Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced

This in-person class runs 23-24 January 2025, 09:00-17.00 GMT.

Professional Scrum Product Owner – Advanced (PSPO-A) is a hands-on, activity-based course that focuses on helping experienced Product Owners and Product Managers expand their ability to establish a vision, validate their hypotheses, and ultimately deliver more value to their stakeholders. The course goes beyond the topics explored in the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) class by exploring the many stances of the professional Product Owner for a deeper understanding of the accountability.

Students will gain a better understanding of what it means to deliver value, and how to express that value inside and outside of their organisation. Through a case study-based series of exercises combined with instruction, students gain the entrepreneurial product leadership skills and practices critical to growing as a successful Product Owner.

Overview

Students explore several of the Product Owner stances including:

• The customer representative
• The visionary
• The experimenter
• The decision maker
• The collaborator
• The influencer

Prerequisites

The Professional Scrum Product Owner – Advanced is an advanced course specifically designed for Product Owners with at least one year of experience and who have a practical knowledge of the Scrum framework. Having previously taken the PSPO class is recommended, but not required.

It is also recommended to have passed the Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) assessment.

Certification and Assessment

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Product Owner – Advanced course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II) assessment. PSPO II class participants who attempt the PSPO II assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost.

What else is included?

• Course eBook
• Membership to the Red Tangerine Slack channel giving access to our alumni community
• Optional complimentary follow-up session where we discuss any concerns you may have regarding the assessment
• Further support with your real-world experiences, with an optional, complimentary follow up session
• Free re-sit of the class if you want a refresher in the future (subject to availability and viability, Scrum.org assessment not included)

Testimonials

"Lots of insights and interactive course!
David answered all of our questions in detail with great patience. Learned some new things, which I will apply for my job as well. Passed the PSPO II exam easily with David's suggestions."
- Zi-Jing Cai, Product Owner

"I don't normally write reviews which alone should say everything. David was very knowledgable including bringing in experiences and techniques from other practices too which was helpful in gaining context and providing future reading. I would happily recommend Red Tangerine to anyone on their Agile journey."
- Matt Callahan, Lead Detector Engineer

"David was an excellent teacher, the content was well structured and relevant. The activities really helped the group explore the real world PO role and the tools PO’s have at their disposal when it comes to maximising value. Would definitely recommend to any agile practitioner!"
- Christopher Davies, Agile Coach

"David is a great facilitator. Engaging class, lots of interaction whilst providing essential info and knowledge on the discipline, tools and lots more."
- Caroline Wortley, Agile Advocate

About the Trainer

David Spinks

David's professional experience spans roles of; Agile Trainer, Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Kanban Service Delivery Manager, Team Leader and Software Developer in a variety of industries, including finance, eCommerce, social housing and education. He is a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer (PST), a Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) and Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP). David is also the co-author of the books Facilitating Professional Scrum Teams, Mastering Collaboration in a Product Team and Adopting Agile Across Borders.

David is a Course Delivery Enabler with Scrum.org. CDEs act as ambassadors for the Scrum.org courses that they support for the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer community. This involves working closely with the community to improve course delivery and supporting Professional Scrum Trainers in gaining deep understanding of the intent and design of the courses and collaborating with trainers and the Scrum.org Courseware Team to identify and refine ideas for improving the delivery of courses.

David believes in servant leadership, and he values environments where empowerment, autonomy and flexibility enable teams to do the best work possible. He is committed to continuous learning and development in himself and others. He is passionate about getting the best out of teams and seeing people reach their full potential.

David is active in the global Agile community, including blogging, and speaking at conferences and meetups around the world.

David enjoys travelling, keeping fit, the outdoors and spending quality time with his guitar.