Put your Product Owner knowledge into action and showcase your skills in this a portfolio-worthy capstone project.

You will:

Gain valuable practical experience applying your Product Owner skills to real-world tasks you can talk about in interviews.
Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to create a well-prioritized product backlog.
Work with the development team to plan Sprints and achieve the “Done” state.
Review changes and integrate customer feedback into the product development cycle.

Course Overview

During the project, you’ll complete tasks that simulate the work of a Produce Owner with customers and internal stakeholders. You’ll define the goal and mission, identify stakeholders, develop epics, and create user stories. You’ll practice sprint planning, managing product backlogs, defining the acceptance criteria, creating a communication plan, and managing issues and roadblocks. You’ll also manage continuous improvement and create a retrospective improvement summary.

Enroll now and gain demonstrable hands-on experience employers value in this portfolio-worthy capstone project.

Course Syllabus

Welcome

Video: Course Introduction
General Information
Learning Objectives and Syllabus
Reading: Grading Scheme
Reading: Helpful Tips for Course Completion
Reading: Project Overview

Module 1: Product Owner and Scrum: The Kickoff

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Video: Product Owner Roles and Skills
Reading: Project Kickoff Artifacts and Preparation
Activity: Make Decisions as a Product Owner
Video: Working with the Project Sponsor
Reading: The Working Relationship between the Product Owner and the Sponsor
Video: Agile Ceremonies: Kickoff and Sprint Planning
Lab: Create Initial Artifacts
Module 1 Practice Quiz: Product Owner and Scrum: The Kickoff
Module 1 Summary: Product Owner and Scrum: The Kickoff
Module 1 Graded Quiz: Product Owner and Scrum: The Kickoff

Module 2: Delivering Value to the Customer

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Video: Managing a Sprint
Reading: Managing Product Backlog
Lab: Managing Backlog
Reading: Developing the Definition of Done
Activity: Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria
Video: Structure Guiding a Sprint
Video: Scrum Roles that Drive Requirements and Prioritization
Lab: Create Sprint Goals, Definition of Done, and Communication Plan
Video: Agile Ceremonies in Action: Daily Scrum
Reading: Scrum Artifacts – To Document or Not To Document
Reading: Gathering Requirements and Input Throughout Scrum Project
Reading: Negotiating Conflicting Priorities
Reading: Maintaining the Integrity of the Agile Manifesto
Video: Agile Ceremonies in Action: Product Backlog Refinement
Lab: Managing Issues and Roadblocks
Module 2 Practice Quiz: Delivering Value to the Customer
Module 2 Summary: Delivering Value to the Customer
Module 2 Graded Quiz: Delivering Value to the Customer

Module 3: Continuous Improvement

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Video: Product Management Stakeholder New AI Requirement
Lab: Managing New Requirements from Key Stakeholders
Video: Continuous Improvement and Sprint Retrospectives
Reading: Balancing Agile Principles, Documentation, and Continuous Improvement
Reading: Product Owner's Role in Leveraging Improvements to Deliver Value
Video: Tools Used to Document in a Scrum
Video: Agile Ceremonies in Action: Sprint Retrospective
Lab: Retrospective Improvement Summary
Module 3 Practice Quiz: Continuous Improvement
Module 3 Summary: Continuous Improvement
Module 3 Graded Quiz: Continuous Improvement

Module 4: Final Project

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Video: Calculating Agile project performance metrics
Reading: Final Project: Summarize the e-Commerce Project - Tasks and Instructions
Final Project Submission: Summarize the e-commerce project
Module 4 Summary: Final Project
Final Quiz: Product Owner: Capstone Project

Module 5: Final Assessmen

Final Quiz: Product Owner: Capstone Project
Retake Exam

Course Wrap-Up

Video: Course Wrap-Up
Congratulations and Next steps
Team and Acknowledgments
Copyright and Trademarks
Reading: Introduction to the Bonus Module

[Bonus] Module: Certifications, Portfolio Development, and Job Readiness

Video: Importance of Certifications in Maintaining Standards
Reading: Job Outlook and Certifications
Reading: Role of Experience and Knowledge in Certification
Lab: Develop your Path to Certification
Reading: Develop a Portfolio of Agile Artifacts
Video: Personal Portfolio Development
Video: Developing a Resume
Video: Effective Job Searches
Video: Interview Tips
Reading: Interview Questions
Practice Quiz: Certifications, Portfolio Development, and Job Readiness
Summary: Certifications, Portfolio Development, and Job Readiness

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Recommended Skills Prior to Taking this Course

Before starting this course, we recommend that you have completed all the other courses in the IBM Product Owner Professional Certificate to ensure you have the skills you need for this capstone project.

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