Target Audience – SMPO certification

The target audience for the SMPO certification training includes:

Project Managers and Product Managers

Developers

Existing Product Owners

Managers leading Software development

Architects administering Software development

Software developers and testers

Team leads and Team members interested in learning Scrum

PRE-REQUISITES

There are no conditional pre-requisites required for the Scrum Master Product Owner training program. However, it is recommended that learners should hold a solid working understanding of the Agile Framework. We also advise learners to have proper work experience in Agile, preferably in a leading role as a Scrum Master, Agile Project Manager, Agile Coach, Product Owner, etc.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The key learning objectives of the SMPO course are:

• Competencies of a great Product Owner
• A brief introduction to Agile Manifesto and Scrum Framework
• Product Vision, Strategy, Mission, and Goals
• Product Discovery and Strategies to do Product Delivery over time
• Product Roadmap with Impact Mapping
• Tricks to connect customers and teams
• Release Planning
• Create Product Backlog
• Learning all about User Personas, User Stories, and User Story Mapping
• Professional skills and techniques to guide leaders in a team
• Teaching approaches to magnify team engagement
• Exceptional facilitation from the Training From the BACK of the Room
• Handling conflicts and the dysfunctions in the team confidently
• Apply team assessment models for teams
• Build functional plans to measure customer value

COURSE CONTENT

• What are Scrum and the role of a Scrum Master?
• What are the Product Owner skills?
• Understand the core concepts of Scrum
• Find the meaning behind Scrum flow
• Enhance skills as a Product Owner
• Understand the scope of Product Owner and Scrum Master
• Motivate Agile teams and team members
• Learning to lead Agile teams
• Learn ways to improve the implementation of Scrum functionality
• Create practical efficiency-oriented plans
• Proper scheduling and making teams work better
• Ways and methods to improve business value
• Methods to improve ROI and ways to implement the methods
• Ensure maximum high-velocity within budget and time
• Learn Scrum foundations
• Understand the role of the Product Owner on a high-performing team

ACCREDITATION – SMPO Certification

Scrum Inc. accredits the course as fulfilling all learning objectives. The Scrum Inc. Scrum Master and Scrum Inc. Product Owner certification is a progressive education certification that is a fundamental step toward accomplishing the SMPO certification, the industry’s finest competence-based certification made for aspiring leaders and learners.

An ongoing assessment throughout the workshop enables all learners to gain practical experience. There are several practical assessments conducted during and at the end of the workshop to help you pass the certification test. When the trainers consider learners have proved their competence by learning the required training objectives, they will receive the certification. The certification is covered in the value of the course. Following the workshop, learners will receive an email from Scrum Inc. with their certification.

UPON COMPLETION, YOU’LL GET

• Confidence as a certified SMPO
• Preparation and eligibility to take the Scrum Master and Product Owner exams
• Learner workbooks and online course material
• Completion certificate awarding learners with the professional proficiencies of being an SMPO
• Course certificates and digital badges to promote profile online
• Access to the ScrumLab events, meetup groups, and discussions powered by Scrum Inc.