Wondering how to progress after attending a CSPO® course?
If you’re reading this, you’re probably curious what might help you continue improving your skills, abilities and experience.
Some of the most common questions and statements we hear from Product Owners:
- How do I prioritise the competing needs of multiple stakeholders?
- Do I need to be the expert on the product?
- Most Items have dependencies. You don’t understand my product
- The team need to carry over lots of items into the next sprint
- Stakeholders change their mind just as we’ve started the sprint. What do I do?
- I’m busy all the time creating PBIs and acceptance criteria yet the team often miss something important
- I have too many meetings
We’ve developed a programme to address the above challenges, and provide many more skills and abilities besides.
Endorsed by Scrum Alliance®, the Advanced CSPO from Holistic Agility is a significant step towards greater skills, abilities, and experience as a Product Owner. Only the Certified Scrum Professional (CSP®) certification lies beyond.
We have two Master coaches and educators to coach, facilitate and mentor you to attain the Advanced CSPO certificate.
The Advanced level credential provides a guided path through practical competence to highly capable and confident Product Owner.
While most agile roles require a Scrum Alliance® introductory level credential (CSM® or CSPO®), having an Advanced credential will help highlight your experience and capabilities to potential employers and colleagues.
How does the programme work?
The programme is comprised of four sessions, each of two hours duration. There is one session per week.
The programme is also largely experiential, giving the added benefit you are very likely to identify your own individual learning preferences and needs as you progress at your own rate through the programme and participate in the group sessions.
Programme Guides and Coaches
Stuart Turner is the originator of the unique, fun and highly informative (and much copied) Scrum simulation using balloons. One of very few courses that uses a simulation early on the first day, intentionally giving everyone a fidelitous experience of using Scrum and a shared context on which to build. The ordering of events in the course in deliberate, knowing experiential learning permits the deeper lessons and discoveries of the remainder of the course to be better understood, integrated and retained.
Victor is an organisational coach and the founder of Visionary Agility, an professional coaching practice based in Singapore. A Scrum Alliance and Open Leadership Network (OLN) Guide, Victor provides coaching for companies seeking to reinvent themselves and to amplify the talent of their people. This gives them the best chance of excelling in their respective business environments.
Victor serves the Agile Singapore user group as community leader and is also the founder of the Regional Scrum Gathering℠ Singapore conference. He further serves on the Exco of the Malaysian Association of Certified Coaches as Director of Learning & Development
What are some other benefits of becoming an Advanced Product Owner®?
- Deepen your knowledge: Advanced Scrum Product Owner programmes provide an opportunity to deepen your understanding of Scrum and Strategic Product Management. These programs cover advanced topics, techniques, and practices that go beyond the foundational knowledge gained in the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) course. You will learn how to apply Scrum in complex situations, deal with organisational challenges, and enhance your facilitation and coaching skills.
- Stand out in the job market: The Advanced certification demonstrates a higher level of expertise and experience in Scrum. It sets you apart from other Product Owners who may only hold the CSPO certification. Employers often value professionals with advanced certifications as it indicates a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
- Expand career opportunities: The Advanced certification can open doors to new career opportunities. It may qualify you for leadership roles in larger, more significant Products. These roles often come with greater responsibilities and higher earning potential.
- Gain recognition and credibility: The Advanced certification is internationally recognised and respected within the Agile community. It enhances your professional credibility and demonstrates your ability to apply Scrum effectively in real-world scenarios. This recognition can lead to increased trust from stakeholders, team members, and employers.
- Join an exclusive community: Obtaining the Advanced certification grants you membership in an exclusive community of Agile professionals. This community provides networking opportunities, access to resources, and the ability to collaborate with like-minded individuals who are passionate about Agile and Scrum. It enables you to learn from others’ experiences and stay connected to the latest industry trends and practices.
A focus on implementation – The coaching and mentoring programme is designed to build on your foundational knowledge with enhanced skills for the implementation of Scrum and Product Management within your company and teams.
Stand out in your industry – As a member of the Scrum Alliance globally recognised community, you show your employer (or potential employer) your potential as a highly valued professional.
Participating in the programme is as easy as registering and showing up for the weekly calls.
Not yet taken an Advanced CSPO® Course? Register for one of our upcoming programmes: