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Agile Manifesto & Principles explained with real-life and product examples
Scrum Framework & Empirical Process with practical insights & product decision scenarios
Scrum Master: Everyday analogies, discussion on misinterpretations of Agile & Scrum
Product Owner: Product development lens, discussion on PO misconceptions of Agile vs Scrum
🛠 Hands-On: Set up a basic Scrum board in Jira & define Agile workflows
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “How would you explain Agile to a non-technical stakeholder?”
PO: “How would you explain Agile to a business stakeholder focused on ROI?”
Crafting a clear Product Goal using the SMART Model
Structuring the Product Backlog with the FDV Model (Features, Deliverables, Value)
Scrum Master: Facilitating clarity so backlog isn’t overloaded or under-defined
Product Owner: Aligning product goals & backlog items with stakeholder/customer needs
🛠 Hands-On: Define a Product Goal & create Epics in Jira
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “What makes a good Product Goal?”
PO: “What makes a good Product Goal and how do you align it with stakeholders?”
WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) for prioritization
RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) for evaluation
Scrum Master: Why prioritization often fails in real teams
Product Owner: Why prioritization fails when stakeholder influence trumps value
🛠 Hands-On: Prioritize backlog items (Epics) in Jira using WSJF & RICE
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “How would you handle competing priorities from multiple stakeholders?”
PO: “How do you manage conflicting priorities from multiple stakeholders?”
Breaking down Epics into INVEST-compliant User Stories using SPIDR
Writing Acceptance Criteria in Gherkin Format (Given-When-Then)
Scrum Master: Discussion on common anti-patterns in user story writing
Product Owner: Discussion on PO story-writing anti-patterns that hinder delivery
🛠 Hands-On: Break down Epics into User Stories in Jira & write Acceptance Criteria
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “How do you ensure user stories are detailed but not overly complex?”
PO: “How do you balance clarity and simplicity when writing user stories?”
Definition of Ready (DoR) & Definition of Done (DoD) for consistent delivery
Planning Poker & T-shirt Sizing for estimation
Scrum Master: Why teams struggle with DoR/DoD consistency; pitfalls of over- vs under-estimation
Product Owner: How unclear DoR/DoD slows teams and increases rework; facilitating alignment on acceptance & release criteria
🛠 Hands-On: Define DoR & DoD in Jira and run a Planning Poker estimation session
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “What’s the impact of an unclear Definition of Done?”
SM: “How would you handle a situation where a team constantly overestimates?”
PO: “How do you respond when teams consistently overestimate story size?”
Key Scrum Metrics: Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Flow Metrics/Efficiency
Creating custom Jira Dashboards with JQL
Scrum Master: Tracking sprint health, blockers, team flow; discussion on dashboard mistakes SMs make
Product Owner: Tracking release readiness, value delivery, customer impact; discussion on dashboard mistakes POs make
🛠 Hands-On: Create personalized dashboards in Jira (SM: Sprint focus, PO: Product outcomes)
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “What key reports should a Scrum Master track in Jira?”
PO: “Which dashboard widgets help you monitor product success during sprints?”
Determining capacity & Sprint Goals
Configuring Sprint Backlog & linking to objectives in Jira
Scrum Master: Facilitate Sprint Planning, prevent anti-patterns, address overcommitment
Product Owner: Align Sprint Goals with roadmap/outcomes, slice stories for readiness
🛠 Hands-On: Set Sprint Goal & backlog in Jira (capacity + value mapping)
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your team overcommits every Sprint and fails to deliver. How do you fix this?”
PO: “Your team regularly overcommits and under-delivers. How do you realign sprint planning?”
Using Jira Boards & Dashboards for sprint health
Scrum of Scrums & cross-team collaboration
Scrum Master: Facilitate Daily Scrum, avoid status-reporting pitfalls, manage dependencies
Product Owner: Observe Daily Scrum without micromanaging, maintain visibility across teams
🛠 Hands-On: Update Jira Board, track Sprint progress, manage dependencies
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your Daily Scrum turns into a status update. How do you bring it back on track?”
