The Product Owner represents the interests of the stakeholder community to the Scrum Team. The Product Owner is responsible for ensuring clear communication of product or service functionality requirements to the Scrum Team, defining Acceptance Criteria, and ensuring those criteria are met. The Product Owner must always maintain a dual view. He or she must understand and support the needs and interests of all stakeholders, while also understanding the needs and workings of the Scrum Team.
Applicants will be awarded the Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC®) certificate by SCRUMstudy™ upon successfully passing the certification exam.
Course Description
Who Takes the Course?
This is highly recommended for anyone who interfaces with business stakeholders or works as a Product Owner in a Scrum project.
Course Format
The Live-led Online course takes place over 2 days, typically 6-8 hours each day depending on the speed with which the class moves through the material. Students can access the materials entirely online, but we recommend taking the live class as well so as to get individual questions answered.
Prerequisites
There is no formal prerequisite for this certification. However, SDC® or SMC® Certified professionals will be able to better understand the concepts required for this certification exam.
Class Outline
- Agile Overview
- Domains of Agile Practices
- Scrum Overview
- Overview of the SBOK Guide
- Scrum Principles
- Scrum Aspects
- Scrum Phases and Processes
- Transitioning to Scrum
Exam Details
Exam Format
- Multiple choice
- 140 questions per exam
- No negative marks for wrong answers
- 180 minutes duration
- Proctored online exam
- Current pass rate: 93%
Retaking the Exam
If needed, you can take the exam 2 additional times for free.
Recertification
Your certification is good for 3 years from the date you pass the exam. To extend it, take the SMC® Recertification exam every 3 years or earn any other SCRUMstudy™ Certification.
Pricing
Individual Price | US $600.00 * |
Groups of 3 or more registering together | US $540.00 * per person |
* A credit card payment processing fee of approximately 3.5% is added to all course fees.
You can register for the course on this website. Groups of 3 or more who register at the same time receive a 10% discount. To register a group, you need their names, an email address for each, and a phone number for each person.
How to Pay
Click on the Calendar listing at right to see the available class dates. Each class has a link to register (individual or group), and a button pay via PayPal or credit card at the PayPal website.