Course : Product Owner: Certification

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. RWO
Price : 1820 CHF E.T.

Product Owner: Certification



Required course



INTER
IN-HOUSE
CUSTOM

In person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. RWO
  2d - 14h00
1820 CHF E.T.






Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Explain the role of the Product Owner (PO)
Understand the steps of what a PO does: From the product vision to routine work with the development team
Plan out your actions as a Product Owner in an Agile project
Get certified as a Product Owner

Certification
The exam is taken online at a later point, in English. It is one hour with 80 multiple-choice questions. A score of at least 85% is required to pass.

Practical details
Exam
Preparing for the certification with mock exams with commented answers. Exam in English.
Teaching methods
Lecture and participation with verification that understanding is being attained over time through exercises.

Course schedule

1
Agility

  • Why agility: New needs, motivations, culture, principles, what are the benefits?
  • The Agile Manifesto and the 12 principles.
  • Its fields of application.

2
The Scrum Guide

  • Scrum theory: empirical process, pillars, Scrum values.
  • Artifacts: Increment, Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Definition of Done.
  • Global view of the events and the Sprint concept.
  • Events: Sprint Planning, Daily Sprint, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective.
  • Roles: the Scrum team, the Product Backlog, the Scrum Master, the development team.

3
The Product Owner

  • Qualities and skills.
  • Relationships with stakeholders.
  • Multiple duties.
  • Choosing the right Product Owner.

4
Value-based management

  • What is value? Factors to take into account, notion of ROI and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
  • Defining the vision: A model to formalize the vision, the Minimum Viable Product.
  • Tools for defining value: Brainstorming, Product Box, "remember the future", personae, "Prune the tree", etc.
  • The Product Backlog.
  • Requirements management: Where are they found? traceability.
  • The Kano model: Categories, questions to ask.

5
Scaling

  • Some rules.
  • Scrum of scrums.
  • Nexus.
  • SAFe.
  • Exam
  • Tips for the exam.

6
Access to the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Owner® I (PSPO I®) exam.

  • What the Product Owner does
  • Defining and maintaining the vision.

7
Participating in Sprint Planning.

  • During the Sprint: be available, manage anomalies, monitor progress, etc.
  • Conducting the Sprint Review: inspection, adaptation and feedback.
  • Communicating progress.
  • Technical debt.


Customer reviews
4,4 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
NICOLAS C.
26/03/26
5 / 5

Formation très intéressant, les échanges entre le formateur et les participants ont été très intéressants et permet de comparer les différentes expériences. Les exercices pratiques sont aussi très bien, ils permettent une interaction entre les participants, malgré une formation en ligne.
CÉCILE C.
26/03/26
5 / 5

Dan a pris le temps de répondre à chacune de nos questions, avec patience et intérêt. Le rythme était très bien équilibré à mon goût.
HÉLÈNE F.
26/03/26
5 / 5

La formation était très instructive, avec des contenus variés et un déroulé dynamique. Les explications de l’animateur étaient claires et le format interactif a rendu la session particulièrement engageante. J’ai appris beaucoup de choses. Merci !J’ai été interrompue dans mon évaluation pédagogique, je la refais brièvement sans rédaction, merci pour votre compréhension :-)



Publication date : 04/11/2024


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