SM: “Your team is blocked due to external dependencies. How do you escalate & resolve the issue?”
PO: “How do you stay informed without turning Daily Scrum into a status report?”
Preparing and running effective Sprint Reviews
Framing outputs vs outcomes for stakeholders
Scrum Master: Facilitate demos, engage stakeholders, handle feedback loops
Product Owner: Highlight product value delivered, manage difficult stakeholder feedback
🛠 Hands-On: Prepare Sprint Review/demo in Jira & Confluence
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your stakeholders say the Sprint output doesn’t meet expectations. What do you do?”
PO: “Stakeholders feel the Sprint output doesn’t meet their needs—how do you respond?”
Techniques: Sailboat, Mad/Sad/Glad, 4Ls, STAR, Start-Stop-Continue
Scrum Master: Facilitate engaging retros, fight retrospective fatigue, drive team improvement
Product Owner: Participate effectively—know when to contribute; bring product alignment & market-fit discussions
🛠 Hands-On: Run a Retrospective in Jira/Confluence/ReRetro
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your team refuses to participate in Retrospectives. How do you make them engaging?”
PO: “Your team disengages during retros—how do you bring value to the conversation?”
Leadership responsibilities and anti-patterns
Building high-performing teams and navigating team dynamics
Handling conflicts and difficult team members
Scrum Master: Stances—Coaching, Mentoring, Facilitating, Training; overcoming SM-specific anti-patterns
Product Owner: Evolving from tactical PO to strategic product leader; influencing executives & stakeholders with vision and data; spotting market opportunities
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: Common challenges, anti-patterns, and conflict-handling scenarios
PO: “How do you lead with vision when no one reports to you?”
Frameworks: SAFe, LeSS, Nexus—when and how to scale
Organizational resistance & culture shifts during Agile adoption
Scrum Master: Driving Agile culture; helping teams and leaders embrace change
Product Owner: Roles in scaled frameworks (Chief PO/Area PO); managing multiple teams, cross-team dependencies, and avoiding the “feature broker” trap
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: Common scaling challenges and anti-patterns
PO: “How do you avoid becoming a feature broker in scaled setups?”
Scrum Master:
AI for Scrum Masters—leveraging automation & insights in Agile practices
Product Owner:
Dual-Track Agile (Discovery vs Delivery)
Continuous discovery habits: prototyping, assumption testing
Validating ideas before building; traps in discovery
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: Common challenges & anti-patterns with AI adoption
PO: “What if your experiments contradict stakeholder expectations?”
Scrum Master:
DevOps for SMs: CI/CD, Test Automation, Shift-left Testing
Product Owner:
Business Model Innovation: BMC & Lean Canvas
Value proposition design & OKRs
Product/market fit signals & KPIs
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: Challenges & anti-patterns when bridging engineering practices with Scrum
PO: “How do you know if your product is truly delivering business value?”
Value Stream Mapping for flow improvement and bottleneck detection
Scrum Master:
Blending Kanban with Scrum for flow efficiency
Product Owner:
Portfolio Backlog Management: themes, epics, lean governance
Decision-making metrics: WSJF, cost of delay
Aligning portfolio with finance, operations, and marketing
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: Common challenges & anti-patterns in advanced practices
PO: “How do you balance speed vs. governance at portfolio level?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Create a visually appealing, keyword-optimized resume tailored for Scrum Master roles.
📌 Highlight the right skills, experiences, and achievements hiring managers look for.
📌 Avoid common resume mistakes and learn how to fix them.
📌 Live Resume Review – Expert feedback on your resume.
Product Owner Track
📌 Create a keyword-optimized, visually strong resume tailored for Product Owner roles.
📌 Showcase product achievements, outcomes, and leadership impact.
📌 Avoid common resume pitfalls.
📌 Live Resume Review – Get direct expert critique.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Transform LinkedIn into a job magnet for Scrum roles.
📌 Keyword strategy – rank higher in recruiter searches.
📌 Build Agile network connections with leaders and recruiters.
📌 Engagement strategies – posts, comments, and shares to build your brand.
