Hands-on and thorough! I really enjoyed the CSPO class with Anil in NYC. The class was primarily taught in a workshop format, with groups formed to advance a real-life project through the stages of product development. Anil was extremely open to questions and provided a hefty workbook with notes, concepts, and exercises that will ensure you remember all the material covered in the class and can implement the framework with your team.
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Great value for in-person instruction! If you are a member of a Product team at your organizations, I highly recommend coming with your teammates to get the most out of this class.
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Anil Jaising - this was by far the most informative helpful product class ever. Took classes before this and it’s rare to get teachers who give both a birds eye and in depth understanding of product management and scrum. I would go in with your entire team.
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The class was very informative and Anil was an awesome teacher. The examples and activities are very relatable.
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Akil Jaising was an amazing instructor for this course. I highly recommend. I came into the course a bit intimidated but Anim made me feel comfortable enough and taught ag a level I understood. Thank you Anil
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Best class
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I will recommend to other product owners.
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I highly recommend
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Lot of techniques to practice Agile in our role, in our organization given by the trainer and good interactions with all the participants facilitated by Anil Jaising.
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Lot of techniques to practice Agile in our role, in our organization given by the trainer and good interactions with all the participants facilitated by Anil Jaising
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Certified Scrum Product Owner®
Taught by: Anil Jaising
Advance your career with high-value product management skills. CSPO® delves into the scrum framework, agile principles, and relentless focus on delivering customer value. Scrum Alliance-certified trainers have exceptional qualifications, including extensive product management experience. A two-year Scrum Alliance professional membership is included with your successful completion of this course.
Lead the Product Journey, from bright ideas to happy customers.
Product Owners - Delivering Business Outcomes
Delivering value isn't just about following a set of requirements or a process. It's about engaging customers, discovering their needs and sequencing work to optimize outcomes rather than just outputs. Product Owners are central to maximizing the flow of value produced by the product delivery teams. Not just in person, but even when the whole team is online and virtual.
If you're ready to learn how to deliver value with Scrum in a fun and engaging way via pragmatic techniques you can apply immediately, this course is for you. From deep study of brain science and adult learning, we've learned what it takes to be effective in a virtual environment and avoid "Zoom fatigue."
Learn the Nuts & Bolts of Great Product Ownership
A great PO skillset spans:
facilitating & negotiating internal and external stakeholder needs
translating needs into actionable requirements in the product backlog
supporting product and project development teams throughout their planning, development and release activities
ensuring teams and stakeholders exercise frequent feedback cycles to guide future plans
managing expectations and projections from vision all the way through product release
Such skills are hard to learn via lecture alone - so this workshop is hands-on and interactive. This is no Powerpoint snoozefest. Short presentations cover concepts. Immersive team-based exercises are interwoven into each lesson to get you hands-on practice. Delivered in four half day sessions, with brief orientation and closing sessions with the instructor.
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The workshop includes all the material required by the Scrum Alliance for its Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO® certification, along with stories, tips, tricks and practices to make your product backlog sing and your user stories tap dance their way to "done." It lays the foundation for Business Agility using the Scrum framework.
Get a taste of the engaging instruction style you'll experience with this short tip to help delivery effectiveness:
By the conclusion of this dynamic workshop - you will be prepared with the skills, knowledge, and experience to not only explain Scrum to colleagues, clients or interviewers, but also to put Scrum into action with your team. Become a catalyst for change by helping your teams and programs apply these concepts to become resilient, learning organizations able to thrive in today’s emerging markets.
