10th–90th percentile thresholds
Build practical, job-ready skills through live instructor-led Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification Training with expert guidance and structured learning support.
Understand Scrum theory, values, accountabilities, events, artifacts, and commitments
Clarify Product Owner authority, accountability, and collaboration
Create Product Goals and contribute to useful Sprint Goals
Live, practitioner-led trainingNo prerequisites required · Advisor support available
Customer value through effective product ownership
The Certified Scrum Product Owner course develops the skills to maximize product value while balancing customer, stakeholder, and Scrum Team needs. It connects Scrum foundations with the daily decisions and collaboration expected from a Product Owner.
Practice Product Goal and Sprint Goal creation, product planning, customer discovery, assumption validation, stakeholder transparency, product economics, and Product Backlog decisions. Completing the required course earns the CSPO credential; there is no test.

Understand Scrum theory, values, accountabilities, events, artifacts, and commitments

Clarify Product Owner authority, accountability, and collaboration

Create Product Goals and contribute to useful Sprint Goals

Plan releases and identify small, valuable, usable Increments

Discover, segment, and learn from customers and users

Validate product assumptions through evidence and experiments

Make progress and product decisions transparent to stakeholders

Manage and order the Product Backlog to maximize outcomes and impact
Strengthen practical capability for roles that value structured delivery, collaboration, and measurable business outcomes.
10th–90th percentile thresholds
Projected U.S. employment growth, 2024–34
Labor-market benchmark for the closest related occupation, not a certification-specific salary or employment guarantee. Earnings vary by location, experience, role, and employer.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics








Scrum theory, values, accountabilities, events, artifacts, commitments, and the Product Owner's place in the Scrum Team.
Product Owner authority, organizational designs, stakeholder transparency, information gathering, collaboration, and common multi-team challenges.
Connect product vision to a Product Goal, create meaningful Product Goals, and collaborate with the Scrum Team on Sprint Goals.
Product plans, forecasting, release planning, and identifying small, valuable, usable Increments.
Product discovery, customer and user segmentation, conflicting needs, direct customer collaboration, and outcome-oriented learning.
Use Scrum to test assumptions and compare validation approaches by cost, speed, risk, and quality of learning.
Outcomes versus outputs, product economics, stakeholder perspectives on value, ordering decisions, refinement, and maximizing impact.

Course-specific exercises, discussion, and practical application

Scrum Alliance credential and two-year membership upon completion

Current Scrum Alliance learning objective coverage

Live interactive training with a Certified Scrum Trainer

Remote or onsite delivery options

Role-focused exercises and collaborative practice

Examples adapted to your product and delivery context

Private instructor-led delivery for teams and organizations
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is a foundational Scrum Alliance credential focused on maximizing value and effective product ownership.
Attend a 16-hour live online or in-person course delivered by a Certified Scrum Trainer.
Scrum Alliance does not currently require a test for CSPO. Successful attendance and completion of the course earns the credential.
The credential renews every two years. Foundational Scrum Alliance certifications require 20 Scrum Education Units for renewal.
Exercise Product Owner accountability while collaborating effectively with Developers, the Scrum Master, stakeholders, customers, and users.
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Connect product vision, Product Goal, Sprint Goals, product planning, forecasting, and release decisions.
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Use discovery, segmentation, feedback, and direct interaction to understand needs and desired outcomes.
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Choose evidence-generating experiments that balance cost, risk, speed, and quality of learning.
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Use product economics and stakeholder perspectives to make transparent decisions about value.
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Maintain Product Backlog authority, order work deliberately, refine collaboratively, and focus on outcomes rather than output volume.
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No prior certification, Product Owner experience, or CSM credential is required.
Reviewing the current Scrum Guide and reflecting on a product or service you know can help with class exercises.
Practice value-based prioritization, product discovery, stakeholder collaboration, and transparent backlog management.
Expand from backlog accountability into market insight, strategy, experimentation, and outcome measurement.
Deepen customer research, hypothesis testing, analytics, and opportunity-framing skills.
Build strategic leadership, portfolio judgment, product operating-model, and people-development capability.
The official CSPO pathway requires a 16-hour live online or in-person course with a Certified Scrum Trainer.
No. Scrum Alliance does not currently require a test for CSPO certification.
Attend and successfully complete the required CSPO course, then accept the Scrum Alliance license agreement and activate your profile.
No. CSM and CSPO are independent foundational certifications for different accountabilities.
No prior certification or Product Owner experience is required.
Renew every two years by earning the required Scrum Education Units and paying the applicable Scrum Alliance renewal fee.
Explore upcoming live batches or speak with a course advisor to find the right schedule for your goals.