Martine Devos' Certified Scrum Product Owner Class June 30, 2010

Meet renowed Agile, Scrum expert Martin Devos as she travels from Belgium to give this highly popular course.

This 2 day course Certified Scrum Product Owner teaches you how to become an effective Product Owner.

Scrum is a simple but powerful agile management framework. Key to its success is the role of the Product Owner, who steers and guides the Scrum project, bridges the gap between end customers, business and development/IT and is responsible for the return on investment (ROI). The Product Owner combines the traditional project and product manager roles in one person.

This two-day interactive Scrum Product Owner course equips you with all you need to know to be an effective Product Owner. At the end of the course, you will understand how to leverage Scrum to optimise value creation and customer satisfaction. You will be able to create a realistic release plan, stock the product backlog, write user stories and refine requirements. You will also know how you can increase productivity, level the workload, and steer the project proactively.

In addition, please note that this course leads to 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs) as approved by the PMI.

This course has been certified by the Scrum Alliance. Successful completion of this course will lead to you obtaining the Certified Scrum Product Owner certification as authorised by the Scrum Alliance. In addition, you will receive 2 years' free membership at the Scrum Alliance.

LEARN HOW TO:

* Assume the responsibilities of a Product Owner
* Apply Scrum to optimize customer satisfaction and value creation

PROGRAMME
Introduction

* Agile Values, Scrum Benefits and Origins
* Scrum and Change
* Companies Using Scrum

Scrum Process and Roles

* Scrum Flow
* Scrum Roles: Product Owner, Team, ScrumMaster
* Product Owner Characteristics
* A Day in the Life of the Product Owner
* The Product Owner as the Voice of the Customer and Value Stream Manager

Requirements

* Understanding the Customer
* The Product Vision
* The Product Backlog
* Determining the Release Scope
* Stocking the Product Backlog
* Prioritizing the Product Backlog
* Refining the Product Backlog
* User Stories on the Product Backlog

Release Management

* Sustainable Pace
* The Project Levers
* Defining and Communicating Project Success
* Release Management Strategies
* Estimating Product Backlog Items Using Story Points and Planning Poker
* Choosing the Sprint Length and Determining Velocity
* Creating the Release Plan
* Tracking the Project Progress

Sprint Management

* Sprint Workflow and Characteristics
* Formulating Powerful Sprint Goals
* Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Retrospective
* Understanding the Sprint Progress

Portfolio Management

* The Planning Onion
* Why Portfolio Management Matters
* Levelling the Demand
* Portfolio Management Steps
* The Portfolio Bubble Chart

Large and Distributed Scrum Projects

* Brook’s Law
* Organic Growth and Conway’s Law
* Master Product Backlog and the Product Owner Team
* Team Set-up
* Multi-team Planning and Coordination
* Shared Norms and Assets
* Distributed Scrum Project Tips

Watch this FREE video of Martine Devos talking at Agile & Lean OpenSpace session:
http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-scrum/parkbench-panel-discussion-with-pizza-drinks-968/zx-1006

Official Website: http://skillsmatter.com/course/agile-scrum/martine-devos-scrum-product-owner/zx-1006