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Product Management Scrum Alliance Certifications ​

The Scrum Alliance offers a Product Owner Track consistent on 3 different and incremental certifications:

According to the Scrum Alliance website The Scrum Alliance product owner certification is the most recognized in the industry. Every Scrum Alliance certification comes with membership in Scrum Alliance, so you can actively grow your skills and your agile career far beyond the classroom.

Certified Scrum Product Owner® ​

Product owners have a unique and demanding role on agile teams. A product owner decides what the team will create next in order to deliver more value to the customer. In a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO®) class, you'll learn the framework, principles, and values that make scrum work, plus key skills and tools you need to be effective. You will discover how to juggle multiple stakeholders’ needs, get hands-on practice creating a product vision, and learn new ways to get to know your customers so that you can choose the right next piece of value to bring to market for them.

Earning the certification

Official info

  • No assessment
  • Mandatory course example
  • Regular Course price $800-$1200
  • Available sales on different schools, check all course options
  • Two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance included
  • Renewal policy every 2 years

Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner® ​

Through the A-CSPO, you’ll learn to:

  • Manage multiple business initiatives from competing stakeholders
  • Clearly order and express Product Backlog items
  • Define a clear product vision that ensures your product remains focused on the features your customers and end users will actually use
  • Communicate effectively with various stakeholder groups to achieve alignment
  • Identify the crucial opportunities and avoid wasting time
  • Define and validate business value
  • Increase your credibility as a product expert and become recognized as a person who delivers real business results

Earning the certification

Official info

  • Requires: Hold a Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) certification with the Scrum Alliance.
  • No assessment
  • Mandatory course example
  • Regular Course price $800-$1200
  • Available sales on different schools, check all course options
  • Two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance included
  • Renewal policy every 2 years

Certified Scrum Professional - Product Owner® ​

Aside from the pride gained and earning potential of attaining CSP® level, you can also:

  • Attend exclusive CSP events with other leaders in Agile and Scrum
  • Attract more recruiters and command a higher rate of pay
  • Establish a gateway and milestone toward becoming CST®, CEC, or CTC
  • Receive a free Premium subscription to the world's largest Agile assessment and continuous improvement platform, Comparative Agility®

Earning the certification

Official info

  • Requires: Hold an Advanced Certified Product OwnerSM (A-CSPOSM) certification with Scrum Alliance.
  • No assessment
  • Mandatory course example
  • Regular Course price $1,400-$2,000
  • Available sales on different schools, check all course options
  • Two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance included
  • Renewal policy every 2 years