SCRUM Training: Becoming a Great Product Owner


Course Delivery

Live Instructor-Led Training

Course Description

The course Becoming a Great Product Owner (SCRUM Training) includes concrete techniques for requirements elicitation & stakeholder management and discusses the creation & maintenance of the Product Backlog in detail. Product Owners are shown how to idenitify epics, features & sprintable PBIs as they perform backlog grooming. This course shows you how to write great user stories through constant interaction with product stakeholders. SCRUM core concepts are mastered through detailed group discussions & extensive practice exercises that allow you to experience the complete SCRUM lifecycle.

Course Dates and Pricing


Jan 20 - 21, 2025$1,500.00Feb 17 - 18, 2025$1,500.00Mar 17 - 18, 2025$1,500.00Apr 21 - 22, 2025$1,500.00May 19 - 20, 2025$1,500.00Jun 16 - 17, 2025$1,500.00Jul 21 - 22, 2025$1,500.00

Course Outline

Moving from Traditional to Agile

Introduction
Traditional Project Management
Agile Manifesto
Agile Project Management Declaration
What is Agile Project Management with Scrum?
Benefits of an Agile Approach
The Critical Importance of Communication
Making Agile work in a Traditional Organization

The Scrum Framework

Introduction
The Team
The Process
The Product Backlog
The Sprint
The Sprint Review
The Sprint Retrospective
A Process Approach

The Product Owner

Introduction
Roles and Responsibilities
Role of Product Owner in Sprint Meetings
Characteristics of a Great Product Owner
Tips to Become a Great Product Owner

Envisioning the Product

Introduction
Creating the Product Vision
Minimal Marketable Product & Product Roadmap
Tips to Create the Vision
Creating the Product Roadmap
Best Practices

Developing the Product Backlog

Role of the Business Case
Understanding the Product Backlog
Understanding User Stories
Designing the Product Backlog
Creating PBIs: Types and Examples
Writing a Complete User Story
Prioritizing the PBIs
Getting Ready for a Sprint
Estimating Effort
Identifying Fit Criterion
Identifying the Definition of Ready
Identifying the Definition of Done

Release Planning

Release Planning
Scrum Release Planning: Strategies
The Nature of a Release Plan
Creating a Release Plan
Release Planning for Large Projects
Managing Expectations within the Organization

Adopting and Supporting Scrum

Major Mistakes – Overall Scrum
Scrum Anti-Patterns – The Product Owner

Course Locations

  • Ottawa

  • Montreal

  • Toronto

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