The perspective of approaching problem and solutions were eye openers. Clarity of role of Scrum/ PO and the responsibilities/tasks they perform .
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I am so glad I chose Anil as my instructor. He is very passionate and has real world experience. Plus he has some good tips for AI thats unique to his class. 10/10
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Anil was an excellent Orator, great course material, and very energetic!
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I had an excellent experience with my Certified Scrum Product Owner training with Anil. He was an amazing trainer knowledgeable, thorough, and incredibly engaging throughout the entire course. What stood out most was Anil’s learning by doing approach. The interactive exercises and real world examples made the concepts easier to understand and helped connect the material to practical situations. His ability to create an engaging learning environment made the training both valuable and enjoyable.
I highly recommend Anil to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, engaging, and effective CSPO trainer!
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Anil does a great job with hands on activities, explanation and context to follow to understand the roles and actions of a Product Owner. He is a great instructor for this and has broad knowledge and experience in this field.
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I took the CSPO® training (2 days) with Anil Jaising, who made the class super interactive and fun with real-life scenarios, examples, and ran the training itself like a 2-day sprint, taking us through the entire lifecycle of a product from conceptualization to even a delivery pitch. The use of Miro board for collaboration was excellent. Additional resources like the workbook and links to articles, videos and books for self-learning were truly very valuable. I absolutely loved that he genuinely cares about creating value in our lives, which is why he said he'll always be available for a chat to provide guidance/advice/help, FOR LIFE!
For anyone wondering if the 2-day course is going to be too much for you, there are 10-minute breaks at the end of every hour, and a long (45-60 minute) break for lunch in the middle which made the training quite breezy and kept us fresh throughout. I would highly recommend training with Anil Jaising (Concepts & Beyond)!
Review
Anil is a very hands-on instructor. He gave real life examples based on his extensive experience. I am referring all my co-workers to his courses.
Review
I really enjoyed this course! The material was engaging, interactive, and well organized. Even though it was a full 16 hours over two days, Anil provided plenty of breaks, listened to our feedback, and made the time go by quickly. He did a great job making sure we were engaged and set up for success throughout the course.
Review
Anil’s CSPO class was highly interactive, engaging, and genuinely enjoyable. Instead of simply going through slides, he used active-learning methods such as different tools, virtual teamwork, hands-on exercises, and real-time discussions. This approach kept us involved throughout the class and made the concepts much easier to understand and apply.
What stood out most was how the teaching style encouraged us to think on our feet, ask critical questions, and better understand the “why” behind Product Ownership and Scrum—not just memorize concepts.
An added bonus was Anil’s ability to share his own professional experiences, practical knowledge, and wisdom. He consistently connected the material to real workplace situations, which made the learning much more relevant and useful.
Overall, it was an excellent learning experience that not only helped me better understand the Product Owner role but also gave me insights that can make me a stronger overall professional. Highly recommended!
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Certified Scrum Product Owner®
Taught by: Anil Jaising
Concepts & Beyond Inc.
Enroll with Confidence Class isGUARANTEED TO RUN RELATABLE style. Every product owner is now an AI product owner. Embark on a transformation journey brainstorming a product to working prototype in 16 hours using AI-powered workflows. Full CSPO curriculum, taught hands-on by a NYU Instructor.
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Product Owners - Delivering Business Outcomes with AI
Delivering value is more than 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.
This course covers everything the Scrum Alliance requires for your CSPO certification. Product vision, stakeholder management, backlog refinement, release planning, the full curriculum. Over four sessions, you'll move from customer discovery to validated opportunity to working prototype on a shared visual canvas where each stage feeds the next. You'll generate PRDs, technical requirements, prototypes, and a stakeholder deck as you go. Not as homework. During class, as a natural byproduct of doing the work. You'll leave certified. You'll also leave with artifacts you built and a repeatable workflow you can bring back to your team the following week.
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."
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Learn the Nuts & Bolts of Great Product Ownership
A truly powerful Product Owner skillset includes the ability to:
Facilitate and negotiate with stakeholders (even the difficult ones!).
Translate customer needs into actionable requirements in the product backlog.
Support development teams through planning, development, and release cycles.
Ensure frequent feedback loops between teams and stakeholders.
Manage expectations from product vision to release.
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.
