This was a great interactive course that really helped me to change my way of thinking. The collaboration and discussion with the other participants was extremely helpful as well.
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If you are looking for high quality, engaging instruction, look no further. Mitch Lacey's materials are top notch, the content is applicable in the real world, and there are plenty of opportunities to ask questions along the way. I highly recommend Mitch as an instructor both in person and online for expert-level personalized instruction.
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I completed my CSPO course with Mr. Lacey, and I liked his overall approach. He respected the schedule, kept the material moving, and explained each topic with clear, practical examples. He answered every question I had and used real world examples to make the concepts easier to digest. Coming from a software developer background, I felt he covered the areas I was most curious about.
It was a well run course, and I will be choosing Mitch again for future certifications.
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Excellent course taught by a professional
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Excellent Product, very good teaching and hands on training …
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Very excellent teacher
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Great content and Great teaching.
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Informative, to the point, uses real life examples, breakout sessions and group work help drive discussions
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I liked that we did a lot of group work and we had good conversations in the group and with Mitch.
I missed that we did not talk about large scale projects with high complexity and multiple dependencies between the scrum teams
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Certified Scrum Product Owner®
Taught by: Mitch Lacey
Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.
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.
October 29 & 30, 2024 - Live Online, Pacific Time Zone
08:30am to 3:30pm-ish each day.
plus ~3 hours of pre-recorded video
The Certified Scrum Product Owner Course is a two-day course which introduces the concepts of agile product management using the Scrum methodology. Why does this matter? Studies have shown that 32% of all IT projects had a cost overrun. Further, 24% failed and 44% were challenged. It’s no wonder our customers are unhappy! This course will provide you with the tools, techniques and most importantly, the understanding needed to be an effective Scrum Product Owner. Students will learn tried & true methods for building, managing, and prioritizing the Product Backlog and ways to build a product roadmap for release planning.
How It Works
Our training classes are structured to maximize learning while offering time for deeper issues that are often overlooked in other training options.
Live and engaging discussions and team exercises utilizing online tools Mural and Mentimeter.
About three hours of recorded video to watch before the course, allowing for interactive and engaging live sessions, free of put-you-to-sleep lecture
Concise, three-to-seven question quizzes after each video module to help you retain what you've learned.
Upon course completion, Successful participants will be listed as Certified Scrum Product Owners on the Scrum Alliance website.
Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.
You Will Get
LIFETIME access to the course videos and quizzes
A two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance, a $100 value
Electronic copies of all course materials, plus lifetime access to the online training videos
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) designation
You Will Learn
A brief overview of Scrum - We will review the Scrum framework, expanding on all elements of the framework.
The Product Backlog - The Product Backlog is the key to any successful Scrum team. We will explore what comprises a good Product Backlog, techniques for managing it and what happens when it goes unattended.
Stocking the Product Backlog - What elements make a good Product Backlog? What do we do with our users, and how do we handle technical stories? We go deep with ways to build a useful product backlog to ensure a successful project.
Prioritizing the Product Backlog - Having a prioritized Product Backlog is key if the team is to ensure their project is not in the 52% of projects that fail objectives. We will look at steps that can be used to ensure a prioritized backlog.
Product Owner Responsibilities & Traits - Who can be Product Owner? Is it the Product or Project manager? We will expand on what the role of the Product Owner is and elements of great Product Owners worldwide.
Release Planning & Management - Knowing when things should be done is key. Knowing how to figure this out is essential to a successful project. We explore estimation units and the various levels of planning used in agile projects.
And more...
The course format consists of multiple lecture topics, group exercises and group discussion. Ample time will be devoted to analysis of the “real-world” industry experiences of the ScrumMaster Course instructor based on case study examples and experiences managing Agile projects and coaching Scrum teams.
You Will Be Able to Answer Questions
What are some good prioritization techniques for a Product Owner?
What are effective ways to work with customers and stakeholders?
What are the potential cost benefits of using Scrum?
Who should be Product Owner?
Is the Product Owner a Full Time Job?
How do I build a vision for my project?
What are user stories and why do I care?
And more...
What People are Saying
"Though I knew much of the material, this reinforced the NEED to review and reflect with more knowledgeable people"
"Enjoyed the examples from real life"
"Best I've attended"
"Really liked the exercises and found Scrum to be inspiring"
"Really liked the pragmatic no BS presentation style. Greatly appreciated the messages and focus on the human factor side of Scrum"
"Great course, very good teaching, will recommend to my peers"
"This was a great course, and I am super excited to implement"
Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.
Development Units (PMI PDUs and Scrum Alliance SEU's)
CSMs: You can receive 16 Scrum Alliance SEUs for this course which can be applied towards the 70 required to be a CSP. Read more at ScrumAlliance.org
PMPs: You can receive 15 PMI PDUs for this course which can be applied towards the 21 required to be a ACT. To learn more on how to maintain your PMI PMP (or other) credential, please visit this link on PMI.org. Mitch Lacey & Associates is a PMI Registered Educational Provider, provider ID 3383.
