Certified Scrum Product Owner pre-class materials
““I began the class thinking I was knowledgeable and left the class with clear, structured, reasonable tools and techniques that expand beyond basic knowledge. I gained confidence and a real-world perspective!”
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Videos
A Scrum overview, some thoughts on leadership, and an outside the box application of Agile. In less than 15 minutes, these three videos will set the stage for what it means to be an innovative and collaborative Product Owner.
Curious about what Scrum actually is? Hate nerdy techno-babble? Only have about 90 seconds to invest? This video is for you.
Adapted from Captain David Marquet's talk on Greatness, this video illustrates a story of leadership and the results of truly empowering your teams (~10 mins)
Industrial Agile.
Ask yourself, how might we build a ship or submarine using agile? This video will inspire you. (2 mins)
Addtitional reading
Hard Yards Blog: The Assumption Trap
Check out this blog post to learn how you can avoid falling into the dreaded assumption trap
Want to learn more about the Product Manager/Product Owner role in the “real” world, check out this job description blog from Marty Cagan’s Silicon Valley Product Group.
Introduction to OKR’s
The definition of “OKRs” is “Objectives and Key Results.” It’s a collaborative goal-setting tool used by teams to set challenging, ambitious goals with measurable results.
Hard Yards Blog: Dual Track Agile
Curious how product owners can integrate discovering user needs while also delivering on them? Read this.