Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

About The Course

Length

2 Days
Led by an expert, experienced Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST)

Average Class Size

6-20 Students

Artisan Approach

This is a classroom style, in-person training with embedded workshops and exercises. The CSPO training increases the emphasis on assessing and driving business value through close collaboration with the delivery team. This training is interactive and highly experiential. Participants gain practical tools and techniques for engaging with software delivery teams.

Attendees

Ideal for experienced product managers, people wanting to move to Product Ownership, or managers of Product Owners. A portion of the course will be spent introducing Scrum, therefore, there is no prerequisite to this course.

Certification

Yes, CSPO Certification includes 16 Scrum Education Units (SEUs) & 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs). This course will certify you with the Scrum Alliance®, a nonprofit organization that’s the largest, most established and influential professional certification and membership association in the Agile community.

CSPO Exam Fees

There is no exam for the CSPO certification, therefore there are no additional CSPO exam costs.

Prerequisites

None.

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What We Will Cover

Here’s a few things you’ll learn during our Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) training course:

What is Agile Development?

What is Scrum and how does it differ from Agile?

How do I manage a product when using Scrum?

What is the Product Backlog and how does it work?

How do I build a product from scratch?

What’s a product vision and what do I do with it?

How do I create a standard of quality with my Scrum team?

What do I need to do to ensure my team knows what to build?

Why do I want to avoid forcing my team into deadlines?

What’s a user story and how do I use it?

What does it mean to slice a user story?

What does it mean to size a user story?

How do I ensure that the greatest ROI is built by my Scrum team?

How do I get a project done on time?

How can I improve my team’s performance?

Creating a LEAN Team

Advanced Means Advanced: Being a Product Owner is one of the toughest jobs in all of Agile Software Development. There’s SO much to learn and do to be a great Product Owner. Learn how Jim Schiel’s ‘next steps’ apply known Product Management and self-management concepts to your team and ramp up their ability to get stuff done!

DISCLAIMER: All of the items above CAN be difficult to do, BUT each one of them will create better performance for you and your team.

Certification Guarantee

We’re so confident in our training techniques that if you don’t pass the Certification Test on either of your two attempts that are included with your course, we’ll work with you to help you understand where you went wrong, and we’ll pay for you to re-take the test again and again until you pass.

We’ve offered this guarantee for several years, but nobody’s ever had to take us up on it!

Team Benefits

TeamThe Certified Scrum Product Owner establishes the crucial interaction between the business and the delivery team that improves productivity within an Agile organization.

Product Owners who assume this critical role have the ability to guide the team to gain the full benefit of Agile delivery.

  1. Boost Product Owner capabilities
  2. Optimize Agile teams
  3. Use Scrum to its fullest!
  4. Enhance planning and scheduling
  5. Gain practical, proven techniques
  6. Improve estimating skills and results
  7. Maximize delivery capabilities
  8. Reduce risk
  9. Improve ROI
  10. Leverage proven experience

CSPO Course Team Projects

Download these actual team projects from our Certified Scrum Product Owner training course, so you’ll have a better idea of what to expect.

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Maintain Your Scrum Alliance® Certification

To maintain your certification, you are required to earn Scrum Education Units® (SEUs), which are earned by completing learning opportunities. It’s easy, and will help you stay relevant and competitive in the market.

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Want Us To Visit You?

If you’re interested in hosting a private or public training course and would like for us to come to you, please contact us to discuss scheduling, logistics, and our phenomenal group rates.

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Testimonials

Here’s what some of our clients had to say about us:

Ruthy P.Ruthy P.
17:22 03 May 23
Jim is a fantastic instructor! The two-day Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification Course with him was challenging and rewarding. He had an incremental way of teaching the course that starts with the fundamentals of Agile and Scrum, perfect for beginners! I enjoyed the group projects of creating a product that helped us to get a feel for what it would be like in this space. He is passionate and super knowledgeable about these topics and cares about his students, ensuring that you understand the material. I highly recommend Jim for all your certification, training, and consulting needs!
Vinita JetleyVinita Jetley
01:01 23 Mar 23
The trainer Jim is very knowledgable. He was able to answer all out questions and kept us engaged in the 2 day training.
yeodayeoda
16:16 26 Dec 22
Learned so much about the Scrum principles and roles for an effective Scrum team. The two day training course was a great use of time and I have already begun sharing with other friends in different organizations. Thanks Jim and Artisan Agility!
Leila KaylLeila Kayl
15:36 02 Nov 22
Jim was an excellent instructor.The course content was thorough and the interaction with Jim and the others taking the course was great. I was very well prepared after this course to pass the certification.
Christopher SmithChristopher Smith
19:02 11 Aug 22
Attended remote training session. Instructor Jim Schiel was knowledgeable and made the subject timely and interesting. I will be attending future events.
DougFromSales (TheItalian)DougFromSales (TheItalian)
15:45 22 Jul 22
Jim was my instructor through this course. He was outstanding and everything he taught was compared to real life examples. This Company and their Instructors are worth the price of learning.
Michelle FrazierMichelle Frazier
13:11 16 Jun 22
Artisan Agility provided excellent training. The content was great and he provided real life scenarios that help align how SCRUM can help move concept to realization
Amanda MasonAmanda Mason
19:57 30 Mar 22
I just took the Certified Scrum Product Owner course virtually and it was super organized and informative. I'm able to take what I've learned and apply it to my daily responsibilities for better success of my project, team members, and customers.
R GrantR Grant
14:13 26 Feb 22
Jim was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Pacing of the class time was great. Content was applicable at work. Would definitely take another class with Artisan in the future.
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