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Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced Certification Guide: Syllabus, Eligibility, Exam & Cost

Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced (PSPO) training at Simplilead: live, instructor-led agile certification with hands-on practice, expert trainers and real-world application.

What is the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced course?

This Professional Scrum Product Owner Advanced course builds on core Scrum to cover strategy, stakeholder management, product discovery and evidence-based decisions. It is for experienced Product Owners who want to steer a product with measured outcomes, handle complex stakeholder landscapes and guide a team beyond feature delivery.

What is Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced 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 PSPO 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 Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced 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 Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced (PSPO) 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 Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced 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 PSPO 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.org. The certification exam fee is included in the course price.

Who should take the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced course?

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced training is designed for professionals who want to apply it in their current or next role, including:

  • Product Owners with a year or more of practice seeking deeper strategic skills
  • Product managers working with several stakeholder groups on one product
  • Chief Product Owners coordinating multiple Product Owners
  • Business leaders who sponsor products and want better investment decisions
  • Product Owners who cannot get funding for discovery or technical improvement work

What are the prerequisites for Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced?

  • No formal prerequisites; PSPO I knowledge and real Product Owner experience are recommended

Live instructor-led training

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced

2 Days | Live ClassesExam fee included

What will you learn in the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced course?

By the end of the training you will be able to:

  • Craft a product strategy and Product Goals that guide multiple Sprints
  • Apply Evidence-Based Management measures to decide where to invest next
  • Run discovery experiments to validate assumptions before large investment
  • Manage competing stakeholder demands using transparency and negotiation
  • Balance product vision, revenue and customer needs in ordering decisions
  • Coach the organisation to treat the Product Owner as an empowered decision maker

What is the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced syllabus?

The curriculum is delivered over 2 days and covers 6 modules:

  1. Module 1: Product Strategy and Vision

    • Connecting vision to Product Goals
    • Market and customer understanding
    • Business model and value proposition
    • Strategic trade-off decisions
  2. Module 2: Evidence-Based Management

    • Key value areas and measures
    • Choosing meaningful outcome measures
    • Hypothesis-driven investment
    • Learning from empirical results
  3. Module 3: Product Discovery

    • Customer research techniques
    • Experiments and prototypes
    • Validating assumptions cheaply
    • Pivot or persevere choices
  4. Module 4: Stakeholder Engagement

    • Stakeholder analysis and mapping
    • Negotiating scope and priorities
    • Using Sprint Review to align
    • Handling influential opposing voices
  5. Module 5: Backlog and Release Management

    • Ordering with value and risk
    • Release strategy and cadence
    • Managing technical debt tradeoffs
    • Forecasting at product level
  6. Module 6: Leading Product Ownership

    • Product Owner empowerment
    • Working with multiple teams
    • Collaborating with leadership
    • Growing as a Product Owner

What is the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced exam format?

The credential is awarded by Scrum.org. The exam fee is included with this course.

Questions80 questions (multiple choice, multiple answer, true/false) at level I
Duration60 minutes
Pass mark85%
FormatOnline, open to anyone — no mandatory course attendance
DeliveryPassword-based online assessment via Scrum.org
Certification validityLifetime
RenewalNo renewal fees or continuing education required — Scrum.org certifications never expire

How much does the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced course cost?

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced 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 Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced training delivered?

The Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced 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 Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced batches are available, and corporate/in-house delivery can be arranged.

Can I take the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced course online?

Yes. The Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced 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 Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced certification.

Who should attend the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced course?

The Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced training course is ideal for Professionals seeking certification, Career switchers, and Team leads.

What are the prerequisites for the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced certification?

You should have basic understanding of the domain. Beyond that, there are no formal prerequisites for the Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced training — our trainers take you from fundamentals to applied skills.

Who awards this certification?

The assessment is provided by Scrum.org, founded by Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber. Simplilead's trainers prepare you to pass it with confidence.

Does this certification expire?

No. Scrum.org certifications are lifelong — there is no renewal fee and no expiry, so the credential stays valid once earned.

Is the assessment included, and what is the format?

The course includes preparation and guidance for the online Scrum.org assessment, which is multiple-choice and taken remotely at your convenience. You'll practise with mock questions modelled on the real exam.

What passing standard should I expect?

Scrum.org assessments are rigorous (typically around an 85% pass mark), so our sessions focus on deep understanding of the Scrum framework rather than memorisation.

Do you offer group or corporate training for Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced?

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

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - Advanced

2 Days | Live ClassesExam fee included

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