PSPO
Professional Scrum Product Owner I study plan
4 sessions, about 2 hours in total. Each one ends at 85% — the mark PSPO I actually requires — so you find out you have not understood something while it is still cheap to fix.
Value, Economics & Product Ownership
Understanding value through evidence, time-to-market, and strategic prioritization.
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Read
- Maximising Value: The Product Owner’s Core Accountability · Stakeholders: Mapping Influence and Need · Product Goals & Vision — The Star Chart · Evidence-Based Management
- Practise
- 10 questions on Product Vision & Value, Business Strategy & Metrics, Evidence-Based Management
- Move on at
- 85%
Product Backlog Management
The Product Backlog is ordered, visible and refined continuously — and the Product Owner is accountable for that ordering, whoever else contributes to it.
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Read
- Ordering the Product Backlog · Product Backlog Items and Acceptance Criteria · Refinement and Estimation · Release Management and Delivery Cadence
- Practise
- 10 questions on Product Backlog Management, Forecasting & Release Planning
- Move on at
- 85%
Advanced Product Ownership
Political intrigue, multiple alien factions, and scarce resources test the PO's resolve.
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Read
- Saying No, and Why It Is the Job · Technical Debt & Quality — The Rust Problem · Scaling Product Ownership · Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation
- Practise
- 10 questions on Stakeholder Engagement, Product Discovery & Validation
- Move on at
- 85%
Final Assessment
A full-length assessment across value, backlog management and stakeholder decisions, scored at the real pass mark.
- Time
- about 60 minutes
- Practise
- 80 questions on Product Vision & Value, Product Backlog Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Forecasting & Release Planning, Business Strategy & Metrics, Product Discovery & Validation, Evidence-Based Management
- Move on at
- 85%