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:
TrustScore 4.9
"I took the CSPO course with Concepts & Beyond Inc, and I must say it was an outstanding learning experience from start to finish. The entire journey was incredibly engaging, and I wanted to take a moment to share my positive feedback.The course content was not only comprehensive but also presented in a way that kept everyone very engaged throughout. Practical exercises with real life scenarios helped me get a deeper understanding of the concepts and how to apply them. Moreover, the instructor Anil, demonstrated a deep knowledge of SCRUM and the Product Owner role. He was very responsive to questions, provided constructive feedback, and created a supportive learning environment that fostered collaboration among participants. Thank you Anil, for exceeding my expectations and providing me with a valuable educational experience!" -- Odalys Jordan
"Very insightful class. I am relatively new to some of the PO concepts and this class helped clarify things I had questions on. The interactive way it is taught is both fun and a great way to apply course concepts. I feel I gained tremendous knowledge from this course! " -- Chad
"I had an opportunity to go through a CSPO training with them. It was really good course and the trainer covered all the aspect of a PO’s journey. It gave me confidence of taking another scrum related course and the knowlede I carried was so helpful. The one and only feedback I have is that I struggled to keep track of the way course is going to run and then later I caught up with it. It may be helpful to have short video on to give an intro for students like me. If another course is offered and is relevant to me then I will surely take it with concept and beyond... " -- Asad Baig
"If you truly want to learn practical skills to become a product owner, this is the class for you. This class goes beyond making students sit through slides they will not remember the next day. This is an active learning experience focused on giving students practical experience through various case studies and activities. Not only is this a more enjoyable way to learn but also a great way to get the context and practical experience needed to grasp the concepts behind your certification." --Frank K
Two-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, the largest, most established and influential professional membership and certification organization in the Agile community
16 PMI PDUs for PMPs
16 of the 21 contact hours needed for a PMI-ACP credential
16 Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
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."
Your Instructor: Anil Jaising
Anil helps executives and product leaders change how they lead when their organizations outgrow the old playbook. He's a Certified Scrum Trainer, Adjunct Faculty at NYU’s graduate program of Project Management where he teaches Leading Global Organizations, and Co-founder of Concepts & Beyond, where he trains and coaches leaders to build products customers love.
Anil shipped his first award-winning product in 1994 - a messaging system that won Best Open Systems Award. Over three decades, he's led product and leadership transformations at JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Citibank.
His leadership coaching work at Concepts & Beyond includes leading a cloud transformation across 250 complex workloads that saved one of the world's largest banks over $100 million by building a network of cloud champions who drove adoption peer-to-peer rather than through mandate. At MarketAxess, he helped restructur a 100-person Product Management division from scratch so that PMs report directly to the CEO enhancing the voice of the customer. At Alkami, he coached an SVP of Technology and 50+ Product Managers through a testing transformation that cut production incidents and escape defects by helping create a vision, use emotional intelligence to listen to challenges and motivate the organizaiton to deliver quality products at a rapid pace. At Wesco he helped the Senior Director grow the digital team and stood up 50+ agile and DevOps teams. Helped train and coach global digital teams of 2000+ people rapidly deliver quality products and dramatically improve customer satisfaction
He's delivered over 1000 public CSM, CSPO, A-CSPO and CAL-1 cohorts to Fortune 500 leaders and guided hundreds of teams through Agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery adoption at scale. Today, through his Product Management Youtube Channel, Satellite Strategy newsletter, and training courses, Anil focuses on practical AI applications for product managers and product leaders who want to cut through the hype and build products that make a lasting impact.
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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. 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.
What do I need to bring to class? You'll need a computer with microphone, camera & speakers. Use [https://fast.com](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]
This course is based on modern adult instructional methods to facilitate learning, create a fun and productive environment, and mature a deeper understanding of the concepts. You will experience an interactive experience, enjoy the learning, and have fun in the process.
We use zero slides. The whole class is based on interactive exercises, simulations, and class discussions. The instructor explains key concepts and brings in real-life stories, and participants learn from applying the concepts and from sharing with each other. We incorporate liberating structures and innovation games into the exercises. You will experience these useful frameworks that you can use spark innovation and collaboration with your team members.
This class is delivered online (virtual class) with a live CST instructor as facilitator for the entire course. We use Zoom as video conference platform, and a few other tools (Miro, Socrative, etc.) to do exercises, take quizzes, and learn new tools for colaboration with teams.
Product Vision – A clear, shared vision is crucial for successful Scrum and Agile teams. We’ll walk through techniques to help unify your team, stakeholders, and customers around the right vision for your product or service.
Prune the Product Tree – Roadmaps are an important link between Product Vision and the Product Backlog. Unfortunately, many roadmaps are not much more than a slide with dates and bullet pointed features, which doesn’t provide any context. Learn how to use the Prune the Product Tree, an Innovation Game®, to collaborate with customers to build a real roadmap.
