Become the Product Owner Your Team Actually Needs

Stop Taking Orders. Start Driving Outcomes.

Still feel like a glorified ticket-taker?

You’re not alone.

Join the Advanced Product Ownership training program built around the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner certification, using Artisan Agility’s proprietary Product Owner Master System (POMS) a repeatable path to leadership, clarity, and real product impact.

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✅ Certified by Scrum Alliance

✅ Hands-On Experience

✅ Built by Agile Expert and Industry Leader, Jim Schiel

It’s not a course. It’s a transformation.

The Product Owner Mastery System (POMS) is a 6-stage journey designed to help you become more than certified - you become indispensable.

Most POs are thrown into the role with little support and no path to leadership.

And without a system, even the most experienced POs fall into these traps:

• ❌ Reactive backlogs and unclear product direction

• ❌ Misaligned stakeholders pulling in different directions

• ❌ Teams executing without strategy

• ❌ Being ignored in critical conversations

I was stuck in the weeds until I found POMS. Now I lead strategy instead of just managing tickets.
— Jordan Reed, Advanced Product Ownership Graduate

What Makes This Program Different?

It’s not a course. It’s a transformation.

You’ll walk away with:

✅ A clear, validated product vision

✅ The skills to engage and align stakeholders

✅ A system to manage your backlog strategically

✅ Tools for data-driven decisions

✅ The mindset and tactics to lead beyond a single Scrum team

The 6-Stage Product Owner Mastery System (POMS)

Stage Identity What You’ll Master Challenge
Define The Strategist Crafting a compelling product vision and strategy aligned with business outcomes. Create and validate a product vision with peers.
Align The Connector Engaging stakeholders, resolving conflict, and building alignment through facilitation and influence. Lead a simulated stakeholder negotiation with competing priorities.
Build The Architect Sequencing and refining the backlog to drive value, while managing dependencies and team collaboration. Design a multi-sprint roadmap with real-world constraints.
Deliver The Integrator Ensuring valuable, done increments are delivered through cross-team coordination and sprint execution excellence. Demonstrate how your backlog leads to real, done value over multiple sprints.
Test The Analyst Using data, hypotheses, and feedback to drive decisions and evolve the product effectively. Analyze data, test assumptions, and propose backlog adjustments.
Lead The Influencer Scaling impact beyond the team, coaching stakeholders, and leading organizational product strategy. Present a product transformation strategy to a mock executive panel (peer-reviewed).

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) program is for Product Owners who are ready to move beyond the basics and lead with confidence.

    This experience is for you if:

    ✅ You’ve completed the CSPO and are looking for real-world mastery—not just more theory

    ✅ You want to shift from being a “backlog manager” to a strategic product leader

    ✅ You’re tired of juggling conflicting priorities and need tools to align stakeholders

    ✅ You want to create clear product visions, lead with data, and drive business outcomes

    ✅ You’re ready to invest in your growth and earn the influence your role deserves

    Whether you’ve been in the PO role for a year or a decade, this program will meet you where you are—and give you a system to grow.

    This isn’t just a class. It’s a transformation path.

    If you’re done guessing, and ready to lead strategically, this is your next step.

  • The Advanced Product Ownership Framework (A-CSPO) is delivered as a series of six highly interactive, 3-hour sessions spread over six weeks. This format allows you to learn key concepts, apply them in your real-world context, and return with insights for deeper discussion and refinement.

    Each session is focused on one of the six core stages of the framework, ensuring a structured, immersive learning experience:

    Week 1 – Define → Crafting an outcome-driven product vision and strategy

    Week 2 – Align → Engaging stakeholders and navigating competing priorities

    Week 3 – Build → Structuring and refining the backlog for maximum value

    Week 4 – Deliver → Managing dependencies and enabling continuous delivery

    Week 5 – Optimize → Using data, experimentation, and feedback loops to drive decisions

    Week 6 – Lead → Scaling your impact and influencing organizational agility

    Why This Format Works

    🚀 Retain More, Apply More → Instead of a one-time course, you get time to apply what you learn between sessions.

    🚀 Stay Engaged → Short, focused 3-hour sessions ensure maximum participation without burnout.

    🚀 Real-World Integration → Bring back real challenges from your work, get feedback, and refine your approach.

    🚀 Community & Networking → Learn alongside other experienced Product Owners in a cohort-based experience.

    By the end of six weeks, you’ll have not just a certification—but a working system that transforms how you approach Product Ownership.

  • We’re often asked if there are discounts for sending multiple people from the same company.

    At this time, we don’t offer group rates—and here’s why:

    The A-CSPO isn’t a lecture-based class you can “attend and forget.”

    It’s a coaching-intensive experience designed to challenge each participant, guide their individual growth, and elevate how they lead product development.

    Every seat is an investment in transformation, not just training.

    That said, we’re always open to working with organizations who want to strategically upskill their Product Owners across teams or departments. If that’s you, let’s talk.

  • We offer a two-day, in-person intensive workshop version of the A-CSPO program, delivered onsite at your location.

    It’s the same transformational content, structured as a high-energy, immersive experience designed to challenge and grow your Product Owners quickly and powerfully.

    What to Expect:

    ✔️ Fast-paced, focused learning

    ✔️ Hands-on exercises and team-based challenges

    ✔️ Personalized coaching and real-time feedback

    ✔️ No sitting back—this is an active, work-hard-to-grow experience

    We bring the same depth, rigor, and outcomes of our virtual program to your team—compressed into two powerful days.

    Important: To get the full benefit from this format, participants should come ready to engage, collaborate, and stretch their thinking. This isn’t a passive training—it’s a growth accelerator.

  • Our remote cohort is the most popular format of the A-CSPO program, and for good reason.

    This isn’t a webinar. It’s a guided, high-engagement experience that mirrors the real-world cadence of agile work.

    How It Works:

    ✔️ Live, instructor-led sessions once per week (3 hours)

    ✔️ Interactive challenges and group discussion—not lectures

    ✔️ Assignments between sessions designed to be applied on the job

    ✔️ Peer feedback and coaching throughout the program

    Each cohort builds momentum week after week, creating space to apply what you learn, reflect, and improve as you go.

    Important: This format works best when students are committed. That means showing up to each session, completing challenges between classes, and engaging with peers.

    If you’re ready to invest the time to truly master product ownership, this format will meet you with the structure, coaching, and support you need to grow.

  • We stand behind the A-CSPO experience—because we’ve seen the transformation it delivers, cohort after cohort.

    That’s why we offer a risk-free satisfaction guarantee:

    If you attend the first session and feel the program isn’t right for you, just let us know within 48 hours—we’ll give you a full refund, no questions asked.

    No pressure. No hassle.

    We’re not here to “trap” anyone in a training they don’t want. We’re here to work with motivated Product Owners who are ready to lead with confidence and clarity.

    We put a lot into this experience—and we expect our students to do the same.

    So if you’re committed to showing up, doing the work, and engaging fully, we’re confident you’ll walk away with real growth and lasting tools.

  • To enroll in the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) program, you must have:

    ✅ An active Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification

    ✅ At least one year of Product Owner experience in a Scrum environment (formal or informal)

    This program is designed for Product Owners who already understand the fundamentals of Scrum and product ownership—and are ready to go beyond the basics to develop advanced skills in strategy, stakeholder leadership, backlog design, and delivery at scale.

    Not sure if you qualify?

    We know every journey is different. If you’re doing the work of a PO but don’t have the formal title or CSPO yet, reach out. We’ll help you determine if the program is right for you—or point you toward a better fit.