Bernie is a fantastic teacher and mentor. He always takes time to make each participant feel welcome and that they are getting the most bang for their buck. This is my second time taking his course and I still felt like I was learning a ton. I look forward to taking more courses from Bernie!
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Great pace. Loved the exercises and breakouts.
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Engaging, informative, and responsive.
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Bernie's course was fantastic! He was entertaining, knowledgeable and full of valuable information. He has the course organized in such a way that offers real examples so you can apply what you have learned. It helps to reinforce all the techniques and aspects of Scrum. I would highly recommend this class to everyone!
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Bernie was great and I loved the engagement activities will definitely will take him for future certifications
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I had spent a few weeks trying to find a teacher that seemed to enjoy teaching this course, had a well planned schedule and was personable. I came across Bernie's course and watched the video on the page and was sold. Bernie was kind, personable and the class was very engaging. As someone with a short attention span I was able to stay on course the entire program. I learned a lot as someone who has not worked in this field and feel confident enough with knowledge learned to move into this career pivot.
Shian L.
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I couldn’t be more impressed. Bernie’s teaching style is incredibly engaging and interactive — he made complex concepts easy to grasp and encouraged participation throughout the sessions.
The real-world examples, group activities, and open discussions created a dynamic learning environment where I not only absorbed the material but also gained practical insights I can apply right away.
Thanks to Bernie, I walked away with a solid understanding of the Product Owner role and a renewed excitement for Agile practices. Highly recommend his class to anyone looking to level up their Agile knowledge!
Thanks
Vishal Arora
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Having taken 3 Scrum classes from different vendors, this was my favorite. Bernie was well organized, used scrum to teach scrum, and kept the class engaged through the entire time. If I take another Scrum class, I will look at his classes first.
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I recently attended a CSPO Course taught by Bernie Maloney, and it was an outstanding experience. Bernie is an engaging and knowledgeable instructor with a wealth of practical experience. His interactive teaching style makes complex concepts easy to grasp and apply.
The course was well-structured and covered all the essentials of the Certified Scrum Product Owner role. Bernie used real-world examples and interactive exercises that kept us engaged and allowed us to practice collaboratively.
Bernie encouraged participation and welcomed questions from everyone, making the learning both informative and enjoyable.
I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to deepen their understanding of Scrum and the Product Owner role. Bernie’s expertise and teaching approach make it invaluable for both beginners and seasoned professionals.
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Really interresting and usefull course, and more than that i'm really happy to choose Bernie Maloney course !! course as been done with clarity, good real life usecases and exemples and really good and fun team exercices. if i need to do other scrum certifications i will choose Bernie Maloney again for sure.
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Certified Scrum Product Owner®
Taught by: Bernie Maloney
RELATABLE style, REALITY BASED content. HALF DAYS. Sample video + reviews below. Get well BEYOND SW with a Stanford CSP Instructor. CREATE twice the VALUE and CUT STRESS by half. Fuel your ability to THRIVE in change.
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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."
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. You'll find the engaging and impactful sessions turn complex topics into easy to understand concepts and techniques, leaving participants eager for more.
BONUS TOPICS (time permitting) span:
AI Literacy for Product Managers
Conflict Mitigation
Value Estimation
Budgeting
Influencing Stakeholders and Groups
...and more!
Something else to know: about 20% of workshops from other trainers have more than 40 people enrolled. That's not our style.Our public class enrollments are generally below half that size. This helps you get rich feedback and interaction from other participants and your trainer.
Workshop Hours:
4h Sessions
4 Aug: 3 - 7p ET / Noon - 4p PT
5 Aug: 3 - 7p ET / Noon - 4p PT
6 Aug: 3 - 7p ET / Noon - 4p PT
7 Aug: 3 - 7p ET / Noon - 4p PT
All sessions include breaks of about 10 minutes each hour. Whole day sessions also include a mid-class break of about 45 minutes.
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Schedule doesn't fit? See this link for other dates / times.
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:
"Bernie made this class fun and entertaining. The class flew by everyday. In my situation, I came from an HR background and ZERO scrum experience. Bernie was excellent about relating the class to me in ways that I would better understand what he was teaching." -- Cara Consadine
"This class is worth EVERY PENNY! Bernie is a great instructor that keeps the class entertaining but also provides useful application for real world scenarios." -- Jascelyn Gause
"Multi hour sessions are undeniably daunting, but within the first 15 minutes I was interacting, laughing, and learning. ... I can feel myself using some of the techniques of your flavorful delivery with my team already - and it's making a difference." -- Craig Cochran
"If you're taking this course, "you're in the right place"... Thank you for providing a safe environment to learn new skills. It's crazy how a good teacher can help you learn new things without making it feel like a chore. Take this course, you won't be disappointed." -- Christina Monti
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
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."
