PSPO II

Professional Scrum Product Owner II study plan

3 sessions, about 1.7 hours in total. Each one ends at 85% — the mark PSPO II actually requires — so you find out you have not understood something while it is still cheap to fix.

  1. Value and Evidence

    Deciding what is worth building when nobody can tell you the answer in advance.

    Time
    about 20 minutes
    Read
    Defining Value for Your Product · The Four Key Value Areas in Practice · Validating Assumptions Cheaply · Outcome over Output
    Practise
    10 questions on Value & Strategy, Evidence-Based Management, Product Discovery & Validation
    Move on at
    85%
  2. Stakeholders and Difficult Decisions

    Holding an ordering when the pressure to change it comes from people who outrank you.

    Time
    about 20 minutes
    Read
    Authority, and What Happens Without It · Negotiating Scope Mid-Sprint · Forecasts, Not Promises · Deciding to Stop
    Practise
    10 questions on Stakeholder Conflict, Forecasting & Uncertainty, Product Backlog Strategy
    Move on at
    85%
  3. Final Assessment

    Time
    about 60 minutes
    Practise
    40 questions on Value & Strategy, Evidence-Based Management, Product Discovery & Validation, Stakeholder Conflict, Forecasting & Uncertainty, Product Backlog Strategy
    Move on at
    85%