Though each CSPO course varies depending on the instructor, all Certified Scrum Product Owner® courses focus on Scrum from a product owner's perspective. Graduates will receive the CSPO designation. All CSPO courses are taught by Trainers approved by the Scrum Alliance.
The Product Owner is the business representative on the Scrum Team. It is a big job to manage stakeholder desires and expectations, manage the Product Backlog to achieve maximum value and keep the Development Team working at a steady flow. The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the delivery of value to the customer and return on investment to the organization. The Product Owner is the source of high-value work for the Development Team so that it can develop the best product incrementally.
In this class we will cover the basics of Scrum from the Product Owner's perspective and then drill down on the critical skills for success. These skills include creation and management of the Product Backlog, articulating the product vision, working with User Stories, prioritizing functionality for optimal value creation, planning and managing product releases and working with the Development Team.
Certification requires that you be present and participating for the entire class . There is currently no exam for this certifcation. We do not use computers in this class and we request that you use your electronic devices only at break times. More information about the certification is available here.
The Course
This class runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Course attendees are encouraged to have basic knowledge of the Scrum framework from books, journal articles, and online content. Prior experience with Scrum is a plus. We highly recommend that you read this article.
The class a highly interactive and immersive. Come prepared to participate in many hands-on exercises and discussions. We cover the basics of Scrum first, then work through an example product definition, development and release experience as a framework for learning Product Owner tools and tricks of the trade.
The Venues
Our public classes are held at business-class venues with the amenities you would expect. We try to have plenty of elbow room and wall space for the class work. We provide morning and afternoon snacks, lunch and beverages throughout the day. All of this is included in the course price. Parking is also included. Ask us about hotel discounts if you have to stay overnight.
For private classes, we will use whatever space your company has available or arrange for a public space when needed.
The Instructor
Roger Brown has been coaching and training in Agile and Scrum since 2004. He was a software developer for more years than he cares to admit, working in many domains and systems. His development experience includes Dartmouth College, Microsoft and TeleAtlas. He was active in internet programming before the "world-wide web" existed.
Roger has done Agile and Scrum training in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Belgium, Sweden, Australia and India. He prefers to stay close to home in California these days, though, so you will see most of our classes happening on the West Coast, USA.
Roger spends at least half of his time coaching Scrum Teams and the organizations around them. His clients include many small, unknown companies and many big, well-known companies, most of them in California. He is a founding member of the Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Coach program. You can see a list of our training and coaching clients here.
Why Choose This Class?
There are many choices for Scrum Alliance Scrum Certification™. In California, particularly in the North, there are dozens of trainers who fly in to do a CSM or CSPO every once in a while. We are located in San Jose and have been doing classes in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles since 2008. So what? It means that you Californians can get personalized follow-up coaching and private training in Scrum, Lean and Agile Development from a local one-stop shop instead of trying to figure out where your instructor came from.
In addition, this class is a lot of fun. Many people have remarked that it is the best technical course they have ever attended. Accelerated Learning techniques are not only engaging, they greatly increase your learning and retention.
We don't give away any prizes or do any raffles, but you will leave the class with these new possessions:
Dates: | 15-16 Dec 2014 |
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Location: | San Diego, CA, United States of America |
Language: | English |
Venue: |
Radisson Hotel San Diego-Rancho Bernardo |
Price: |
$1295 |
Discounts: |
Discounted seats available. Contact Roger Brown for more information. |
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About the Instructor Roger Brown is an independent Agile Coach who provides training, consulting and coaching services in Agile software development areas including Scrum project management and enterprise agile adoption. Roger also does training and mentoring in agile engineering practices such as Test-Driven Development, automated acceptance testing and continuous integration. Roger is focused on helping companies and individuals find their own best approaches to the use of agile methods. Roger is a Certified Scrum Trainer and Certified Scrum Coach. He is a member of the Scrum Alliance, the Agile Alliance and the Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN). Roger is a founding member and certification board member for the Certified Scrum Coach program. Roger is a veteran software engineer, technical project manager and people manager. He has worked with both large and small companies in many industries. His work experience includes Dartmouth College, Vicinity Corporation, Microsoft and TeleAtlas. Testimonials "This is a must-have for someone struggling to introduce Scrum to their organization/team. One comes out so much richer with ideas and solutions. Kudos to Roger!" - Barclays Global Investors "The CSM course exceeded my expectations for content, delivery, team dynamics, and fun! I thoroughly enjoyed and benefitted from this experience!" - Anonymous "Roger turned me from a skeptic to a firm believer in Scrum and Agile, eager to effect change in my organization" - Raptr Inc "Roger made it fun to learn!" - Independent Consultant
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Certified Scrum Product Owner Course Agenda
These are the topics cover in class. As with life in general, there is more to do than time to do it, so we have to prioritize to suit the participants' interest. We also cover many other topics as they come up, some in real time and some in the parking lot section at the end. For any special-interest topics we do not get to, we follow up the class with our list of Agile/Scrum articles.
The class will choose a subset of the following topics to cover. Some are required for certification, some are optional. Participants will make a joint prioritiy decision on which they agree on as most important, just like real-life Product Owners do every day.
* = required for certification Product Ownership *
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Opening *
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Agile Principles *
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Scrum Framework *
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Scrum Planning *
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Product Vision *
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Product Roadmap
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User Stories *
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Prioritization *
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Estimation
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Story Splitting *
Story Mapping
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Working with the Dev Team *
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Working with the ScrumMaster
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Working with Stakeholders
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Scrum Meetings *
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Product Backlog Management *
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Just-in-Time Elabortion *
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Release Planning *
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FAQ/Parking Lot
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Product Ownership Review
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Closing *
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Electives
Where do Stories Come From?
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Budget and Finance
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Scaling Scrum Up and Out
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Portfolio Management
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Homework
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Focus and Flow
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Other Prioritization Tools
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Action Plan (Private classes only)
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Who Should Attend?
This class is specific to the Product Owner role in Scrum. It is not for everyone, but there are many people in your organization who will benefit from the concepts we cover, including: