SPOC | Scrum Product Owner Certified
 
Overview
 
Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC™) certification exam is designed to confirm applicants practical and working knowledge of Scrum that equips them to handle the business aspects and stakeholders in a Scrum environment. 
 
Product Owner represents the interests of the stakeholders in the Scrum Team. Commonly called ‘the voice of the customer’, the Product Owner is responsible for ensuring clear communication of product or service functionality requirements. The Product Owner also prioritizes the requirements from the point of view of an end user, for maximum business benefit, defines the Acceptance Criteria, and ensuring those criteria are met. 
 
Applicants will be awarded the Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC™) certificate by SCRUMstudy upon successfully passing the certification exam.
 
Audience Profile
This certification is for anyone who interfaces with stakeholders or works as a Product Owner in a Scrum Team.
 
Prerrequisites:
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. It is also highly recommended to attend a 2-day SPOC™ classroom training provided by a SCRUMstudy approved Authorized Training Partner (A.T.P.)
 
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Agile and Scrum Overview
	
What is Agile?
	
Why use Agile?
	
The Agile Manifesto
	
Principles of the Agile Manifesto
	
Agile Methods
	
Other Agile Methods
	
Scrum Overview
	
Scrum Summary
 
Scrum Roles
	
Scrum Roles
	
The Product Owner
	
The Scrum Team
	
The Scrum Master
	
Advantages of Cross-functional Teams
 
Planning in Scrum
	
Scrum Flow
	
Requirements in Scrum
	
Prioritizing the Product Backlog
	
Adaptive Project Management
	
Scrum Planning
	
User Stories
	
The Concept of Persona
	
Acceptance Criteria
	
Generic Done Criteria
	
Criteria for a Good User Story
	
Estimation
	
Importance of Value
	
Risk Burndown Graphics
	
Scrum Board
 
Sprint Planning
	
Sprints (from Product Owner’s point of view)
	
Sprint Planning Meeting
	
Planning Game
	
Task Estimation
	
The Sprint Backlog
 
Implementation of Scrum
	
Daily Stand-up Meeting
	
Sprint Review Meeting
	
Sprint Retrospective Meeting
	
Product Backlog Grooming
 
Scrum for Large Projects
	
Scrum for Large Projects
	
The Chief Product Owner
	
Distributed teams in Scrum
	
Transition to Scrum
	
Mapping Traditional Roles to Scrum
	
Maintaining Stakeholder Involvement