This is a two-day course that discusses the role and responsibilities of the Product Owner on an Agile Project. It is an ideal course for ensuring that the people who are responsible for this critical role understand their involvement in an Agile project and the level of commitment necessary to achieve a successful outcome.

This course includes the following topics:

• Practical, project-proven practices
• How to write a usable product backlog
• Proven techniques for prioritizing the product backlog
• How to predict the delivery date of a project (or the features that will be complete by a given date) using velocity
• Tips for managing the key variables influencing project success
• How to successfully scale the product role on large, multi-continent projects with team sizes in the hundreds
• Tips and tricks for using Scrum in a wide variety of environments

This course is designed for the team of people that frequently fill the role of product owner. Such people often include, product marketing, business analysts, sponsors, end-customers, and anyone involved in defining the "right" system to be built. Participants will be able to return to their jobs with a clear understanding of what they need to do to fulfill a vital role on an Agile project.