Mitch did a great job presenting the concepts while drawing on his personal experiences. It helps me bring the material into practical use.
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Mitch Lacey runs a top-tier Scrum course. He has a unique ability to make the material fun and engaging through banter and real-world scenarios while ensuring every student feels welcome to participate.
As someone currently navigating a career evolution, this course was exactly what I needed to refocus on my core interests in the tech space. It’s rare to find a professional certification course that is both this much fun and this practically useful. I feel fully prepared to lead my upcoming Agile sessions with confidence. Highly recommended!
Review
Great examples of how to help the organization prioritize work and navigate conflict.
Review
My CSPO certification with Mitch Lacey was an excellent introduction to the Scrum Alliance. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but Mitch’s professional yet approachable. He took the time to address every question I had and ensured that the concepts were easy to digest and actionable.
Review
Very interactive class with real applications and thoughtful exercises that brought the scrum philosophy and methodology to life!
Review
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.
Review
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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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.
Do you want to be a kick-ass Product Owner? If yes, this is the class for you. If no, you'll still walk away with more skills and tools than with any other class.
My name is Mitch Lacey, and I have been doing this crazy Scrum and Agile stuff for over 20 years. The vast majority of my time, still to this day, remains being an active Product Owner on projects.
I will give you the tools needed to help your projects be a what is meant, versus what was asked for. I will teach you how to align your stakeholders and get them writing user and job stories.
I will teach you how to prioritize and manage communications between the business and the teams.
Lastly, I will give you insight into a lot of my mistakes over the years so you hopefully don't have to repeat them, and instead get on with being successful.
What You Get
Mitch Lacey
Others
Scrum Essential Video Course (€50 value)
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Lifetime Access to Online Videos and Learning Materials (Priceless)
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100% Money-Back Satisfaction Guarantee (Peace of Mind)
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16 PDU's towards PMI Certifications, 16 SEU's towards Scrum Alliance Certifications
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A PDF, color copy of all course and exercise materials
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Two Year (2) Membership to the Scrum Alliance (€100 value)
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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 optional recorded video to watch before the course, allowing for interactive and engaging live sessions, free of put-you-to-sleep lecture (it will really benefit you to watch the content).
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 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.
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
4.92out of 5.0 stars
(72 ratings)
Excellent!
Mitch did a great job presenting the concepts while drawing on his personal experiences. It helps me bring the material into practical use.
Mitch Lacey runs a top-tier Scrum course. He has a unique ability to make the material fun and engaging through banter and real-world scenarios while ensuring every student feels welcome to participate.
As someone currently navigating a career evolution, this course was exactly what I needed to refocus on my core interests in the tech space. It’s rare to find a professional certification course that is both this much fun and this practically useful. I feel fully prepared to lead my upcoming Agile sessions with confidence. Highly recommended!
Great examples of how to help the organization prioritize work and navigate conflict.
My CSPO certification with Mitch Lacey was an excellent introduction to the Scrum Alliance. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but Mitch’s professional yet approachable. He took the time to address every question I had and ensured that the concepts were easy to digest and actionable.
Very interactive class with real applications and thoughtful exercises that brought the scrum philosophy and methodology to life!
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.
(72 ratings)