Here's what students say about these online workshops:
TrustScore 4.9
"I took the CSPO course with Concepts & Beyond Inc, and I must say it was an outstanding learning experience from start to finish. The entire journey was incredibly engaging, and I wanted to take a moment to share my positive feedback.The course content was not only comprehensive but also presented in a way that kept everyone very engaged throughout. Practical exercises with real life scenarios helped me get a deeper understanding of the concepts and how to apply them. Moreover, the instructor Anil, demonstrated a deep knowledge of SCRUM and the Product Owner role. He was very responsive to questions, provided constructive feedback, and created a supportive learning environment that fostered collaboration among participants. Thank you Anil, for exceeding my expectations and providing me with a valuable educational experience!" -- Odalys Jordan
"Very insightful class. I am relatively new to some of the PO concepts and this class helped clarify things I had questions on. The interactive way it is taught is both fun and a great way to apply course concepts. I feel I gained tremendous knowledge from this course! " -- Chad
"I had an opportunity to go through a CSPO training with them. It was really good course and the trainer covered all the aspect of a PO’s journey. It gave me confidence of taking another scrum related course and the knowlede I carried was so helpful. The one and only feedback I have is that I struggled to keep track of the way course is going to run and then later I caught up with it. It may be helpful to have short video on to give an intro for students like me. If another course is offered and is relevant to me then I will surely take it with concept and beyond... " -- Asad Baig
"If you truly want to learn practical skills to become a product owner, this is the class for you. This class goes beyond making students sit through slides they will not remember the next day. This is an active learning experience focused on giving students practical experience through various case studies and activities. Not only is this a more enjoyable way to learn but also a great way to get the context and practical experience needed to grasp the concepts behind your certification." --Frank K
Two-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, the largest, most established and influential professional membership and certification organization in the Agile community
14 PMI PDUs for PMPs
14 of the 21 contact hours needed for a PMI-ACP credential
14 Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for Product Owners, Product Managers, Managers, Business Analysts and others involved in facilitating the journey of a great customer-centric idea to the realization of a solution ready for delivery. It's equally valuable for Scrum Masters, Scrum Team Members and not-so-innocent organizational bystanders wanting to collaborate with the "product folks" on agile approaches to product planning, requirements management, and release planning. This course is appropriate for folks new to the world of Agile/Scrum, as well as people whose organizations have been practicing some form of Agile for a while and need a "reset."
Your Instructor:Anil Jaising
Anil 's career had an explosive start in the early 1990s. He worked on a groundbreaking messaging product that could send messages across the world in just 3 seconds, with a team that aligned with the Values and Principles of Agile. This product won the prestigious Best Open Systems Award in 1994. From the beginning of his career, Anil has been deeply involved in delivering mission critical products and services across multiple industries..
With over two decades of deep expertise in financial services and startups, Anil has been instrumental in developing business models and implementing Agile frameworks, leading to significant business growth. He recently spearheaded a cloud transformation program for 250 application teams, saving one of the world’s largest banks over USD 1 billion
His extensive experience in Agile, Product Management, and Leadership has guided organizations like JP Morgan Chase, MarketAxess, Goldman Sachs, and Oracle to achieve high throughput, market focus, productivity, and quality in building products.
Anil is passionate about instructional design and is a certified Training from the BACK of the Room Trainer. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer . with Scrum Alliance and an Adjunct Faculty Instructor teaching and coaching leadership and Agile at New York University.
Anil is fascinated by leaders and organizations that have created innovative products that make long lasting impact. He is on a mission to help leaders, teams and organizations unlock individual potential to make long lasting impact in their career and business. He is currently leading product marketing and developing training and coaching products at Concepts & Beyond Inc.
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The Fine Print
FAQ
How soon can I get my CSPO® certification? On completing your participation in the full workshop, we will let the Scrum Alliance know of your successful completion of the course. You'll receive an email from them to setup your profile on the Scrum Alliance website and then you'll be a bonafide, official CSPO®!
Wait! Don't I Need to Take an Exam to be Certified as a CSPO®? No. Currently the only requirement to become a CSPO® is the successful completion of the course. The Scrum Alliance is hard at work to develop an online exam for the CSPO®. So if you love taking tests, wait a bit to enroll in a CSPO® workshop. Otherwise - get it now with us!
Can I Miss Several Hours of the Workshop and Still be Certified? No. If you miss more than 15 minutes of the workshop, you will not be eligible for certification, and you will be welcome to attend the rest of the workshop. Don't worry - if something big comes up, we'll move you to a future workshop at no cost.
What do I need to bring to class? You'll need a computer with microphone, camera & speakers. Use [https://fast.com](https://fast.com/) to test your internet connection. After the download numbers stop, use the "more" option to calculate your upload speed. You'll need 5 down / 1 up - and more is better. Now, while in class, you'll be actively using your computer to participate in exercises, so plan to peek at your email only during a break or at lunchtime.
Cancellation Policy
We understand that things can change, and we strive to be as agile as possible with respect to registrations. Please email us no later than 5 business days before the start of the workshop and we'll arrange a refund or transfer to a future date. Cancellations received within 5 full business days of the start of the course will receive a credit (no cash value) towards a future workshop. Please request changes by emailing [email protected]
This course is based on modern adult instructional methods to facilitate learning, create a fun and productive environment, and mature a deeper understanding of the concepts. You will experience an interactive experience, enjoy the learning, and have fun in the process.
We use zero slides. The whole class is based on interactive exercises, simulations, and class discussions. The instructor explains key concepts and brings in real-life stories, and participants learn from applying the concepts and from sharing with each other. We incorporate liberating structures and innovation games into the exercises. You will experience these useful frameworks that you can use spark innovation and collaboration with your team members.
