of this course in an effective way.”

“Thoroughly enjoyed class. Class material was insightful and content very well organized. Miljan brought very much to the table with regards to his experience, his mindset, and his enthusiasm. Best virtual/online course I have taken, and not just including those in the agile space.”

“Good class, lots of great material that can be leveraged as I go forward in my professional career. Miljan’s class is an open environment and fosters good discussions across participants.”