Learn how to understand your customers, manage a product backlog, and deliver value to your customers. Become a great Product Owner.
This Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) class is a virtual, interactive learning experience where you can learn the practices and tools to become an effective Product Owner and effectively execute your role within the Scrum framework.
This course is co-taught by Anil Jaining, CST and Valerio Zanini, CST. Each trainer bring more than 20 years of experience building digital products and working with Agile teams in different industries. In their classes they share real life stories and best practices to help apply the concepts to real situations.
Learn the essential skills and responsibilities of the Product Owner, including managing product backlogs, prioritizing User Stories, creating roadmaps, and measuring customer value.
Format: Virtual training, live instructor, group exercises, no slides.
Course length: 2 full-days (11:00 - 19:00 CET) - (13:00 - 21:00 Dubai)
Dates: August 22-23, 2020 (weekend)
Certification: This class includes the Certified Scrum Product Owner certification issued by the Scrum Alliance. Upon successful completion of the class, the students are eligible to receive the certification (there is no exam).
3 FREE coaching sessions for support on becoming an effective Product Owner in your workplace for 6 months after class
Taught by 2 Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs), this class takes participants through a series of interactive workshops where they can learn and apply first-hand the most effective practices and frameworks of product management. The goal of the class is to empower you with the key mindset and tools to lead the development of new products in your organization. The class also provides participants with the CSPO certification. The certification attests the ability to effectively manage a product from discovery activities with customers to delivery of value to end users.
Scrum is today the most popular Agile framework, used by organizations worldwide. Scrum is a simple yet incredibly powerful set of practices that help teams deliver products in short cycles, enable fast feedback, and create a culture of rapid adaptation to change. This class assumes a basic knowledge of the Scrum workflow, and focuses specifically on the Product Owner role.
The trainers have worked in a variety of product management roles across industries that span Financial Services, Entertainment, E-Commerce, Web Development, Consulting, and Telecommunications. They share real life stories about product successes and failures, provide a practical perspective on the job that goes beyond theory, and offer insights on how to overcome typical obstacles in creating great products.
Participants also receive a free digital copy of the book "Deliver Great Products that Customers Love, the guide to Product Management for Innovators, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs" authored by Valerio Zanini. (Amazon link)
This class covers all the required Learning Objectives and live instruction by a Certified Scrum Trainer, including:
This is a virtual training class with a live instructor, delivered using video conference and digital collaboration tools. We have converted the in-person group exercises to online group exercises using a variety of tools. These exercises ensure you achieve the same learning objectives, while engaging and having fun with other participants.
The whole class is based on interactive exercises, simulations, and group discussions. The instructor explains key concepts and brings in real-life stories, and participants learn from applying the concepts and from sharing with each other. The instructor may share photos, diagrams, or single slides to bring home a point or share an experience. Besides this, there are no slides as the whole class is driven by exercises and group activities to accelerate the learning.
We incorporate innovation games and liberating structures into the exercises. You will experience these useful frameworks that you can use spark innovation and collaboration with your team members. Because we facilitate the class using real everyday tools, you also get to learn how to use these to spark collaboration within your own team and organization.
"Engaging, useful, exercises and very helpful"
"Scrum/Agile can and will be successful when customer feedback is given often and used/valued"
"Very informative. Continue training like this"
"There are tremendous benefits to Agile Product Management in bringing successful products to life" - VP HR, Compensation, Benefits
Anyone who is in a product development role or desires to learn about product management, including:
Anil Jaising, CST, CSM, CSPO, is a passionate Certified Scrum Trainer CST® whose focus is to design and deliver an immersive experience in both in-person and virtual training. Anil is a certified Training from the BACK of the Room trainer and is part of the design team that developed the virtual edition of TBR. His training focuses on leaners being able to discover and learn by doing instead of boring lectures or use of slides.
Anil collaborates with several clients on creating experiential training for several topics under the Agile umbrella as well as on technical topics like DevOps and Cloud Adoption. His focus has been on developing and inspiring teams, peers and leadership alike, truly believing that everyone has a spark in them that can be energized and developed into a passion.
Anil speaks regularly at several global conferences and volunteers and reviews speaker proposals. He is a co-organizer of Big Apple Scrum Day and New York Scrum User Group.
Learn more on Linkedin
Valerio Zanini is a Certified Scrum Trainer with the Scrum Alliance. A product innovator and digital leader, Valerio has more than 20 years of professional experience spanning software development, system integration, agile transformation, design thinking, and product innovation. He provides consulting and training to organizations of any size, helping them become more innovative with Agile, Scrum, SAFe, product management, and Design Thinking practices.
Formerly, a Director of Product Development at Capital One where he led digital transformation initiatives for retail bank and transformed how customers interact with bankers. Before Capital One, Valerio was the co-founder and CEO of Goozex (sold in 2012), a Systems Engineer at Cisco, and the co-founder of one of the first web development companies in Italy.
He is a Certified Scrum Trainer with Scrum Alliance, a Certified Product Innovation Trainer with Spark Engine, CSPO, CSM, SAFe Program Consultant, Kanban KMP II. He is also a certified instructor in Innovation Games and in Training from the Back of the Room. He is the author of “Deliver Great Products That Customers Love”, published in 2018.
Valerio is the founder and CEO of 5D Vision, a training and consulting company that helps organizations deliver great products by adopting Product Management, Agile, and Design Thinking practices. www.5dvision.com
By participating in this course, in addition to a life-changing understanding of Agile and Product Management, you get (included in the cost of registration):
There is no required prior certificate, educational background, or work experience needed to participate in the CSPO course. The Certified Scrum Product Owner course is designed to introduce you to the key practices of developing a product, and as such all backgrounds are welcome to join and achieve the Scrum Product Owner certification.
A few pre-class reading materials are provided before the class starts to get you acquainted to new concepts and applications of Agile and Scrum.
We understand that at times like this our work routine may be disrupted (kids at home, interruption of services, etc.). We will work around these and will find a way to make the class an enjoyable experience for everyone.
We offer training classes in Product Innovation, Scrum, SAFe, and Design Thinking. Our offerings can be customized to suit the needs of private organizations or individual teams. Explore our training page, or feel free to contact us to discuss your training needs.
Cancellation requests submitted 10 business days or more prior to the start of the course are entitled to a full refund. Students submitting cancellation requests less than 10 business days prior to the start of the course will be offered a credit toward a future CSM course of equivalent value within one year, or a refund of 50% the amount paid for registration. No shows on either day of the class receive no refund. Should the organizer cancel the course for any reason, each registered student will be issued a full refund.
We understand that life situations differ and we'd like to support people in need by offering special discounts.
If you are a current student in a graduate program, active military or spouse of an active military person, or if you have lost your job and are looking for a career change or new training opportunity: please contact us before registering and we'll provide a discount code to apply to your ticket purchase.
This is valid up to 7 days prior to the event. Limited number of tickets available
For those between jobs or on unemployment benefits
