Registered Product Owner Credential
We are breaking down silos, opening up and strengthening communication, and empowering teams to help your nonprofit create twice the impact in half the time at a sustainable pace.
The Registered Product Owner for Nonprofits is a 12-hour course that teaches nonprofit professionals what it takes to be an effective Product Owner. This training will help you clearly communicate your vision for your community’s needs, learn to maximize the value of the work done by your team, and develop a prioritized Backlog that helps you achieve that vision. The course is structured to prepare you to help your team consistently deliver high-quality, mission-driven impact to your community. This isn’t just about managing a to-do list. It’s about using a range of techniques to prioritize work (we practice SEVEN in PO class!) and create a shared understanding of the vision.
This course is credentialed by the Agile Education Program powered by Scrum Inc.™
Why Should YOU Become a Registered Product Owner?
Scrum helps organizations:
- Innovate faster;
- Increase client and stakeholder satisfaction;
- Improve communication and reduce silos;
- Reduce friction in team collaboration;
- Improve team morale and productivity;
- Increase transparency, fast feedback, and continual improvement; and
- Move from ideation to delivery more quickly.
Think about the last time you had a big initiative. Did you know exactly what the community needed? Did you have a clear plan for how to get there? Were you sure you were focusing on the most valuable work and, therefore, the highest priority work?
The Product Owner role is designed to help teams answer these questions (especially the “What is the most important thing we should do next?” question!). They are constantly working to ensure the team is focused on delivering high-quality, valuable work that truly meets the needs of your community and is working towards your mission.
Who should attend:
- Any nonprofit professional, regardless of title, who is providing the vision to their team or to the team(s) they work with;
- Any nonprofit professional, regardless of title, who is determining the priority order of their work or their larger team’s work; or
- Any nonprofit professional, regardless of title, who wants to lead by serving their team, even if they are a nonprofit professional who looks like a “team of one” on the organizational chart.
The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes:
- Developing and explicitly communicating the mission-driven Product Vision and Product Goal;
- Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
- Prioritizing Product Backlog items; and
- Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible, and understood.
“excellent “translation” of scrum framework and roles to nonprofit world, “
-Linda – Product Owner Attendee
About the Registered Product Owner Course
The Registered Product Owner program was developed by the co-creator of Scrum, Dr. Jeff Sutherland. Featuring an in-depth curriculum and insights from real-world nonprofit case studies, this course goes beyond the basics of Scrum and in-depth on the Product Owner role.
You will also receive one year of e-mentoring free from our trainer!
This training is for intermediate levels of Scrum experience.
Prerequisite suggested: Scrum Basics for Nonprofits or Scrum Master for Nonprofits
About the Registered Product Owner by Scrum Inc. Exam & Credential
Students who complete at least 14 hours of Registered Product Owner training are eligible to take the Registered Product Owner exam. Students who pass the exam will earn their Registered Product Owner credential.
The Registered Product Owner credential formally recognizes your knowledge of lean principles, Product Owner techniques, patterns of high-performing teams, and how the Product Owner role scales in an organization.
The Registered Product Owner credential is the only Product Owner credential endorsed by Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum and inventor of Scrum@Scale. The Registered Product Owner credential will help you stand out to employers, stakeholders, and peers.
In the Registered Product Owner course, you’ll learn how to:
- Deliver higher quality products and services faster, while cutting cost and improving employee happiness and job satisfaction;
- Assess business value;
- Consistently deliver a successful product to the marketplace;
- Use techniques and metrics to prioritize features, projects, and portfolios; and
- Interpret patterns and practices of high-performing Scrum teams.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Name the key attributes of a good Product Owner;
- Utilize techniques for creating a vision statement that is compelling enough to be broadly shared, yet concise and easily remembered;
- Describe why the Product Owner should spend half of their time with customers and stakeholders and the other half of their time with the team;
- Explain that the Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the work done by the team;
- Explain the benefits of using customer personas; and
- Recognize that the Product Owner has the final say on the ordering of the Product Backlog.
This course is credentialed by the Agile Education Program powered by Scrum Inc.™
“It’s always a pleasure to be in a training led by Diane. She does a great job of making Scrum relatable to a variety of contexts.”
-Product Owner Attendee
The Registered Product Owner credential is a distinguished designation highlighting individuals who can systematically drive immediate business results, uphold a compelling product vision and return real revenue for their companies via the Scrum framework.
Deliver twice the value at half the cost.
This course is credentialed by the Agile Education Program powered by Scrum Inc.™
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