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Product Thinking

Product ownership - essentials

Mastering the fundamentals of value delivery

Quick course info

Format

2-day in-person / 4 live-virtual sessions

Duration

2 days

Trainer

Chris Lukassen
Head of product

Too many Product Owners are handed a backlog and left to figure out the rest. This essential training builds the foundation for effective product ownership, focusing on value, collaboration, and practical use of Scrum. Whether you're new to the role or want to correct bad habits, this course helps you move from guessing to delivering.

Who should join

New Product Owners, aspiring Product Managers, business stakeholders, and anyone working in or around a Scrum Team looking to understand the basics of product ownership.

What you'll walk away with

  • A solid understanding of the Product Owner accountability in Scrum
  • Practical tools to define, order, and communicate a Product Backlog
  • Techniques for aligning business strategy with product execution
  • Better ways to engage stakeholders and your Scrum Team

Curriculum overview

Fundamentals & Strategy

  • Principles & Empiricism
  • The Product Owner Accountability
  • Product Backlog Management and Forecasting
  • Business Strategy, Product Vision, and Product Goals
  • Working with Stakeholders and the Scrum Team
  • From Idea to Increment: managing value delivery

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the full scope of the Product Owner accountability
  • Learn to build and communicate a compelling Product Goal
  • Align the team around strategy and customer outcomes
  • Apply backlog techniques that support transparency and adaptation
  • Gain confidence in using Scrum to deliver value

Prerequisites

No engineering background is required, but familiarity is useful. We recommend reading Balance by Chris Lukassen before attending.

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