Product Owner Track
📌 Position LinkedIn as a product leadership showcase.
📌 Optimize keywords for discovery by hiring managers.
📌 Network with product leaders and recruiters.
📌 Use engagement tactics to grow influence and visibility.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Prepare for top Scrum Master interview questions.
📌 Practice behavioral questions with case studies.
📌 Train on STAR Method for structured storytelling.
📌 Tackle tough Agile-related questions with confidence.
Product Owner Track
📌 Prepare for common Product Owner interview questions.
📌 Practice behavioral interviews with product scenarios.
📌 STAR Method mastery for product storytelling.
📌 Handle tricky PO-specific questions effectively.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Live mock interviews with Agile coaches and industry experts.
📌 Personalized feedback on answers, confidence, and delivery.
📌 Simulate real scenarios – panel & one-on-one formats.
Product Owner Track
📌 Live mock interviews with Product Managers, Coaches, and experts.
📌 Receive tailored feedback on responses, clarity, and body language.
📌 Practice real-world formats – panel & one-on-one sessions.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Learn where to find Scrum Master jobs – LinkedIn, boards, referrals.
📌 Tailor applications for specific industries and companies.
📌 Master networking hacks with recruiters and Agile communities.
📌 Insider strategies to land referrals and get noticed.
Product Owner Track
📌 Discover best job sources – LinkedIn, product networks, referrals.
📌 Customize applications for industries and product types.
📌 Networking tactics with hiring managers and product communities.
📌 Insider referral strategies to stand out to top companies.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Agile Manifesto & Principles explained with everyday analogies
📌 Scrum Framework & Empirical Process with practical insights
📌 Discussion on misinterpretations of Agile & Scrum
Product Owner Track
📌 Agile Manifesto & Principles through product development examples
📌 Scrum Framework & Empirical Process explained with product decision scenarios
📌 Discussion on PO misconceptions of Agile vs Scrum
🛠 Hands-On: Set up a basic Scrum board in Jira & define Agile workflows
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “How would you explain Agile to a non-technical stakeholder?”
PO: “How would you explain Agile to a business stakeholder focused on ROI?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Facilitate clarity so backlog isn’t overloaded or under-defined
Product Owner Track
📌 Craft a clear Product Goal using the SMART Model
📌 Structure the Product Backlog with the FDV Model (Features, Deliverables, Value)
📌 Align backlog items with stakeholder/customer needs
🛠 Hands-On: Define a Product Goal & create Epics in Jira
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “What makes a good Product Goal?”
PO: “What makes a good Product Goal and how do you align it with stakeholders?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Use WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) for prioritization
📌 Why prioritization often fails in real teams
Product Owner Track
📌 Apply RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) for evaluation
📌 Why prioritization fails when stakeholder influence trumps value
🛠 Hands-On: Prioritize backlog items (Epics) in Jira using WSJF & RICE
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “How would you handle competing priorities from multiple stakeholders?”
PO: “How do you manage conflicting priorities from multiple stakeholders?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Break down Epics into INVEST-compliant User Stories using SPIDR
📌 Write Acceptance Criteria in Gherkin Format (Given-When-Then)
📌 Discussion on common anti-patterns in user story writing
Product Owner Track
📌 Break down Epics into refined User Stories using SPIDR
📌 Write Acceptance Criteria in Gherkin Format
📌 Discussion on PO story-writing anti-patterns that hinder delivery
🛠 Hands-On: Break down Epics into User Stories in Jira & write Acceptance Criteria
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “How do you ensure user stories are detailed but not overly complex?”
PO: “How do you balance clarity and simplicity when writing user stories?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Establish Definition of Ready (DoR) & Definition of Done (DoD) for consistent delivery
📌 Facilitate Planning Poker & T-shirt Sizing for estimation
📌 Discuss pitfalls of over- vs under-estimation
Product Owner Track
📌 Establish DoR & DoD to ensure consistent delivery
📌 Facilitate alignment on acceptance & release criteria
📌 Discuss how unclear DoR/DoD slows teams and increases rework
🛠 Hands-On: Define DoR & DoD in Jira and run a Planning Poker estimation session
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “What’s the impact of an unclear Definition of Done?”
