The Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) training is an introduction into the world of Agile and Scrum from the perspective of the Product Owner. The CSPO covers every aspect of product ownership from working with stakeholders to define the product vision, to defining the release objective and to creating the product backlog items in preparation for sprint planning with the delivery team. 

Applying the Scrum framework requires changing our habits and our intuitive way of working. As a Product Owner, it also means changing how we communicate with and work with stakeholders. IncrementOne’s interactive classes, whether online or in-person, are built around a simulation exercise in which you, the attendees, work together on a team to define a new product. You will discover how Scrum works through direct experience, making mistakes and learning from those mistakes in a safe environment. 

Our classes are designed to maximize engagement, understanding and retention, blending lecture and classroom discussion with exercises, games and simulations. Using Scrum to teach the class allows us to manage the pace of the class while taking time to move and refresh our brains to stay focused throughout the day.

Key Concepts

Every course covers the core learning objectives of the CSPO while leaving room for deeper conversations led by the questions and challenges class attendees bring up in class. The class includes a comprehensive simulation across both days in which teams work together to create a complete set of artifacts for a real-world digital product. The key topics covered in the class include:

  • Lean and Agile and how Scrum relates to these core principles

  • How iterative and incremental delivery allows the Product Owner to succeed

  • How the Scrum framework allows teams to frequently deliver working products

  • The five levels of planning as a model for product ownership

  • A deep dive into the artifacts a Product Owner can use to plan and communicate the product roadmap

  • Tools and techniques for long-term planning and tracking against an end goal or date

Pricing & Packages

Affordable Pricing for your team

FAQ

  • What are the prerequisites for the CSPO?

    No prior certification or experience required. Completion of the preparatory reading/viewing included in the pre-course email. Set up of a Zoom and Mural account as per details provided in the pre-course email (virtual classes only)

  • Who should attend?

    Product Owners Business Analysts Product Managers Project Managers Organizational team leaders seeking a deeper understanding of the Product Owner role

  • What are the benefits for taking the CSPO?

    Course qualifies you for 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) and 14 Scrum Education Units (SEUs) Registration includes two years of Scrum Alliance membership Alumni of the CSPO course qualify for access to our coaching support platform, including community forums and additional education aids and templates Pre- and post-course emails with recommended readings and videos Copy of the workbook as well as of the in-class artifacts

Course curriculum & Training Agenda

  • 1

    Scrum framework core elements: roles, activities, and artifacts

    • Scrum framework core elements: roles, activities, and artifacts

  • 2

    Understand the role of the Product Owner

    • Understand the role of the Product Owner

  • 3

    Techniques for building a compelling product vision and strategy

    • Techniques for building a compelling product vision and strategy

  • 4

    Building and visualizing a long-term product roadmap and release plan

    • Building and visualizing a long-term product roadmap and release plan

  • 5

    Defining initiatives using the initiative canvas

    • Defining initiatives using the initiative canvas

  • 6

    Eliciting and clearly defining stakeholder needs using the user story format

    • Eliciting and clearly defining stakeholder needs using the user story format

  • 7

    Models and techniques for prioritizing product features

    • Models and techniques for prioritizing product features

  • 8

    Communicating portfolio and product status: making it easily visible

    • Communicating portfolio and product status: making it easily visible

  • 9

    The sprint review: testing product assumptions

    • The sprint review: testing product assumptions

  • 10

    How product ownership works with multiple teams

    • How product ownership works with multiple teams

Trainer(s)

Zain Abiddin

Senior Global Product Manager

Zain Abiddin is a Certified Scrum Product Owner who has helped companies like Four Seasons, Emirates Airlines & Canva scale high impact digital products. He founded a San Francisco-based software development services company, partnering with venture-backed startups to rapidly bring new products to market. Zain is the developer behind the mobile app that won the 2015 BMW HackTheDrive Best Use of ZenDrive Technologies Award. He has hosted product management talks at the offices of Spotify ($13B+ digital music streaming company), Betaworks (media startup studio), Noom (mobile health coaching), Weebly ($500MM+ web hosting company), Redfin ($500MM+ online real estate company), Monkey Inferno (tech startup incubator) and ustwo (digital product studio).

What others are saying about our training...

“It was a pleasure working with PRODDUCT and Zain on the emirates.com re-design project. He is one of best scrum trainers I’ve had the opportunity of working with. Zain is a person with a strong ownership and driving for result all the time. Zain is excellent at balancing the technical and managerial aspects of scrum. He is always ready to reach out and assist the team to get the job done. Looking forward to work with Zain again.”

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