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Program overview
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Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
The Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is the foundational certification for professionals who want to maximise the value delivered by Scrum teams. It covers the principles of product ownership, backlog management, stakeholder collaboration, and customer-centric product development. The course is suitable for product managers, business analysts, project managers, and anyone involved in defining what a team builds.
Duration:
2 Days
Level:
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1500+ users onboarded
Who will Benefit from this Training?
Training Objectives
Build a high-performing, job-ready tech team.
Personalise your team’s upskilling roadmap and design a befitting, hands-on training program with Uptut
Key training modules
Comprehensive, hands-on modules designed to take you from basics to advanced concepts
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- The Product Owner Role
- Accountability of the Product Owner in the Scrum framework
- Product Owner vs. Project Manager vs. Business Analyst
- The Product Owner's relationship with Developers and the Scrum Master
- Common challenges and failure modes for Product Owners
- What it means to be accountable for value, not just features
- Product Vision and Strategy
- Defining a compelling product vision: tools and templates
- Product Goal as the Sprint-level commitment of the Product Backlog
- Business model thinking: value proposition, customer segments, revenue streams
- Connecting organisational strategy to product roadmaps
- Communicating vision to teams, stakeholders, and executives
- Understanding Customers and Users
- Techniques for gathering customer insights: interviews, observation, surveys
- Personas and empathy mapping
- Jobs-to-be-Done framework
- Distinguishing customer needs from customer wants
- Incorporating user research into the product development cycle
- Product Backlog Management
- What the Product Backlog is and what it contains
- Backlog ordering vs. prioritisation: key differences
- Writing user stories: the three Cs (Card, Conversation, Confirmation)
- Acceptance criteria and Definition of Done
- Backlog refinement: when, how, and who is involved
- INVEST criteria for well-formed user stories
- Prioritisation Techniques
- MoSCoW method
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
- Kano model: basic needs, performance needs, and delighters
- Value vs. risk matrices
- Impact mapping
- Cost of Delay and its influence on backlog ordering
- Stakeholder Management
- Identifying and mapping stakeholders
- Managing competing stakeholder priorities
- Communicating progress: release forecasts and roadmaps
- Running effective Sprint Reviews to gather feedback
- Building trust and managing expectations with business stakeholders
- Delivering and Measuring Value
- Defining value in a business context
- Leading and lagging indicators of product success
- Outcome-based vs. output-based thinking
- Using data and feedback loops to adapt the product direction
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and Minimum Marketable Feature (MMF)
Hands-on Experience with Tools
Training Delivery Format
Flexible, comprehensive training designed to fit your schedule and learning preferences
Opt-in Certifications
AWS, Scrum.org, DASA & more
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100% Live
on-site/online training
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Hands-on
Labs and capstone projects
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Lifetime Access
to training material and sessions
Skill-Gap Assessment
Analysing skill gap and assessing business requirements to craft a unique program
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Personalisation
Customising curriculum and projects to prepare your team for challenges within your industry
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Implementation
Supplementing training with consulting support to ensure implementation in real projects
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Why this course
- Recognised credential: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) credential from Scrum Alliance, valid for two years.
- Practical skills: Ability to own and manage a Product Backlog that reflects real business value.
- Practical skills: Practical skills to engage stakeholders, gather requirements, and prioritise effectively.
- Career progression: Confidence to collaborate with Scrum teams across all Sprint events.
- Career progression: Foundation to progress to the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO).
- Practical skills: Applicable skills for product management, business analysis, and digital product roles.
Training objectives
- Explain the role of the Product Owner within the Scrum framework
- Define and communicate a compelling product vision and product goal
- Create and manage a well-ordered Product Backlog that reflects business priorities
- Write clear, testable, and valuable user stories and acceptance criteria
- Facilitate effective stakeholder engagement and manage conflicting priorities
- Apply techniques to identify, prioritise, and validate customer needs
- Collaborate with the Scrum team during Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Refinement
- Measure and maximise the value delivered through iterative development
Who will benefit
- Product Owners
- Product Managers
- Business Analysts
- Scrum Masters
- Agile Coaches
- Business stakeholders
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Frequently Asked Questions
2. Will my team get any practical experience with this training?
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With our focus on experiential learning, we have made the training as hands-on as possible with assignments, quizzes and capstone projects, and a lab where trainees will learn by doing tasks live.
3. What is your mode of delivery - online or on-site?
We conduct both online and on-site training sessions. You can choose any according to the convenience of your team.
4. Will trainees get certified?
Yes, all trainees will get certificates issued by Uptut under the guidance of industry experts.
5. What do we do if we need further support after the training?
We have an incredible team of mentors that are available for consultations in case your team needs further assistance. Our experienced team of mentors is ready to guide your team and resolve their queries to utilize the training in the best possible way. Just book a consultation to get support.