Agile Product Ownership (ICP-APO)
About the training
The ICP-APO is one of two knowledge-based certifications on the Product Ownership Track. The certification focuses on value-driven software delivery, the accompanying mindset, and essential agile practices to emphasize customer value.
The course also looks at creating organizational and team environments conducive to frequent and transparent collaboration between the business and development teams. During this course, you will learn specific techniques and practices such as lightweight requirements, prioritization methods, progressive elaboration, product/project road mapping, story mapping and much more.
The training program is accredited by the International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile). At the end of the training, participants receive the ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Product Ownership (ICP-APO) personal certificate (ICP-APO) which is recognized worldwide.
Training is useful for
Active or potential Product Owners, Product Managers, Project Managers, Business Experts, Business Analysts, UX Professionals. As well as other team members related to working with requirements and business value, moving to Agile processes.
Training helps to
- Get a complete toolkit for the Product Manager and Product Owner;
- Get a structural vision of building a career as a Product Manager;
- Manage backlogs: prioritisation, classification, detailing;
- Ensure long-term planning: roadmaps, checkpoints, reporting.
What you get as a participant
ICP-APO CertificateParticipants who actively work throughout the training receive the ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Product Ownership (ICP-APO) personal certificate which is recognized worldwide and a personal profile on ICAgile.com.
Post-packA letter with additional materials, a list of articles and literature for self-study.
Access to Facilitation ToolsYou will get access to facilitation tools and PDF files with the results of exercises.
15 hours of trainingThree-day intensive training will cover the required learning outcomes for this certification.
PDU/SEU PointsBy attending this course you will be eligible to earn up to 15 Category C SEU Points and 14 PDU Points of continuing education.
How can I get SEU?
In the program
1. The Need for Value Management - What is Value Management; Levels of Value Management; Relating to the Agile Manifesto; Value Management in Various Agile Flavors.
2. Role Scope and Diversity - Role, Not Job Title; Adapting the Role to the Context; Bridge not Ferry; Keeper of Responsible Decisions; Big Picture View.
3. Thinking Skills - Critical Thinking; Systems Thinking; Be Comfortable with Ambiguity; Flexibility of Thinking.
4. Value Management Behaviors - Ask the Tough Questions; Show, Don't Tell; Collaboration & Cooperation; Flexibility in Communication; Influence, not Power; Give the Bad News Early and Often; Standing up for the Value.
2. Role Scope and Diversity - Role, Not Job Title; Adapting the Role to the Context; Bridge not Ferry; Keeper of Responsible Decisions; Big Picture View.
3. Thinking Skills - Critical Thinking; Systems Thinking; Be Comfortable with Ambiguity; Flexibility of Thinking.
4. Value Management Behaviors - Ask the Tough Questions; Show, Don't Tell; Collaboration & Cooperation; Flexibility in Communication; Influence, not Power; Give the Bad News Early and Often; Standing up for the Value.
5. Determining Value in the Initiative - Defining Value; Determining Planned Value; Defining Scope; Identifying Measurable Outcomes & Goals; Creating Delivery Roadmap.
6. Communicating Value - Articulate Value Proposition at the Initiative level; Holder of the Value Context.
7. Understanding Stakeholders - Stakeholder Analysis; Think Like a Customer; User Needs and Habits; Bridge Understanding Gaps.
8. Analyze To Determine Value - Amount of Context Needed; Type of Context Needed; Maintaining Value In the Initiative; Knowing the Constraints; Identifying Initiative Risks.
6. Communicating Value - Articulate Value Proposition at the Initiative level; Holder of the Value Context.
7. Understanding Stakeholders - Stakeholder Analysis; Think Like a Customer; User Needs and Habits; Bridge Understanding Gaps.
8. Analyze To Determine Value - Amount of Context Needed; Type of Context Needed; Maintaining Value In the Initiative; Knowing the Constraints; Identifying Initiative Risks.
9. Exploring the Solution - Setting the Scene; Exploring Needs and Solutions; Communicating with Examples; Modeling to Understand; Defining Quality; Quality Tradeoffs.
10. Managing Artifacts - Gathering Artifacts; Managing Artifact Change; Long-Lived Artifacts.
11. Enabling Valuable Delivery - Defining Done at multiple levels; Progressive Elaboration; Understanding what is Doable; Assessing and Validating Delivered Value; Slicing and Chopping; Adapting based on feedback and knowing when to stop.
10. Managing Artifacts - Gathering Artifacts; Managing Artifact Change; Long-Lived Artifacts.
11. Enabling Valuable Delivery - Defining Done at multiple levels; Progressive Elaboration; Understanding what is Doable; Assessing and Validating Delivered Value; Slicing and Chopping; Adapting based on feedback and knowing when to stop.
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Agile Product Ownership (ICP-APO)
Agile Product Ownership (ICP-APO)
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