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Description
Course overview
In this two-day course, you will get an overview of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®), the Lean-Agile mindset, and an understanding of how the Product Manager and Product Owner roles operate in the enterprise to drive the delivery of value. You will get an in-depth understanding of the specific activities, tools, and mechanics used to effectively deliver value to the enterprise. This POPM Certification training course will fully prepare you to pass the exam to earn your POPM certification from Scaled Agile.
By the end of this course, you should be able to write Epics, Capabilities, Features, and User Stories within the context of SAFe, and have a solid foundation for managing backlogs and programs in a Lean-Agile enterprise.
In this class you will learn how to
Learn how to complete the day-to-day responsibilities of a SAFe Product Owner or Product Manager, including backlog ownership, forecasting, and management of risks and dependencies.
Product Delivery
Use lean-agile thinking and customer-centricity to define, prioritize, and deliver features and stories that can be built, tested, and delivered quickly.
Lead and Support PI Planning
Understand how to prepare for and lead PI planning, aligning vision and roadmaps with business goals while working with teams to establish clear PI objectives.
AI Skills for Modern Product Roles
Learn practical techniques to apply AI in backlog refinement, prioritization, feature discovery, and customer connection while using responsible AI practices.
Course outline:
- Lesson 1: Exploring Product Roles and Responsibilities
- Introducing SAFe for product roles
- The Lean-Agile mindset
- Value streams
- Responsibilities of product roles
- Lesson 2: Preparing for PI Planning
- PI Planning
- The solution vision
- Solution and PI roadmaps
- Customer-centric features
- ART backlog and Kanban
- Lesson 3: Leading PI Planning
- Communicate the vision
- Establish PI objectives
- Manage dependencies
- Manage risks
- Lesson 4: Executing Iterations
- Stories and story maps
- Iteration planning
- The team Kanban and team sync
- Backlog refinement
- Iteration review and iteration retrospective
- Continuous delivery pipeline
- Lesson 5: Executing the PI
- Aligning delivery with sync events
- The system demo
- The innovation and planning iteration
- Inspect and adapt
- Lesson 6: AI for Product Roles
- An overview of AI
- Responsible AI
- Building an AI-augmented workforce
