Certified Product OwnerTraining - Feb 17-20, 2025

In today's dynamic business environment, delivering short-term results is no longer enough. 

Successful organizations must create sustainable value. This means developing products or services that meet customers' needs while driving long-term business growth. It must also be done while developing organizations that can maintain a sustainable pace of innovation. As the Product Owner, you are pivotal in steering the Scrum Team towards delivering products that create lasting value. Join us for this hands-on, engaging Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO®) workshop and gain the skills you need to excel in this crucial role.

This hands-on, engaging Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO®) workshop will equip you with the mindset, skillset, and toolset to excel as a Product Owner. You'll learn how to maximize sustainable value, optimize product planning, manage stakeholders, and guide your Scrum Team to success. Drawing on the works of thought leaders like Marty Cagan, Alex Osterwalder, and Luke Hohmann, we'll dive deep into the Gorilla Coach Scrumdamentals - the core principles for creating sustainable value with Scrum.

Through a dynamic mix of interactive exercises, real-world examples, and practical applications, you'll gain the confidence to:

• Define and communicate a vision for sustainable product value
• Identify and validate customer needs to ensure long-term product success
• Prioritize and manage the Product Backlog for maximum value delivery
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders and the Scrum Team to align on value
• Measure value and optimize the product delivery flow for continuous improvement
• Avoid common pitfalls and anti-patterns that undermine sustainable value

3.5 Hour Sessions

Feb 17: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm PT / 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Feb 18: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm PT / 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Feb 19: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm PT / 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Feb 20: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm PT / 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

All sessions include a 10-minute break every hour. 

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"I attended the Certified Scrum Product Owner training facilitated by Joel Bancroft-Connors. Joel delivered an exceptional course that was very detailed and highly collaborative. He does a phenomenal job of keeping everyone engaged with a series of group exercises that assist with putting the knowledge received into practice." Joy White

"Just completed the Certified Scrum Product Owner training which is my second class with The Gorilla Coach. Joel does a great job of keeping me engaged for two whole days. I took copious notes and I cannot wait to start sharing new ideas in our organization." - Michael Fontana

"Overall course experience was great and well thought through. I had a comprehensive email before so I knew what to except with reading material, tools, and links. My instructor Joel was engaging, cracked jokes, and took an interest in us as students even though the course is only two days. 8hrs is long but the way to course is structured with breaks, activities, and games it's so doable!" - Akua

"I took this course with Joel Bancroft-Connors. He is excellent and knowledgeable trainer. His class was very fun and engaging and I learned a lot. I would take another course from him." - Slawomir Dmoch

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This workshop includes:

• Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO® certification fee
• A 2-year membership in the world's leading Agile community - The Scrum Alliance
• Have a CSM? It automatically renews on completing this course 
• 14 PMI PDUs for your PMP
• 14 contact hours needed for the PMI-ACP credential

Whether you're a Product Manager, Business Analyst, new to Product Ownership, or a Scrum Master seeking to support your Product Owner, you'll walk away with a powerful toolkit and techniques to implement immediately to create sustainable value.

Meet the Gorilla Coach, Joel Bancroft-Connors

Known as "The Gorilla Coach," Joel is a tech industry veteran passionate about driving success through Agile methodologies. With over three decades of experience and a track record of transforming organizations, Joel gives teams the agency to deliver exceptional results.

As a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and Certified Team Coach (CTC), Joel has trained thousands of individuals, tackling the "Gorilla in the Room" - the unspoken challenges hindering success. His unique perspective, gained from leadership roles at EMC, VMware, and AOL, enables him to guide organizations through the complexities of Agile adoptions.

Join Joel Bancroft-Connors, The Gorilla Coach, to learn the essentials of excellent product ownership and take your skills to the next level. Discover how to leverage Scrum to drive better product decisions, deliver more customer value, and enable true business agility.

and become the Product Owner your organization needs to create sustainable value and thrive in an ever-changing world. Unleash the power of Scrum for unbeatable results!

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