Certified Scrum Product Owner

Introduction and Goals


Have you looked at Scrum and XP or maybe done an agile project or two, and thought 'looks great, but...!'? How do I plan a project if every month we can completely change the deliverables? When will it be finished? How do I manage the project? How do I negotiate with the Team? How do I calculate a price or a schedule? How do I deal with a fixed deadline, scrope or price? How do I master this job of "Product Owner."

If you are a Product Owner, Scrum Master, Program Manager, Customer or Sales Consultant who needs to reliably estimate, schedule, price and manage a software development project using agile methods, this course is for you: A two day immersion into creating great products, agile planning and estimating, managing the agile team and leading the project to success.


Target Audience


This course is idea for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Customers, Project Leaders, Product Owners, IT Managers and Sales Consultants who want to plan, budget and bid on agile projects.


Goals


After completing this course, you will be able (with the help of your Scrum Team) to create, budget, plan and schedule and quote an agile project and lead it to a successful conclusion.

Content


  • Overview of Scrum
  • Product Owner: Duties, Rights and Privileges
  • Creating Products that Excite Your Customers
  • Guiding self organizing teams
  • Building Quality In - From Specification to Acceptance  
  • Managing Line Management and other Stakeholders
  • Requirements: Personae, User Stories, Story Points and Business Value
  • Creating & Prioritizing the Product Backlog
  • Sizing the Project, generating time estimates and milestones
  • Monitoring Progress
  • Communication und Reporting
  • Scaling to large projects
  • Contracting and the Dreaded Fix Priced Bid
  • The Agile Quote
  • The Agile Request for Proposal
  • Scrum in the Enterprise: Process Improvement and Portfolios
  • Murphy: What can go wrong

Requirements


You should have previous experience with Scrum. The following books are recommended as preparation:

  • User Stories Applied; Mike Cohn
  • Agile Estimating and Planning; Mike Cohn
  • Scrum. Produkte zuverlässig und schnell entwickeln; Boris Gloger; Hanser 2008

You can also prepare yourself by taking the Scrum Jumpstart course.


Duration


3 Days

Course Code


CSPO