Product Owner: Skills and Tools

Want to build key skills you need to become the key decision-maker who shapes digital products and drives Agile teams to success?
This course equips aspiring Product Owners with essential skills to lead innovation within Agile frameworks like Scrum.

You will:

Learn how to shape and communicate the product vision in alignment with stakeholder and business needs
Create and prioritize product backlogs by developing Personas, Epics, and User Stories
Plan and validate MVP releases using real-world Agile strategies
Gain job-ready Product Owner skills that transfer across industries and teams

During this course, you’ll learn how to craft a compelling product vision, translate it into actionable tasks, and guide Scrum teams to deliver value. You’ll dive deep into building and evolving product visions, planning releases, defining key performance indicators (KPIs), and developing product roadmaps. Plus, you’ll master essential tools like product roadmaps, MVP planning, and key performance indicators that align with real business goals.

Additionally, you’ll explore how to leverage core Agile concepts, such as the Minimum Viable Product (MVP), to support strategic goals. You’ll learn how to track team velocity, manage stakeholder expectations, and balance short-term delivery with long-term vision. Plus, you'll gain practical knowledge in technical practices, wireframing, acceptance testing, and technical writing, that are crucial for collaborating with cross-functional teams, and address how to manage technical debt effectively, integrating its reduction into sprint planning.

Enroll today and build the expertise you need to lead Agile product development with confidence.

Prerequisites

To take this course, you need a foundational understanding of product development workflows or experience in related roles, along with prior exposure to Agile principles, terminology, and frameworks.

If you're an aspiring Product Owner looking to build the skills you need to kickstart your career, we recommend you enroll for one of these programs and work through the courses in order. Within a short time, you'll have job-ready skills and practical experience on your resume that will help you start your journey as a successful Product Owner!

Course Syllabus

Module 0: Welcome

Video: Course Introduction
Reading: General Information
Reading: Learning Objectives and Syllabus
Reading: How to Make Most of this Course
Reading: Grading Scheme

Module 1: Introduction to Product Ownership and Strategic Foundations

Reading: Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Video: Understanding the Product Owner Role
Reading: Product Owner Skills Checklist
Video: SME 1: Key Roles of the Product Owner
Video: Product Value Maximization
Video: Eliciting Requirements
Video: Scenario Development
Video: Technical Debt Management
Video: SME 2: Managing Technical Debt
Reading: Technical Debt User Stories
Lab: Develop User Stories for a Maintenance Sprint
Practice Quiz: Introduction to Product Ownership and Strategic Foundations
Reading: Module 1 Summary and Highlights: Introduction to Product Ownership and Strategic Foundations
Reading: Module 1 Glossary: Introduction to Product Ownership and Strategic Foundations
Graded Quiz: Introduction to Product Ownership and Strategic Foundations

Module 2: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics

Reading: Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Video: Governance Planning and Budgeting
Video: SME 3: Role of the Product Owner in Strategic Planning
Video: Demo: Lean Canvas Planning
Lab: Lean Canvas Creation
Video: KPI Development and Management
Video: Demo: Product Roadmaps
Video: Scaling Agile Frameworks
Video: Release Planning
Video: SME 4: Operational Planning Challenges and Tips
Video: Demo: Release Planning
Lab: Network Diagramming Method
Practice Quiz: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics
Reading: Module 2 Summary and Highlights: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics
Reading: Module 2 Glossary: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics
Graded Quiz: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics

Module 3: Agile Practices, Technical Skills, and Communication

Reading: Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Video: Technical Writing and Communication
Video: SME 5: Tips for Effective Technical Writing
Video: Demo: Persona Development
Lab: Persona Development
Video: Acceptance Testing and UX Integration
Video: Managing Customer Feedback
Reading: Product Management Lifecycle Overview
Video: Working with Product Management Lifecycle
Video: SME 6: Effective Product Owner and Product Manager Collaboration Tips
Reading: Velocity Planning
Video: Demo: Launch Planning and Estimation Techniques
Lab: Plan Velocity Based on a Scenario
Video: Wireframes, Mock-Ups, and Prototypes
Practice Quiz: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics
Reading: Module 3 Summary and Highlights: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics
Reading: Module 3 Glossary: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics
Graded Quiz: Product Planning, Roadmaps, and Metrics

Module 4: Guided Project, Final Assessment, and Course Wrap-Up

Reading: Final Project Overview
Lab: Final Project: Autopro Solutions Inc.
Lab: Final Project Submission: Autopro Solutions Inc.
Reading: Final Project Solution
Assessment: Final Quiz

Module 5: Course Wrap-Up

Video: Course Wrap-Up
Reading: Congratulations and Next Steps
Reading: Team and Acknowledgments

Course Rating and Feedback

Reading: Course Rating and Feedback

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