Certified Professional Training in Product Owner

• Introduction to Agile methodologies.

• Overview of the product lifecycle in Agile.

• Detailed explanation of the responsibilities of a Product Owner.

• Understanding the Agile mindset and principles.

• Setting the stage for effective product management within Agile frameworks.

• Explore the concept of Product Themes, understanding their role in guiding strategic direction.

• Dive into Product Features, learning how to define and prioritise functionalities to meet user needs.

• Understand Epics as comprehensive initiatives and learn how to break them down into manageable tasks.

• Gain insights into the Relationship between Themes, Features, and Epics, and how they intersect to drive product development.

• Explore techniques for prioritising features. 

• Illustrate the iterative nature of product development and the importance of gathering feedback to refine and improve the product over time.

• Introduce the concept of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) as a strategy for delivering maximum value with minimal effort.

• Explain the importance of defining a clear vision and goals for the MVP to align with business objectives.

• Discuss the key components of an MVP, including essential features and functionalities that address core user needs.

• Understand their purpose and significance in Agile development.

• Learn the components - role, goal, and benefit - and how to effectively frame them.

• Techniques for gathering requirements from the user's perspective.

• Explore the principles for writing user stories that are independent, negotiable, valuable, estimable, small, and testable.

• Participate in hands-on sessions where you refine user stories with your team, ensuring clarity and alignment before development begins.

• Learn effective methods such as Planning Poker and Relative Sizing to estimate the effort and complexity of user stories accurately.

• Understand how to break down large user stories into smaller, manageable tasks for more precise estimation and planning.

• Define acceptance criteria collaboratively to ensure everyone understands what constitutes a completed user story.

• Embrace a culture of continuous improvement, refining user stories based on ongoing feedback and insights gained during estimation sessions.

• Understand the purpose and importance of a delivery roadmap in product development.

• Identifying Key Milestones: Learn how to identify and prioritise key milestones and deliverables based on business objectives and customer needs.

• Explore strategies for sequencing tasks and identifying dependencies to create a realistic and achievable roadmap.

• Discuss techniques for effectively communicating the roadmap to stakeholders and ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

• Embrace an iterative approach to roadmap development, allowing for flexibility and adaptation as priorities and requirements evolve.

• Understand stakeholder engagement for Product testing phase

• Techniques for effective product documentation 

• Understand the distinctions between KPIs, which measure ongoing performance, and OKRs, which focus on setting and achieving objectives.

• Learn how KPIs are often aligned with broader organisational goals, while OKRs are more specific and actionable, driving focus and alignment at the team level.

• Explore the varied measurement approaches for KPIs, which often involve quantitative metrics, versus OKRs, which emphasise qualitative key results tied to specific objectives.