DASA DevOps Product Owner by Knowit and Tieturi

DASA covers the role of the product owner in the context of DevOps.

In a DevOps environment, the Product Owner is a critical leadership role and responsible for managing the full lifecycle of a product from concept to grave. The DASA DevOps Product Owner program expands on traditional agile product owner programs and deals with the extended set of requirements that a product owner faces when teams start to take on both Dev and Ops responsibilities.

The program covers traditional Agile and Scrum concepts and capa-bilities in the context of DevOps. As a result, this training course is ideal for new and aspiring product owners and exciting for experienced product owners who are keen to understand how their role is evolving as a result of DevOps.

Tar­get Group

The DASA DevOps Product Owner qualification is primarily aimed at:

• Existing Product Owners without certification
• Business Project Managers
• Business Executives
• Business Managers
• Business Information Managers
• Business Analysts
• Operations Managers
• Enterprise Architects

Goal

After successfully completing this course you will be able to:

• Understand the concepts of Agile and Scrum.
• Understand the Scrum framework including roles, events, the importance of backlog and the definition of done.
• Understand the role of Product Owner.
• Discuss the role and characteristics of the DevOps team.
• Explain the main competencies of the Product Owner.
• Describe what a Product Owner does in practice.
• Explain the Product Owner’s work.
• Discuss the importance of delivering value.
• Identify the Product Vision techniques.
• Discuss how to engage and influence stakeholders to maximize value.
• Outline various Agile estimation techniques used by Product Owners.
• Explain the role of Product Owner in managing Product Backlog.
• Address few challenging situations of a Product Owner.

Con­tent of DASA De­vOps Pro­duct Owner training

Module 1: Context of the Product Owner

• Product Owner
• Agile Introduction
• Scrum Overview
• Relationship Between Agile, Lean, and DevOps
   

Module 2: The Role of the Product Owner

• Role of the Product Owner
• Competencies of the Product Owner
• Product Owner in Practice
   

Module 3: Agile Planning and Estimation

• Overview of the Product Owner’s Work
• Value of the Product
• Envisioning the Product
• Decomposing the Vision
   

Module 4: Maximizing Value

• Overview of the Product Owner’s Work
• Engaging Stakeholders
• Influencing Stakeholders
   

Module 5: Translating Value

• Overview of the Product Owner’s Work
• Backlog
• Estimating Work
   

Module 6: Delivering Value

• Overview of the Product Owner’s Work
• Monitoring Progress
• Scaling Delivery
• Challenging Situations for a Product Owner

This training course prepares you for DASA DevOps Product Owner certification exam. The certification exam is organized separately after the completion of the training course. The exam takes 60 minutes with non-native speakers of English being permitted an additional 15 minutes. It is a closed-book, web-cam or live exam and consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. The passing grade is 65%.

The price of the certification exam 240 € + vat. will be added to the course fee.

Pre­requi­si­tes

There are no prerequisites for this program, however basic familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and DevOps framework is beneficial. DASA recommends that participants have completed the DASA DevOps Fundamentals prior to joining the course but this is not a requirement.

Trai­ning ma­te­rial

Training material and exam are in English.

Sche­du­le

Training days begin at 9:00 and end at 17:00.

This training is organized in collaboration with Tieturi.