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Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification

The Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) credential from the Scrum Alliance® will validate your expertise in Scrum, an agile framework that enables collaborative cross-functional teams to deliver projects in incremental portions. The course aims to help you get certified on your first attempt.

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What is Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification about?

Voucher facts

  • There is no volume discount for vouchers.
  • There is no minimum or maximum requirement of vouchers per order.
  • All vouchers are pre-paid. Vouchers are non-refundable and non-returnable.
  • Vouchers expire 12 months from the date they are issued. Voucher expiration dates cannot be extended. The exam must be taken by the expiration date printed on the voucher.

What are the objectives of Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification ?

WHY SHOULD YOU GO FOR A CSPO CERTIFICATION?
Every high-functioning Agile team has a well-trained Product Owner making critical product decisions. A Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) is one such certification that helps holders become successful product owners by training them on aspects of on-time delivery of high-value releases and maximizing the ROI. The globally recognized CSPO certification, therefore, is a career-defining credential for anybody willing to take up the challenging role of a Product Owner on a Scrum team in an organization.   

Increasing Demand for CSPO® Certified Professionals  
The industry today is ripe with endless opportunities for Product Owners. With 90% of modern teams using Scrum, the demand for Certified Scrum Product Owners has seen a steep rise. Their presence on an Agile team is guaranteed to ensure early ROI while maximizing business value. 

Who is Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification for?

CURRICULUM

Scrum Basics

  • Understand the Scrum Flow, the core components of the Scrum framework, and the Scrum vocabulary
  • Understand the principles/legs of empirical process control
  • Understand the work culture Scrum creates


Roles & Responsibilities

  • Understand the scope of the Product Owner, ScrumMaster and the team role in detail
  • Understand why there is no project manager and no agile product manager


Product Vision

  • Understand the importance of having the product vision as an overarching goal galvanizing the entire Scrum team
  • Understand the desirable qualities of the vision and how it can be shaped
  • Understand the importance of carrying out just enough prep work
  • Understand the relationship between vision and product roadmap


Estimating

  • Understand the different estimation levels in Scrum
  • Understand that the accuracy of an estimate is more important than the precision of the estimate
  • Understand that estimates of size and duration can be done separately
  • Understand the impact of pressuring team members to provide low estimates
  • Understand the difference between estimating and committing


Product Backlog

  • Understand what the product backlog is, and what it is not
  • Understand product backlog grooming


Prioritizing

  • Understand the importance and benefits of prioritizing the product backlog
  • Understand the implications of saying everything is mandatory
  • Understand who should have input into prioritization decisions
  • Understand that proper prioritization of a product backlog is based on multiple factors
  • Understand and know how to apply formal approaches to prioritizing (i.e. beyond just ‘gut feel’ or intuition)
  • Understand how much latitude to give a team in adjusting the sequence of work


Release Management

  • Understand the goals and how-tos of release planning
  • Understand that planning is adaptive, iterative and collaborative
  • Understand why quality is frozen and the concept of technical debt
  • Understand why software should be released early and frequently
  • Understand and measure velocity
  • Understand release burndown charts
  • Understand how a release plan can help predict the future


Sprints

  • Understand the product owner’s role in Scrum meetings, and how the Product Owner and Team collaborate
  • Understand why sprints are timeboxed and protected
  • Understand the concept of sustainable pace
  • Understand team commitment

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