Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A‑CSPO) 2026

Learning Objectives:

Craft compelling, actionable product visions

Develop product strategies aligned with business goals

Communicate vision effectively to inspire teams and stakeholders

Key Topics:

The power of product vision – definition, importance, anti‑patterns

Vision vs strategy vs roadmap vs backlog

Vision frameworks – Geoffrey Moore’s template, Product Vision Board, Vision Box

Collaborative visioning – stakeholder workshops, customer‑centric, innovation‑driven visions

Testing vision – inspiration, clarity, decision guidance, differentiation

Product strategy as coherent choices – business model canvas, Lean Canvas, product strategy canvas

Connecting strategy to OKRs and business impact

Learning Objectives:

Analyze complex stakeholder ecosystems

Influence without formal authority

Navigate conflicting priorities effectively

Key Topics:

Stakeholder types – customers, business, technical, compliance, partners, Scrum Team

Stakeholder mapping – power/interest grid, influence/impact, stakeholder onion

Understanding stakeholder needs – motivations, success criteria, communication preferences

Engagement strategies – manage closely, keep satisfied, keep informed, monitor

Building trust through transparency and expectation management

Sources of influence – expertise, relationships, data, vision, reciprocity

Saying “no” effectively and handling conflicting priorities

Influencing up and across using stories, one‑pagers and outcome language

Learning Objectives:

Apply continuous discovery practices

Validate decisions before heavy delivery

Use experimentation effectively for high‑risk assumptions

Key Topics:

Discovery vs delivery; continuous discovery framework

Discovery activities – interviews, usability tests, prototypes, data and competitor analysis

Jobs‑to‑be‑Done – functional, emotional, social jobs

Empathy mapping and data‑driven personas

User story mapping – journeys, MVP and release slices

Lean Startup – Build‑Measure‑Learn, MVP, pivot or persevere

Experiment design – hypotheses, assumptions, success criteria, metrics

Experiment types – fake door, Wizard of Oz, Concierge, A/B tests, betas

Learning Objectives:

Apply advanced prioritization frameworks

Make transparent, value‑driven decisions

Balance multiple dimensions of value and risk

Key Topics:

WSJF and Cost of Delay – economic prioritization

Value vs Effort matrix – quick wins, big bets, fill‑ins, avoid

Kano model – basic, performance and excitement features

ICE and RICE scoring models

Prioritization principles – value‑first, transparency, evidence‑based, continuous re‑ordering

Traps – HiPPO bias, feature factory, sunk cost, recency bias

Facilitating prioritization workshops with objective criteria

Learning Objectives:

Define meaningful product metrics

Apply Evidence‑Based Management principles

Use data to guide product decisions

Key Topics:

Actionable vs vanity metrics

Product metric frameworks – AARRR, One Metric That Matters, North Star Metric

Product health – engagement, retention, activation, satisfaction, business performance

Evidence‑Based Management value areas – Current Value, Unrealized Value, Ability to Innovate, Time to Market

Product analytics – event tracking, funnels, cohorts, A/B tests, combining qual + quant

Learning Objectives:

Build outcome‑focused roadmaps

Communicate direction to different audiences

Balance planning and adaptability

Key Topics:

Traditional vs Agile roadmaps; feature vs outcome based

Roadmap purpose and anti‑patterns

Roadmap formats – Now‑Next‑Later, theme based, outcome roadmaps, dual‑track

Product hierarchy – vision, strategy, roadmap, backlog

Communicating roadmaps to execs, sales, teams and customers

Learning Objectives:

Manage backlogs at scale

Write excellent user and job stories

Run effective refinement sessions

Key Topics:

Backlog hierarchy – themes, epics, features, stories, tasks

Backlog health – ordering, clarity, freshness and horizon (Now, Soon, Later)

Story formats – user stories, job stories, feature descriptions

INVEST criteria and Given‑When‑Then acceptance criteria

Refinement purpose, Definition of Ready, story splitting, Example Mapping, Three Amigos

Learning Objectives:

Work effectively in scaled product environments

Coordinate across multiple Scrum Teams

Maintain a single coherent product vision at scale

Key Topics:

Scaling challenges – complexity, multiple teams, dependencies

Scaling frameworks – LeSS, Nexus, SAFe, Spotify, Chief Product Owner pattern

PO responsibilities in multi‑team setups and delegation strategies

Coordination – PO syncs, scaled planning, scaled reviews, dependency visualization

Learning Objectives:

Develop product leadership presence

Assess competencies and anti‑patterns

Plan long‑term career growth

Key Topics:

Product leadership mindset – PO vs Product Manager vs Product Leader

Leadership competencies – vision, customer empathy, business acumen, communication, collaboration, influence

Working with Scrum Teams – PO–Developer and PO–ScrumMaster partnerships; anti‑patterns

Competency areas – strategy, value optimization, stakeholder management, discovery, Agile mastery, data literacy

Career paths – IC, management, specialization and adjacent roles

Development planning – goals, learning, certifications, mentorship and practice

Learning Objectives:

Apply A‑CSPO learning to real product challenges

Practice strategic thinking under stakeholder pressure

Receive structured peer and trainer feedback

Key Topics:

Product vision and strategy presentation – clarity, alignment, metrics

Stakeholder simulation – objections, negotiation, influence, composure

Action planning, accountability partnerships and reflection