Meet Bernie, Your Instructor:
Bernie's career started with a flash and a bang. Literally. His first position was designing devices that protect telephone networks from lightning strikes. A few career pivots later, he had a flash of insight: it was possible to tap into latent potential in every person, every team, and every organization.
The teams he’s worked with have grown businesses to beyond $100 million, delivering products from consumer electronics to network infrastructure to services & payments at firms including TiVo, Cisco, Wells Fargo and more. He consults and teaches workshops including Agile Product Development and Agile Leadership at Stanford Continuing Studies.
As an Agile Leadership Coach, Bernie helps clients achieve performance breakthroughs with their teams, their organizations and themselves. More, he believes that Accelerating Genius℠ is possible in every person and business, and leads both to outrageous effectiveness, and a whole lot more fun.
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. Because Scrum Alliance requires 16 hours of instruction, 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.
Can I Make Up Missed Material by Attending Part of Another Workshop? No. Amongst other factors, each class moves through the material at different paces. This means it's unreliable to predict a clear window where a set of previously missed LOs will be covered. There are further complicating factors in partial attendance. For the smoothest experience for all, you're welcome to make up missed material by attending a future workshop in full at no charge.
What do I need to bring to class? You'll need a computer with microphone, camera & speakers. Use 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].
Topics covered in the Certified Scrum Product Owner® include:
Agile Foundations
The Scrum Framework
The Product Owner and Other Roles
Setting Product Vision and Product Backlog
Discovering Customer Needs and Validating Assumptions
Managing Stakeholders
Product Backlogs
Refining User Stories
Incremental Product Planning
Product Owner Tips
Anyone interested in the business or product aspects of the Scrum framework will benefit from this workshop, including
Product Managers
Business Analysts
Project Stakeholders and Sponsors
Business Leadership (Managers, Directors, Vice Presidents and C-suite execs)
Architects
Development team members
What about Scrum Masters? We find that many successful Scrum Masters and Product Owners form close working relationships and often benefit from participating in both the Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Product Owner courses.
Something to know: about 20% of all public CSMs & CSPOs have more than 40 people enrolled. That's not our style.
Our CSM and CSPO workshops are designed to be interactive in nature. There are breakout exercises roughly each 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 20. 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 what you've learned into practice.
Reviews
4.95 out of 5.0 stars
(214 ratings)
Bernie is a fantastic teacher and mentor. He always takes time to make each participant feel welcome and that they are getting the most bang for their buck. This is my second time taking his course and I still felt like I was learning a ton. I look forward to taking more courses from Bernie!
Great pace. Loved the exercises and breakouts.
Engaging, informative, and responsive.
Bernie's course was fantastic! He was entertaining, knowledgeable and full of valuable information. He has the course organized in such a way that offers real examples so you can apply what you have learned. It helps to reinforce all the techniques and aspects of Scrum. I would highly recommend this class to everyone!
Bernie was great and I loved the engagement activities will definitely will take him for future certifications
I had spent a few weeks trying to find a teacher that seemed to enjoy teaching this course, had a well planned schedule and was personable. I came across Bernie's course and watched the video on the page and was sold. Bernie was kind, personable and the class was very engaging. As someone with a short attention span I was able to stay on course the entire program. I learned a lot as someone who has not worked in this field and feel confident enough with knowledge learned to move into this career pivot.
Shian L.
I couldn’t be more impressed. Bernie’s teaching style is incredibly engaging and interactive — he made complex concepts easy to grasp and encouraged participation throughout the sessions.
The real-world examples, group activities, and open discussions created a dynamic learning environment where I not only absorbed the material but also gained practical insights I can apply right away.
Thanks to Bernie, I walked away with a solid understanding of the Product Owner role and a renewed excitement for Agile practices. Highly recommend his class to anyone looking to level up their Agile knowledge!
Thanks
Vishal Arora
Having taken 3 Scrum classes from different vendors, this was my favorite. Bernie was well organized, used scrum to teach scrum, and kept the class engaged through the entire time. If I take another Scrum class, I will look at his classes first.
I recently attended a CSPO Course taught by Bernie Maloney, and it was an outstanding experience. Bernie is an engaging and knowledgeable instructor with a wealth of practical experience. His interactive teaching style makes complex concepts easy to grasp and apply.
The course was well-structured and covered all the essentials of the Certified Scrum Product Owner role. Bernie used real-world examples and interactive exercises that kept us engaged and allowed us to practice collaboratively.
Bernie encouraged participation and welcomed questions from everyone, making the learning both informative and enjoyable.
I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to deepen their understanding of Scrum and the Product Owner role. Bernie’s expertise and teaching approach make it invaluable for both beginners and seasoned professionals.
Really interresting and usefull course, and more than that i'm really happy to choose Bernie Maloney course !! course as been done with clarity, good real life usecases and exemples and really good and fun team exercices. if i need to do other scrum certifications i will choose Bernie Maloney again for sure.
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