Product Backlog Basics – Learn the simple rules associated with a Product Backlog as well as a set of key practices for using a Product Backlog to develop consensus among the stakeholders on what will be delivered. Other topics we cover include:
Writing User Stories
Acceptance Criteria
Vertically Slicing User Stories
Product Backlog Refinement
Ordering the Product Backlog – The core of the Product Owner’s job is to order and prioritize among the many great things we could do and help the Development Team focus only on what is most important. Many traditional prioritization techniques are too slow for most Scrum Teams, so many Product Owners order the Product Backlog solely on intuition or by responding to the currently squeaky wheel. Learn a prioritization framework that helps you visualize the relative importance of your customer segments, internal & external stakeholders, corporate strategy, and maintain clean code.
Agile Release Planning – Believe it or not, we’ve heard many times the misinformed statement: “We’re Agile, so we don’t really plan.” Not only is this inconsistent with the Agile Manifesto, it is usually just bad business. In our experience, the best Scrum teams create a plan and expect it to change as work begins!
Learn the nuts and bolts of managing stakeholder expectations with an Agile release plan
Learn how and when to it makes sense to update the release plan
Working in Sprints – the Product Owner role doesn’t end once the Product Backlog is ready for Sprint Planning. Your team will be most effective if you are available during the Sprint to provide feedback at key points.
Learn how the Product Owner works with Development Teams during the Sprint
Explore best practices in balancing time among the Development Team, stakeholders, and customers
Scrum Product Owners, Agile Product Managers, Kanban Service Request Managers, or any individuals wanting to better understand and embrace the role that business and customers play in driving product development for Scrum and Agile teams. Such individuals might include:
Managers, Directors and VPs of Product Management
Product Managers at all levels of their career
Business Analysts
Functional Managers
Project Sponsors
IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of Scrum is assumed. For example, participants should read one of the Scrum introduction books or other find another means of self-study. Previous experience on a Scrum team is desirable.
Commitements:
Something to know: About 20% of all public CSMs & CSPOs have more than 40 people enrolled. That's not us.
Our workshops are designed to be interactive in nature. There are breakout exercises roughly every 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 16. 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 the tips, techniques, and frameworks into practice.
Reviews
4.97out of 5.0 stars
(149 ratings)
The perspective of approaching problem and solutions were eye openers. Clarity of role of Scrum/ PO and the responsibilities/tasks they perform .
I am so glad I chose Anil as my instructor. He is very passionate and has real world experience. Plus he has some good tips for AI thats unique to his class. 10/10
Anil was an excellent Orator, great course material, and very energetic!
I had an excellent experience with my Certified Scrum Product Owner training with Anil. He was an amazing trainer knowledgeable, thorough, and incredibly engaging throughout the entire course. What stood out most was Anil’s learning by doing approach. The interactive exercises and real world examples made the concepts easier to understand and helped connect the material to practical situations. His ability to create an engaging learning environment made the training both valuable and enjoyable.
I highly recommend Anil to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, engaging, and effective CSPO trainer!
Anil does a great job with hands on activities, explanation and context to follow to understand the roles and actions of a Product Owner. He is a great instructor for this and has broad knowledge and experience in this field.
I took the CSPO® training (2 days) with Anil Jaising, who made the class super interactive and fun with real-life scenarios, examples, and ran the training itself like a 2-day sprint, taking us through the entire lifecycle of a product from conceptualization to even a delivery pitch. The use of Miro board for collaboration was excellent. Additional resources like the workbook and links to articles, videos and books for self-learning were truly very valuable. I absolutely loved that he genuinely cares about creating value in our lives, which is why he said he'll always be available for a chat to provide guidance/advice/help, FOR LIFE!
For anyone wondering if the 2-day course is going to be too much for you, there are 10-minute breaks at the end of every hour, and a long (45-60 minute) break for lunch in the middle which made the training quite breezy and kept us fresh throughout. I would highly recommend training with Anil Jaising (Concepts & Beyond)!
Anil is a very hands-on instructor. He gave real life examples based on his extensive experience. I am referring all my co-workers to his courses.
I really enjoyed this course! The material was engaging, interactive, and well organized. Even though it was a full 16 hours over two days, Anil provided plenty of breaks, listened to our feedback, and made the time go by quickly. He did a great job making sure we were engaged and set up for success throughout the course.
Anil’s CSPO class was highly interactive, engaging, and genuinely enjoyable. Instead of simply going through slides, he used active-learning methods such as different tools, virtual teamwork, hands-on exercises, and real-time discussions. This approach kept us involved throughout the class and made the concepts much easier to understand and apply.
What stood out most was how the teaching style encouraged us to think on our feet, ask critical questions, and better understand the “why” behind Product Ownership and Scrum—not just memorize concepts.
An added bonus was Anil’s ability to share his own professional experiences, practical knowledge, and wisdom. He consistently connected the material to real workplace situations, which made the learning much more relevant and useful.
Overall, it was an excellent learning experience that not only helped me better understand the Product Owner role but also gave me insights that can make me a stronger overall professional. Highly recommended!
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