How to Become a Scrum Product Owner Certified

How to Become a Scrum Product Owner Certified

The Product Owner is one of the most important responsibilities on any Scrum team from a commercial perspective (PO). It's a demanding position that calls for the PO to assume responsibility for making business decisions about the product, including judgments about which features to include and their priority. These choices cannot be made in a vacuum, though. The PO needs abilities including facilitation, conflict management, innovative thinking, and the capacity to persuade the team and other stakeholders since they must obtain input from other corporate stakeholders. You are prepared to become a Certified Scrum Product Owner if such a career appeals to you.

Although becoming a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is not particularly difficult, the Product Owner role is sometimes regarded as the most challenging in Scrum. Here is all the information you require.

What is a Certified Scrum Product Owner?

As a CSPO, you will be prepared to take on the role of Product Owner on a Scrum team. The Product Owner is a key stakeholder who is responsible for ensuring that each product feature provides maximum value in a timely manner. How the Product Owner accomplishes this can vary widely depending on many factors, including the team, the business stakeholders, and the development processes of the organization. A Product Owner’s typical responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing the Product Vision.
• Writing or participating in the writing of product features. These features are really product requirements, usually written in the form of user stories.
• Developing and prioritizing the list of these features called a product backlog. The PO needs to make sure all team members know the priorities and work toward the common goal.
• Reviewing, testing, and accepting the product.
• Requesting changes.
• Writing and reprioritizing the user stories as changes are identified.

Because some of the responsibilities and competencies of the PO role are similar to business analysis, many organizations employ business analysts in the role of a product owner. There are a number of issues with this approach, but they are beyond the scope of this blog.

What are the Requirements to Become a CSPO?

Before becoming a Certified Scrum Product Owner, you must first familiarize yourself with Scrum. The best way to do this is by reading the Agile Manifesto and Scrum Guide and watching the Scrum Foundations eLearning Series.

Once you have completed these prerequisites, you must attend an in-person CSPO course taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). Most courses begin with a short quiz that confirms you are familiar with the principles of Scrum and thus prepared to handle the challenges presented in the course.  

What is the CSPO Course?

The CSPO course is an in-person course that consists of two 8-hour days. In the course you will learn the fundamentals of Scrum and the responsibilities of the Product Owner through exercises, discussions, and case studies. The main topics of a CSPO course include:

• Techniques for developing a Product Vision
• How to create, maintain, and order a Product Backlog
• How to identify user needs
• An overview of sizing in Scrum
• How to manage stakeholders

Learning Objectives

Participants in a CSPO course should expect that each of the learning objectives identified in this blog will be covered in a CSPO course:

1. Understanding the role of the product owner

2. Describing purpose and strategy

3. Understanding customers and users

4. Testing product assumptions

5. Working with the product backlog

What’s Next After Completing the Course?

Unlike ScrumMaster certification, there is no test to become a Certified Scrum Product Owner. Once you have successfully completed the course, you are eligible to be a CSPO. You’ll also be able to display the CSPO logo and be eligible for 16 Scrum Education Units (SEUs) or 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

To develop your skills further, you can become an Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner or a Certified Scrum Professional Product Owner.

Are You Ready to Become a Certified Scrum Product Owner?

If you’re ready to help your team and advance your career, then it’s time to become a Certified Scrum Product Owner. Register for your CSPO certification course today and put yourself—and your team—on a path to long-term success.

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