Professional Scrum Product Owner

The course also includes a free attempt at the globally recognized Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) certification exam.

About The Trainer

Konstantin Razumovski is a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer since 2012 when he attended the train-the-trainer class by Scrum's creator Ken Schwaber and passed rigorous reviews and assessments. 

Having started his career in 1998 as a Java Developer, Konstantin has tried a variety of roles in software development such as Project Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner, and also COO of a startup.

Since 2012, Konstantin has conducted Scrum.org classes for clients from his native Belarus, but also from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Netherlands, Switzerland, and many other countries.

Konstantin combines his training activity with hands-on practical work in a software development company. 

There are many myths and misconceptions about the role of the Product Owner. The accountabilities of the Product Owner, however, go well beyond managing the Product Backlog and writing User Stories. The Product Owner is pivotal to bridging business strategy and product execution in order to help the organization create valuable products.

In this two day class students will develop and solidify their knowledge of the Scrum framework and the accountabilities of being a Product Owner through instruction and team-based exercises. Students learn techniques that they can use to help them overcome the challenges that are often encountered on a day-to-day basis. They will do this while learning better ways to collaborate and engage with the users and customers, stakeholders, their team(s) and organization to provide greater value in the product being delivered.

View the different Focus Areas covered within this class and others.

Course Learning Objectives

• Understand that Product Ownership includes Product Management performed with an Agile mindset
• Recognize the value of a product over project mindset
• Learn how to bridge business strategy to product development tactics
• Experience ways to align the team around the business strategy, product vision, Product Goal and Sprint Goal
• Find ways to effectively communicate the business strategy, product vision and Product Goal
• Discover techniques to collaborate with users, customers, stakeholders and members of the Scrum Team
• Identify metrics that can be used to track value creation and successful product delivery
• Learn how quality and the Definition of Done support long term product viability and reduce time to market
• Understand the Scrum Principles and Empiricism
• Understand the Product Owner accountability on the Scrum Team
• Learn techniques for Product Backlog Management, Release Management and Forecasting

Who Should Attend this class?

This course is appropriate for students in any industry where teams are working to solve complex problems. The Professional Scrum Product Owner course is for:

• Product Managers wanting to up-skill their agile proficiency
• Professionals interested in advancing their Product Ownership skills 
• Product Owners with some experience in the role that are looking to improve their understanding or improve their use of Scrum and the Product Owner accountability
• Scrum Masters wishing to improve how they can coach Product Owners

Professional Scrum Certification

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Product Owner course receive a password to take the Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) assessment. The industry-recognized PSPO I certification requires a minimum passing score of 85%. Class participants of official Scrum.org classes who attempt the PSPO I assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a second attempt at no additional cost.

Students of official Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Owner classes are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSPO II assessment once passing PSPO I.