Product Owner Master Track

A coaching track focused on you and your practice.

Did you complete the basic Product Owner training, and are you developing new products? Then this expert track instantly adds value for you. The track is bespoke for your team and your practice. You obtain a rich collection of tools and best practices, and you apply those tools right away in your specific situation. Learn and get things done at the same time! Experienced trainers help you translate theory into your practice.

The power of the Product Owner

As a Product Owner, you have an influential role in the organization. You ensure that your team focuses on the most valuable activities. Usually, this involves a large budget, so the stakes are high. As a Product Owner, you have the best overview of the landscape of interests. From that position, you can significantly accelerate projects with intelligent decisions. This overview makes Product Ownership an exciting role. The role is also challenging, and you can feel alone in the dynamics of stakes and expectation management. It is hard to know how well you are doing. This track helps you focus on the skills you need to perform as a Product Owner.

Investing in skills pays back quickly.

Investing in skills has a short payback period when your influence is considerable. Skilled Product Owners often create twice as much Return On Investment as beginning Product Owners. They handle budgets and hours of development teams more efficiently. Therefore, investing in the best practices, tools, and thinking frameworks pays dividends within just a few weeks.

In addition to leveraging the team and development budget, advanced Product Owners know how to keep calm and keep an overview. You get more grip on innovation and become a solid partner for top management.

A program focused on the traits of successful Product Owners.

The program is spread over six days, focussing on the needs of the participants. In those six days, we share practical tools for Successful Product Ownership. At Scrum Academy, we kickstart many teams. Research among these teams shows that successful, advanced Product Owners possess the following traits.

1. You know how to create end-to-end customer value (outcome) with each sprint.
2. You can inspire with the expected value (ROI) of your team’s output.
3. You take ownership of your team’s successes and setbacks.
4. You efficiently and effectively build relationships with your stakeholders and team members.
5. You know how to motivate the team to take risks intrinsically.
6. You bring clarity and calm: safety, frameworks, direction, vision, and direction.
7. You manage expectations securely and predictably
8. Thanks to your overview, you know how to combine short-term and long-term work.
9. Using facts and data, you and your team know how to produce value faster and faster.

Structure of the training

In a 6-day program, you will receive training and coaching centered on your practice. Every other week you will get one day of training. Between the training days, you apply your new skills. The alternation of theory and practice makes the training dynamic and interactive. On the training days, you escape the day’s urgencies and take time to work on the big picture. It’s work that needs doing anyway, so you won’t lose a second!