SEUs: This course qualifies as 15 Scrum Educational Units (SEUs) toward the 70 required to become a CSP.
About your Instructor - Mitch Lacey, PMP, ACP
Mitch Lacey is an agile practitioner and trainer. Mitch has been managing projects for over fifteen years & is credited with many plan-driven & agile projects. He is the author of “The Scrum Field Guide”, a book targeting teams adopting Agile and Scrum practices.
Mitch honed his agile skills at Microsoft Corporation, where he successfully released core enterprise services for Windows Live. Mitch’s first agile team at Microsoft was coached by Ward Cunningham, Jim Newkirk & David Anderson.
While at Microsoft, he transitioned from Program Manager to Agile Coach, working hand-in-hand with groups throughout their transition to Agile practices. After Microsoft, Mitch was the Agile Practice Manager at Ascentium Corporation where he practiced agility on the projects he ran every day while coaching customers on agile practices and lessons on agile adoption worldwide.
As a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP®), Mitch shares his experience in project and client management through Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum courses, agile coaching engagements, conference presentations, blogs & white papers.
He has published many papers including “Adventures in Promiscuous Pairing”, “Transitioning to Agile: Key Lessons Learned in the Field”, “The Impacts of Poor Estimating - & How to Fix It”, a variety of papers for Microsoft and “Immersive Interviewing - Building Great Agile Software Teams”.
He has keynoted and presented at a variety of conferences including the Agile Alliance “Agile” conference, the Better Software Conference, the SQE Agile Development Practices conference, Microsoft TechEd, Microsoft ALM Forum, Scrum Alliance User Groups in South Africa, China, Vietnam and more. He has managed tracks for the Agile conference between 2008 and 2015 and was the conference chair for Agile 2012 and Agile 2014.
Mitch has served on the Board of Directors for the Agile Alliance (2011-2012) and the Scrum Alliance (2010-2011, 2014).
Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.
Agenda
In order to be eligible to earn your CSPO certification, you must participate in the course and be available for the live discussion exercises. Further, you must complete the three-four hours of self-study videos prior to class.
Live class attendance via Zoom
During these sessions, there will be live discussions and group exercises facilitated by your instructor via Zoom. Zoom is an easy to use online meeting and video conferencing software and you’ll receive full instructions about how to join your online class after you register.
Self-Study
Before your live class, you will receive some videos to watch. You will need to watch those videos before you attend the live class, so you are prepared to discuss them. The course format consists of multiple lecture topics, group exercises and group discussion. Ample time will be devoted to analysis of the “real-world” industry experiences of the ScrumMaster Course instructor based on case study examples and his experience managing Agile projects and coaching Scrum teams.
What you get:
Lifetime access to the course materials
Access to take the Scrum Alliance ScrumMaster, multiple-choice online certification exam
2-year membership with the Scrum Alliance with additional member-only Scrum Master materials available to you
15 PDUs and 16 SEUs
Risk-Free Guarantee
We offer a risk-free guarantee. On completion of the course, with full participation in the required live sessions and submitted assignments, if you don’t feel it’s been valuable we’ll happily issue a refund.
This course is ideal for product managers, analysts, testers, and others who represent and are expected to understand the desires of users and customers on agile projects. You will leave with solid knowledge of how and why Scrum works and of your role on the project. Through practical, hands-on exercises and small-group discussion, you will leave prepared to guide a Scrum team to success.
Reviews
4.91out of 5.0 stars
(66 ratings)
This was a great interactive course that really helped me to change my way of thinking. The collaboration and discussion with the other participants was extremely helpful as well.
If you are looking for high quality, engaging instruction, look no further. Mitch Lacey's materials are top notch, the content is applicable in the real world, and there are plenty of opportunities to ask questions along the way. I highly recommend Mitch as an instructor both in person and online for expert-level personalized instruction.
I completed my CSPO course with Mr. Lacey, and I liked his overall approach. He respected the schedule, kept the material moving, and explained each topic with clear, practical examples. He answered every question I had and used real world examples to make the concepts easier to digest. Coming from a software developer background, I felt he covered the areas I was most curious about.
It was a well run course, and I will be choosing Mitch again for future certifications.
Excellent course taught by a professional
Excellent Product, very good teaching and hands on training …
Very excellent teacher
Great content and Great teaching.
Informative, to the point, uses real life examples, breakout sessions and group work help drive discussions
I liked that we did a lot of group work and we had good conversations in the group and with Mitch.
I missed that we did not talk about large scale projects with high complexity and multiple dependencies between the scrum teams
(66 ratings)
Mon Apr 20 - 21, 2026
3:30 PM CUT