EPiC Product Owner ICP-APO

Who’s responsible in your organisation for creating a product and taking it through to market? If this sounds like you, or you play a role in making this happen, our Product Owner course is for you!

Description

This highly interactive, ICAgile-accredited training course is designed to equip Product Owners with the practical skills needed to drive real value in complex enterprises. Going beyond the fundamentals of Agile Product Owners, this course integrates Product Management principles, value-driven decision-making, AI tools, and enterprise agility concepts to help participants feel confident to make decisions and lead value creation throughout the full product lifecycle. The course also prepares interested students to sit for the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO1) exam.

 


Learning Objectives

  • Apply business value-driven prioritisation techniques and customer-centric approaches to maximise impact

  • Be a servant-leader to your team and effectively manage key stakeholder relationships

  • Create and maintain a powerful product strategy, roadmap, and backlog 

  • Use AI Tools synthesise information, create key artefacts, improve decision making, and expedite delivery

  • Practice applying your skills in real-world scenarios 

Course Outline

  • Agile Product Ownership & Lifecycle Management – roles & responsibilities from vision to delivery

  • Value-Driven decision making – Prioritisation models, MVP/MMP, maximizing business value

  • Backlog Management – Structuring work, story mapping, prioritisation, estimation techniques, decomposition

  • Effective Planning – Inceptions, Roadmaps, trade-offs, Stakeholder management

  • Execution & Success Metrics - Release management, Definition of Ready/ Done, Metrics that matter, “Sprint” responsibilities

Who is this course for?

Product Owners, Business Analysts, Agile Coaches, Delivery Leads

FAQs

Is this a certification course?

To obtain the ICP-APO certification attendees are required to demonstrate knowledge, skills and mindset of an Agile Product Owner while attending the course. Attendees are assessed through a combination of exercises, in-class activities and overall application of learning outcomes during the course.

 

Is there an exam? 

For the ICP-APO certification there is no exam.

For those that purchase the PSPO-1 certification with Scrum.Org (additional cost) there is an exam.

 

Do you offer this course in-house?

Yes, this course can be delivered in-house for your teams – please contact us for more information.

 

Who can attend this training course? 

This Product Owner course is for anyone already in a Product Owner role, or looking to become a Product Owner. Business Analysts, Project Managers and anyone with an interest in how Product Owners work in a scrum environment will benefit from attending this course. 

 

Do I need to complete any training courses prior to undertaking the Product Owner Certification course? 

It is not essential to have completed previous training courses prior to attending this workshop, however a strong knowledge of Agile / experience working in Agile environments is recommended.

 

Is this course facilitator-led?

Yes, this is a facilitator-led virtual / In-person workshop. You will be able to ask questions, engage with peers and put into practice your learnings during breakouts and group sessions. 

 

Why should I attend this course? 

You will become better at:

  • Using customer profiles and loop practices to ensure your product is a success

  • Delivering outcomes rather than outputs

 

Can I claim PMI PDU’s as part of attending this course?

Attendees may be eligible to apply for PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI), please contact us at training@epicagile.com.au for details.

 

Certifications

This is an IC Agile accredited course, with attendees gaining access to the iCAgile ICP-APO certification.

Attendees will receive the ICP-APO certification from iCAgile upon successful completion of this course.

Attendees can get one exam attempt for Scrum.Org PSPO-1 certification at an additional cost.

 

          

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