Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Training in Herndon, VA

NextUp’s Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) training is a two-day course that provides an understanding of how Scrum transforms concepts and goals into a product backlog, user stories, and ultimately, product value. Discover how to juggle stakeholder demands, get hands-on practice developing product goals, and learn how to understand your customers better. This highly interactive class delves into creating requirements in an Agile environment, implementing effective backlog prioritization, long-term and short-term planning, and providing vision.

As we welcome students back to in-person training, NextUp is committed to providing a safe environment to ensure the best learning experience possible. As such, all students participating in in-person training must either be vaccinated or wear a face mask consistent with CDC guidelines throughout training. Proof of vaccination will be required which includes your physical vaccination card or a photo of the card. Masks are optional for students who are fully vaccinated.

All live training venues meet strict sanitation standards, including rigorous cleaning protocols completed with increased frequency. Furniture has also been arranged to allow additional space for social distancing as needed.

The state of the world requires us to be more Agile than ever. NextUp will provide confirmation of all in-person trainings proceeding no less than one week prior to the class date. Should class be canceled for any reason, students will have the option to receive a refund, transfer to virtual training, or redeem their class for another in-person training at a later date.

This course begins with an overview of the Agile and Scrum frameworks. From there, the curriculum dives into:

• What a Product Owner does and essential skills
• How to define a product goal and deliver tangible value
• Understanding product roadmaps, and product backlogs
• Creating user stories and Agile specifications
• Techniques for prioritization and backlog refinement

Upon successful completion of CSPO training, students will be credentialed as Certified Scrum Product Owners.

This course is ideal for Product Owners, business analysts, testers, project managers, and anyone involved with requirements, prioritization, gathering needs, and product management in dynamic environments. Anyone who enjoys or wants to become more familiar with the business side of projects can benefit from becoming a Certified Scrum Product Owner.

• The average annual Product Owner salary is $105, 411 according to ZipRecruiter.
• A projected 24% annual job growth for Product Owners.
• Access resources designed to help you succeed long after the class is done.
• Claim 16  Scrum Alliance Scrum Education Units (SEUs).
• Claim 14 Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs).

• Two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance
• Digital copies of all class materials and templates
• Dedicated customer support and scheduling flexibility
• Access to NextUp’s original content like blogs and webinars as well as trainer office hours

The class will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Courtyard Dulles Herndon/Reston at 533 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, VA 20170. On-site complimentary parking will be available.

Richard Cheng is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a renowned Agile expert. He has presented keynote talks at conferences and events around the globe and has authored publications on Agile and product management. Richard has extensive experience working with the federal government, large companies, small startups, nonprofit organizations, and associations. In addition to being one of the few Certified Scrum Trainers (CST) accredited by the Scrum Alliance, Richard is also a Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT), Certified Scrum Foundations Educator, Path to Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Educator, Certified LeSS Practitioner, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and a Training from the Back of the Room certified instructor.

Students submitting cancellation requests 10 business days or more prior to the start of the course are entitled to a full refund. Students submitting cancellation requests less than 10 business days prior to the start of the course will be offered a credit toward a future NextUp Solutions course of equivalent value, or a refund less a processing fee of $100. Should the organizer cancel the course for any reason, each registered student will be issued a full refund.

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