Professional Scrum Product Owner - AI Essentials Training Course
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly emerging as the cornerstone of contemporary product management, fundamentally transforming how we uncover customer needs, define solutions, and make critical decisions. Much like electricity revolutionised industry, AI is reshaping the way products are built, validated, and evolved.
This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Agile Coaches who wish to understand how AI can enhance product ownership and strengthen decision-making processes.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and differentiate between traditional AI and Generative AI (GenAI).
- Apply the seven preferred stances of a Product Owner (including the new Orchestrator stance) and use AI to strengthen each stance — such as Visionary, Experimenter, or Customer Representative.
- Master effective prompting and treat AI tools as intelligent collaborators with specialised skills.
- Deepen customer understanding and create AI-supported personas for hypothesis testing and discovery, while maintaining authentic customer contact.
- Develop and communicate a clear product vision using structured frameworks like the 3x3 Framework, leveraging AI to shape and visualise narratives.
- Use Generative AI tools to accelerate prototyping and hypothesis testing, such as generating mock-ups or product concepts.
- Support product decisions by using AI tools to analyse, prioritise, and evaluate features based on value, feasibility, and user impact.
- Automate or delegate routine daily tasks (emails, stakeholder management, note-taking) using AI to focus on strategic and creative work.
- Lead discussions on AI ethics, bias, and data security, ensuring responsible and sustainable AI adoption.
- Identify and design valuable AI use cases tailored to the specific product and organisational context.
- Explore and experiment with around 20 different AI tools and models — from productivity assistants and prototyping platforms to generative video, image, and coding solutions.
Format of the Course
- 10% lectures
- 30% workshops – exploring various concepts and approaches
- 60% workshops – hands-on practice with AI tools
Course Outline
INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING:
- Voucher for the PSPO-AI Essentials certification exam
- Opportunity for two exam attempts
- 7 PDU points for PMI members
- If the first attempt is unsuccessful — 1:1 coaching session with the trainer to review competency gaps
PROGRAM:
- Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI (GenAI)
- The seven stances of a Product Owner – including the new Orchestrator stance
- Effective prompting – treating AI tools as intelligent collaborators
- AI-supported customer understanding and persona generation
- Creating and communicating a product vision with the 3x3 Framework
- Accelerating prototyping and hypothesis testing using Generative AI
- Product decision-making
- Automating daily Product Owner tasks with AI assistants
- Leading discussions on AI ethics, bias, and data security
- Identifying valuable AI use cases in your product and organisation
Hands-on experience with around 20 AI tools used in real-world product management
This training is a practical introduction to applying Artificial Intelligence in Product Ownership and Product Management. It explores how AI can support decision-making, product discovery, validation, and delivery in modern organisations.
It helps participants understand how to leverage AI as a strategic partner — enhancing creativity, improving efficiency, and amplifying the impact of the Product Owner role. The training combines theory with hands-on experience using real AI tools and models.
Successfully completing the Professional Scrum Product Owner – AI Essentials (PSPO-AIE) training provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and certification voucher to earn the PSPO-AIE credential from Scrum.org.
Requirements
Audience
- Product Owners
- Scrum Masters
- Agile Coaches
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