AGILE METHODOLOGIES – PRODUCT OWNER II

Agile product management: From Theory to Practice

PSPO 1

The “Product Owner II Agile Product Management: From Theory to Practice” course teaches participants to deepen their knowledge and skills for product development and management based on agile concepts and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban and Experimental (Lean), or even Hybrid. This course offers an emphasis on product development in a complex or combined complicated-complex context, where empiricism and business experimentation are the basic elements to reduce project risk. Based on theory, workshops, exercises and case studies, it is recommended for people interested in the subject and who want to implement empiricism as a method to reduce the risk of complex projects within their company. People who already have practical experience in agile projects and/or product management and who want to learn more by exploring continuous innovation are also welcome.

Note: We recommend that you take the Product Owner I course beforehand. No basic concepts will be studied during this course.

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Course content

  • The Product Owner’s Posture. Learn more about understanding the context to find a mixed angle between the different postures of a Product Owner, and the approach of a traditional Project/Product Manager.
  • The basics of product development. Learn about vision-context interactions, risk management and seizing market opportunities.
  • Move from strategy to goals (agile-hybrid performance measures). Integrate product planning, the understanding of different levels of objectives and the understanding of agile metrics and OKRs in application (Objectives and Key Results).
  • Backlog management. Put into practice the alignment of objectives (OKRs) and backlog tasks in a multi-project context.
  • Prioritization methods. Master the revision and adaptation of prioritization methods, better known to agile-hybrid contexts.
  • Agile or Hybrid roadmaps. Create flexible roadmaps to keep track of progress, but that also can be adapted quickly according to the context’s needs.
  • The Product Owner as a support to the Scrum Master. Learn more about normalizing challenges in agile or hybrid contexts, and explore techniques to move the team forward by working on the psychological capital of its members.
  • Exercises and simulation of the PSPO II exam. Optional section for those wishing to study for the exam.

    This course is also available on request for corporate teams.

    Educational approach

    The “Product Owner II Agile Product Management: From Theory to Practice” course has several approaches:

    1. Presentation of theoretical concepts  
    2. Presentation of real-life cases and association with other good practices 
    3. Feedback from trainer and participants 
    4. Reverse classroom approach for online courses: asynchronous activities scheduled between workshops to maintain engagement and deepen learning
    5. Course materials included

    In order to master the concepts covered in this course, participants must complete it with personal practice.

    Product

    At the end of this training, participants will have acquired the foundation of the right interactions, skills and practices to create and maintain agile or hybrid product development leadership, applicable to their context. We will explore how and why to establish a solid vision, validate business assumptions, and ultimately how to deliver more value to stakeholders. We will establish the roles and responsibilities of the Product Owner in the field. We will put forward operating modes adapted to the reality of the market, tools and models to collaborate at the right time and in the right way with the various stakeholders around the Product Owner.

    Note: Participants must have the basic knowledge necessary to take the PSM 1 certification exam on Scrum.org. Note that the exam is not included in this training and its success is not guaranteed, as it is directly related to the participant’s experience with Scrum. The participant will be directed to the scrum.org website where the exam is available in English only.

    Duration

    In person: Two days/15 hours

    Online: The equivalent of 15 hours in the form of 5 x 3 hours virtual workshops over 3 weeks

    Admission requirements

    Master the basics of agile and/or scrum and ideally have approximately 6 months to 1 year of experience on an agile or hybrid team. Having the PSPO I foundation certification is highly recommended.

    Certificate issued

    A certificate of participation is issued to those who have attended more than 80% of the course hours.

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