Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) May 30-31, 2024

Your instructors for this class will be Rick Waters

The Good Stuff!

Why Get Certified?

The certification is not the most important thing here - the training is.  Without a solid footing as a Product Owner, you are likely to do more harm than good to your product's reputation and your company's bottom line.

It's all Lecture, right?

No way!!!  This entire class is discussion-based or exercise-based.  There are NO lectures!  We get bored of lecturing faster than you get bored of being lectured.  That's a lose-lose situation.  We spice things up with bad jokes, deep discussion, and exercises that allow you to make mistakes and learn from them.

What's Covered?

• Dispelling Scrum Myths
• Agile Manifesto (Values and Principles)
• Empiricism
• Scrum Values
• Team Working Agreements
• Product Vision Boards
• Elevator Pitches
• Stakeholder Meetings
• MoSCoW Prioritization
• Relative Prioritization
• The concept of Value
• Definitions of Ready and Done
• The Product Backlog
• Product Backlog Refinement
• Personas
• Product Roadmapping
• Release Planning
• Building a product in Sprints (yes, you will build a product in this class)

Is there Prep Work?

Not really.  It would be great if everyone would come to class having read the Scrum Guide.

Since this is a virtual class, and we do lots of collaborative exercises, we use the industry leading visual collaboration tool - Mural. To get familiarized with it before class, you will be invited to a Mural Room, and asked to do some preliminary exercises to get used to how the tool works...that's it!

You will also need a computer with a good microphone, webcam, and Zoom installed.  We're going to want to see your beautiful face in class (even if you are just dressed in your favorite pajamas).  Ideally, a computer with 2 monitors is best, but you can get by with a single monitor.

Is There an Exam?

No - there is no exam for the CSPO certification.

The REAL Details

This class will be conducted in Central USA Timezone (8:00am - 5:00pm)

This class is GUARANTEED TO RUN!!!

Preparation - IMPORTANT!

A few days before class starts, you should receive information on...

Zoom: You will receive an invitation to the Zoom conference call. When you receive this invitation, try out Zoom to make sure your webcam (REQUIRED) and microphone (REQUIRED) are in working order. You will need both your webcam and microphone for the duration of the class.

Mural: You will receive a link to the class Mural Room in your Zoom invitation. Becoming familiar with Mural before class is VITAL!!! You will be using Mural to visually collaborate with your classmates and the trainer throughout the entire class. Follow the steps in the emails, and on Mural, and you'll be set for class.

The LEGAL Stuff

This course is being provided by Wisecrum Associates, LLC. Wisecrum is registered with Scrum Alliance as a CST owned company. This Wisecrum class will be taught by Rick Waters, CST. Rick is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) with Scrum Alliance.

All Scrum Alliance branding is used in accordance under a licensing agreement between Rick Waters and Scrum Alliance.