What is the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) course?
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner training goes deeper into product strategy, stakeholder alignment, discovery and value measurement than the foundational course. It is aimed at working Product Owners who must justify prioritisation decisions and steer a product through changing market conditions.
What is Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner training about?
This course gives you a clear, structured path through how agile values and the Scrum framework help teams deliver value early, inspect and adapt, and improve continuously. You will learn the underlying principles, when and why to apply them, and how to avoid the mistakes teams make in practice. Sessions are interactive and discussion-led, so you build understanding you can defend on the job — not just exam recall.
Key highlights of the A-CSPO course
- Live, instructor-led training delivered by experienced practitioners
- Hands-on activities, real-world examples and case discussions in every session
- Practical focus on applying Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner in your own role and organisation
- Downloadable course materials and reference guides to keep
- Small-group format with room for your specific questions
- Certificate of participation from Simplilead, plus guidance toward certification
Skills you will gain
The Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) program is built around the capabilities that matter in agile and Scrum:
- Facilitating effective Scrum events and team conversations
- Building and ordering a healthy backlog
- Coaching a self-organising, high-performing team
- Removing impediments and protecting team focus
- Measuring flow and delivering value incrementally
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Who should attend?
This Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner course is ideal for Scrum Masters, product owners, developers, project managers and team leads adopting agile ways of working. There are no rigid prerequisites — just an interest in doing the work well and a willingness to take part in the hands-on sessions.
Why train with Simplilead?
We focus on outcomes, not slideware. Expert trainers, practice-led sessions and ongoing learner support mean you finish the A-CSPO training able to lead agile teams that ship valuable work predictably and keep getting better — with a credential that signals real capability to employers.
The programme runs for 2 days of live, instructor-led training and leads to a credential awarded by Scrum Alliance. The certification exam fee is included in the course price.
Who should take the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) course?
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) training is designed for professionals who want to apply it in their current or next role, including:
- Product Owners who must defend priorities against competing stakeholder demands
- Product managers moving from feature delivery to outcome ownership
- Business analysts taking on backlog ownership for a product line
- Heads of product shaping strategy across multiple Scrum teams
- Founders who act as Product Owner in a growing company
What are the prerequisites for Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®)?
- Scrum Alliance eligibility rules apply, including prior Product Owner learning and experience; confirm the current requirements with Scrum Alliance
Live instructor-led training
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®)
₹24,999
View course & schedulesWhat will you learn in the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) course?
By the end of the training you will be able to:
- Articulate a product vision and strategy that guides backlog decisions
- Prioritise using economic models such as cost of delay and weighted shortest job
- Run discovery experiments to validate assumptions before heavy investment
- Map stakeholders and manage competing demands with clear negotiation tactics
- Define outcome-based metrics to judge whether releases create value
- Plan roadmaps that stay flexible while communicating direction
What is the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) syllabus?
The curriculum is delivered over 2 days and covers 6 modules:
Module 1: Product Strategy and Vision
- Vision, strategy and goals relationship
- Business model and value proposition
- Product goals tied to outcomes
- Communicating direction to teams
Module 2: Discovery and Validation
- Customer research and interviews
- Assumption mapping and risk
- Lean experiments and prototypes
- Deciding to persevere or pivot
Module 3: Backlog Economics
- Cost of delay and urgency profiles
- Weighted shortest job first
- Slicing stories for value
- Managing a living backlog
Module 4: Stakeholder Management
- Stakeholder mapping and influence
- Negotiating trade-offs transparently
- Saying no with evidence
- Running effective sprint reviews
Module 5: Roadmaps and Release Planning
- Outcome-oriented roadmaps
- Planning under uncertainty
- Release criteria and options
- Aligning multiple teams on one product
Module 6: Measuring Value
- Evidence-based management ideas
- Leading and lagging indicators
- Customer feedback loops
- Adjusting strategy from data
What is the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) exam format?
The credential is awarded by Scrum Alliance. The exam fee is included with this course.
| Questions | 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions (CSM level) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Pass mark | 74% (37 of 50 correct) |
| Format | Online, taken after completing the mandatory instructor-led course |
| Delivery | Two free attempts included within 90 days of the course |
| Certification validity | 2 years |
| Renewal | Earn 20 Scrum Education Units (SEUs) and pay a US$100 renewal fee every 2 years |
How much does the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) course cost?
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) training with SimpliLEAD is priced from US$695, inclusive of the certification exam fee. Pricing covers 2 days of live training, courseware and post-class support. The course page shows the same price converted into your local currency, along with current schedules and offers. Payment is charged in US dollars.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) training delivered?
The Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) certification training is delivered as live, instructor-led online classes over 2 days, in small interactive batches with hands-on exercises and real-world examples. You also get session recordings, courseware, and post-class support. Weekday and weekend Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) batches are available, and corporate/in-house delivery can be arranged.
Can I take the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) course online?
Yes. The Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) certification training is available as live online classes you can join from anywhere, alongside classroom batches in select locations. Both formats cover the same syllabus and prepare you for the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) certification.
Who should attend the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) course?
The Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) training course is ideal for Professionals seeking certification, Career switchers, and Team leads.
What are the prerequisites for the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) certification?
You should have basic understanding of the domain. Beyond that, there are no formal prerequisites for the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®) training — our trainers take you from fundamentals to applied skills.
Who awards this certification?
The certification is issued by Scrum Alliance, one of the most widely recognised Scrum certification bodies. The course is delivered by Simplilead's experienced Scrum trainers.
Is the certification exam fee included?
Yes. The course fee includes the certification attempt and a two-year Scrum Alliance membership. After completing the 2 days of training you receive access to take the assessment online.
Do I earn SEUs or PDUs?
Yes. Attending qualifies for Scrum Education Units (SEUs) with Scrum Alliance and PDUs with PMI, which count toward renewing your Agile and project-management credentials.
How do I maintain the certification?
Scrum Alliance certifications are renewed every two years by earning SEUs and paying a renewal fee. We share guidance on the simplest ways to earn the units you need.
Do you offer group or corporate training for Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®)?
Yes. We run private cohorts for teams with tailored scheduling, and offer group discounts for three or more participants. Contact us for a corporate/in-house quote.
What is your rescheduling and refund policy?
You can reschedule to a later batch at no extra cost with advance notice. Refunds are handled per our published cancellation policy — reach out to support and we'll help you switch dates or process a refund.
Live instructor-led training
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO®)
₹24,999
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