Certified Scrum Product Owner Training

Course Information: November 4 – 5, 2010 – 9:00am – 5:00pm Lloyd Center DoubleTree Executive Meeting Center 1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, OR 97232 Early Bird: $960 Regular: $1200 Register Now This course is brought to you in partnership with SolutionsIQ.

Instructor SolutionsIQ Certified Scrum Trainer A member of our experienced training staff will be the instructor for this course. Our Agile coaches and trainers are unique in the industry in that they continue as Agile practitioners working on client projects. Our consultants help organizations understand how to apply Agile through examples and real-world experiences… Learn More About Instructors >>

Overview

Scrum increases the emphasis on assessing and driving business value through close collaboration with the delivery team. The Scrum Product Owner establishes the interaction between the business and the delivery team that is so essential to increasing productivity within an Agile organization. Product Owners who assume this crucial role have the ability to guide the team and the process to gain the full benefit of Agile delivery.

SolutionsIQ Certified Scrum Product Owner Training is interactive and highly experiential. Participants gain practical tools and techniques for engaging with software delivery teams.

Prerequisites

This is an introductory course. We recommend participants read the Agile Manifesto and Principles beforehand. (www.agilemanifesto.org)

Trainers expect attendees to have basic knowledge of the Scrum framework and to participate for the full two days of the course from 9 am to 5 pm

Intended Audience

Product Owners, Product Management, Business Analysts, ScrumMasters, Executive Management, Stakeholders

Course Outline

Why You Need This Course:
When the capabilities of the Product Owner are optimized, an Agile team will experience immediate benefits that lead to improved effectiveness and customer satisfaction as well as increased return on investment (ROI).

• Boost Product Owner capabilities
• Optimize Agile teams
• Increase Scrum functionality
• Enhance planning and scheduling
• Gain practical, proven techniques
• Improve estimating skills and results
• Maximize delivery capabilities
• Reduce risk
• Improve ROI
• Leverage proven experience
• Obtain thought-leader guidance and insight

Agenda:

• Scrum overview
• Roles and responsibilities
• Product backlog
• User stories
• Estimation and prioritization
• Acceptance criteria
• Working with teams
• Scaling
• Release planning and tracking
• External relationships
• Metrics and reporting