This class is delivered online (virtual class) with a live CST instructor as facilitator for the entire course. We use Zoom as video conference platform, and a few other tools (Miro, Socrative, etc.) to do exercises, take quizzes, and learn new tools for colaboration with teams.
Product Vision – A clear, shared vision is crucial for successful Scrum and Agile teams. We’ll walk through techniques to help unify your team, stakeholders, and customers around the right vision for your product or service.
Prune the Product Tree – Roadmaps are an important link between Product Vision and the Product Backlog. Unfortunately, many roadmaps are not much more than a slide with dates and bullet pointed features, which doesn’t provide any context. Learn how to use the Prune the Product Tree, an Innovation Game®, to collaborate with customers to build a real roadmap.
Product Backlog Basics – Learn the simple rules associated with a Product Backlog as well as a set of key practices for using a Product Backlog to develop consensus among the stakeholders on what will be delivered. Other topics we cover include:
Writing User Stories
Acceptance Criteria
Vertically Slicing User Stories
Product Backlog Refinement
Ordering the Product Backlog – The core of the Product Owner’s job is to order and prioritize among the many great things we could do and help the Development Team focus only on what is most important. Many traditional prioritization techniques are too slow for most Scrum Teams, so many Product Owners order the Product Backlog solely on intuition or by responding to the currently squeaky wheel. Learn a prioritization framework that helps you visualize the relative importance of your customer segments, internal & external stakeholders, corporate strategy, and maintain clean code.
Agile Release Planning – Believe it or not, we’ve heard many times the misinformed statement: “We’re Agile, so we don’t really plan.” Not only is this inconsistent with the Agile Manifesto, it is usually just bad business. In our experience, the best Scrum teams create a plan and expect it to change as work begins!
Learn the nuts and bolts of managing stakeholder expectations with an Agile release plan
Learn how and when to it makes sense to update the release plan
Working in Sprints – the Product Owner role doesn’t end once the Product Backlog is ready for Sprint Planning. Your team will be most effective if you are available during the Sprint to provide feedback at key points.
Learn how the Product Owner works with Development Teams during the Sprint
Explore best practices in balancing time among the Development Team, stakeholders, and customers
Scrum Product Owners, Agile Product Managers, Kanban Service Request Managers, or any individuals wanting to better understand and embrace the role that business and customers play in driving product development for Scrum and Agile teams. Such individuals might include:
Managers, Directors and VPs of Product Management
Product Managers at all levels of their career
Business Analysts
Functional Managers
Project Sponsors
IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of Scrum is assumed. For example, participants should read one of the Scrum introduction books or other find another means of self-study. Previous experience on a Scrum team is desirable.
Commitements:
Something to know: About 20% of all public CSMs & CSPOs have more than 40 people enrolled. That's not us.
Our workshops are designed to be interactive in nature. There are breakout exercises roughly every hour for students to practice and apply concepts in “table teams” of a few people rather than in a plenary (whole class) session. Our public class enrollments are generally below the average course size of 16. This helps you get rich feedback and interaction from other participants and your trainer.
Our aim is that you have an engaging and practical experience - not just learn concepts and pass a test. Our intent is that the workshop leaves you feeling eager, excited, and confident about putting the tips, techniques, and frameworks into practice.
Reviews
4.90 out of 5.0 stars
(153 ratings)
Hands-on and thorough! I really enjoyed the CSPO class with Anil in NYC. The class was primarily taught in a workshop format, with groups formed to advance a real-life project through the stages of product development. Anil was extremely open to questions and provided a hefty workbook with notes, concepts, and exercises that will ensure you remember all the material covered in the class and can implement the framework with your team.
Great value for in-person instruction! If you are a member of a Product team at your organizations, I highly recommend coming with your teammates to get the most out of this class.
Anil Jaising - this was by far the most informative helpful product class ever. Took classes before this and it’s rare to get teachers who give both a birds eye and in depth understanding of product management and scrum. I would go in with your entire team.
The class was very informative and Anil was an awesome teacher. The examples and activities are very relatable.
Akil Jaising was an amazing instructor for this course. I highly recommend. I came into the course a bit intimidated but Anim made me feel comfortable enough and taught ag a level I understood. Thank you Anil
Best class
I will recommend to other product owners.
I highly recommend
Lot of techniques to practice Agile in our role, in our organization given by the trainer and good interactions with all the participants facilitated by Anil Jaising.
Lot of techniques to practice Agile in our role, in our organization given by the trainer and good interactions with all the participants facilitated by Anil Jaising
(153 ratings)
Mon Dec 09 - 12, 2024
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