Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Are you responsible for agile projects? Are you curious about how Scrum works and help to deliver results early and regularly? Are you looking for a training that is 100% a workshop without slides? Then this training is for you.

We offer our trainings in two formats:  Onsite at the wibas Training Center or Remote. Both forms are interactive live trainings with famous wibas flair. Decide for yourself what you like better.

We offer this official training of the  in a 3-day format. This allows room for in-depth discussions and case studies. With the Remote Trainings the 3 days leave us enough time to work together in a relaxed way.

The participants experience what Scrum feels like and how they fill the role of a Product Owner. They experience how requirements are defined, releases planned, deadlines forecasted, budgets managed and return on investment is increased. The participants receive a range of tips and techniques from practical experience.

Onsite an experience with quality in content and moderation

Remote - also an experience with quality in content and moderation

Upcoming Training Dates:

The following scheduled trainings are offered in German language. English is also possible if we organize an in-house training for your company. Call Jana: +49-6151-503349-44.

 

Our topics

• Agile Manifesto
• Scrum overview: Roles, Events, Artifacts
• The task of the product owner in a self-organizing team
• Cooperation of the product owner with Scrum Master and Development Team
• Product Backlog Refinement & Prepare for the next Sprint: Product Vision, Personas, Product Backlog & User Stories
• Prioritize: Estimating Story Points, Estimating Value, and Optimizing RoI 
• Build in quality: Definition of Done, Acceptance Criteria, Verification in Sprint and Validation in Sprint Review
• The role of the Product Owner in Sprint Planning, Sprint, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective

• Structure larger product backlogs (story maps)
• Experience a Sprint - evolutionary product development
• Estimate and track delivery dates and scope (e.g. velocity, release burndown)
• Product Owner from hell and heaven
• Communication with stakeholders (e.g. customers, department, line management)
• Cut Product Backlog entries into smaller pieces
• Product Owner with several teams
• Release Planning

Remote or Onsite? 

Remote or onsite at our wibas training center - both formats are interactive, live and good. With both formats the participants say: "Yikes, 8 hours already?". What you like better is up to you. We offer both formats.

	Remote	Onsite
Workshop format	yes	yes
100% Live	yes	yes
Participant driven learning agenda	yes	yes
introductory elements and impulses	yes	yes
group work	yes	yes
Interactive	yes	yes
Scrum Simulation	yes	yes
Box with materials	yes	yes
Snacks	yes (if you don't eat them before)	yes
Lockdown Failsafe	yes	can be switched to remote with renewed restrictions
Travel time	not necessary, more time for family	is required
Practice remote moderation	yes	only simulated
Quality of results	precise, jointly developed documents	Post-Its, photos
Access to supplementary information from the Internet	always available and can be integrated into shared documents	only in selected work situations
Video conference technology (stable Internet, headset, ...)	required	not required
Communication	via video conference	face-to-face
Away from the computer	no	yes
Experience wibas New Work Office	no	yes
wibas coffee bar	no	yes
wibas "flair"	yes	yes

 

Answers to the most frequent questions:

Is this a training fitting my needs?
Have you looked into Scrum, read an article or book on the subject? Do you think 'Sounds great, but ...:'
... How do I schedule the project?
... When will it be finished?
... How do I steer the project?
... How do I negotiate with the team?
... How much will it cost?
... How do I offer this project?
... What do I do if price, date and amount must be fixed at the beginning of the project?
... How does an agile project deal with line management, reporting and other stakeholders?
... How do I fulfill my responsibilities as a Product Owner?

What are the prerequisites?
One of the following books should be read to be prepared:
• Scrum - Agiles Projektmanagement erfolgreich einsetzen; Roman Pichler; dpunkt 2007

• User Stories Applied; Mike Cohn

• Agile Estimating and Planning; Mike Cohn

What will I achieve?
Upon completion of this course you will be able to lead an agile project with your Scrum Team, from vision all the way to successfull termination.

What material will I get?
PDF material will be given to you at the end of the training.