SM: “How would you handle a situation where a team constantly overestimates?”
PO: “How do you respond when teams consistently overestimate story size?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Key Scrum Metrics: Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Flow Metrics/Efficiency
📌 Tracking sprint health, blockers, and team flow
📌 Discussion: Common dashboard mistakes SMs make
Product Owner Track
📌 Key Product Metrics: Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Flow Efficiency
📌 Tracking release readiness, value delivery, and customer impact
📌 Discussion: Common dashboard mistakes POs make
🛠 Hands-On: Create personalized dashboards in Jira (SM: Sprint focus; PO: Product outcomes)
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “What key reports should a Scrum Master track in Jira?”
PO: “Which dashboard widgets help you monitor product success during sprints?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Facilitate Sprint Planning
📌 Determine capacity & Sprint Goals
📌 Prevent anti-patterns and address overcommitment
Product Owner Track
📌 Align Sprint Goals with roadmap and outcomes
📌 Slice stories for readiness and prioritize value delivery
🛠 Hands-On: Set Sprint Goal & backlog in Jira (capacity + value mapping)
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your team overcommits every Sprint and fails to deliver. How do you fix this?”
PO: “Your team regularly overcommits and under-delivers. How do you realign sprint planning?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Facilitate Daily Scrum
📌 Avoid status-reporting pitfalls
📌 Manage dependencies and cross-team collaboration (Scrum of Scrums)
Product Owner Track
📌 Observe Daily Scrum without micromanaging
📌 Maintain visibility across teams
🛠 Hands-On: Update Jira Board, track Sprint progress, manage dependencies
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your Daily Scrum turns into a status update. How do you bring it back on track?”
SM: “Your team is blocked due to external dependencies. How do you escalate & resolve the issue?”
PO: “How do you stay informed without turning Daily Scrum into a status report?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Facilitate demos and Sprint Reviews
📌 Engage stakeholders and handle feedback loops
Product Owner Track
📌 Highlight product value delivered
📌 Manage difficult stakeholder feedback
📌 Frame outputs vs outcomes
🛠 Hands-On: Prepare Sprint Review/demo in Jira & Confluence
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your stakeholders say the Sprint output doesn’t meet expectations. What do you do?”
PO: “Stakeholders feel the Sprint output doesn’t meet their needs—how do you respond?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Facilitate engaging retros using techniques like Sailboat, Mad/Sad/Glad, 4Ls, STAR, Start-Stop-Continue
📌 Overcome retrospective fatigue and drive team improvement
Product Owner Track
📌 Participate effectively—know when to contribute
📌 Bring product alignment and market-fit discussions
🛠 Hands-On: Run a Retrospective in Jira/Confluence/ReRetro
🎤 Interview Q&A:
SM: “Your team refuses to participate in Retrospectives. How do you make them engaging?”
PO: “Your team disengages during retros—how do you bring value to the conversation?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Leadership responsibilities and anti-patterns
📌 Building high-performing teams and navigating team dynamics
📌 Handling conflicts and difficult team members
📌 Scrum Master stances: Coaching, Mentoring, Facilitating, Training; overcoming SM-specific anti-patterns
Product Owner Track
📌 Evolving from tactical PO to strategic product leader
📌 Influencing executives & stakeholders with vision and data
📌 Spotting market opportunities in competitive spaces
🎤 Interview Q&A
SM: Common challenges, anti-patterns, and conflict-handling scenarios
PO: “How do you lead with vision when no one reports to you?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Frameworks: SAFe, LeSS, Nexus—when and how to scale
📌 Organizational resistance & culture shifts during Agile adoption
📌 Driving Agile culture; helping teams and leaders embrace change
Product Owner Track
📌 Roles in scaled frameworks (Chief PO/Area PO)
📌 Managing multiple teams & cross-team dependencies
📌 Avoiding the “feature broker” trap in scaled environments
🎤 Interview Q&A
SM: Common scaling challenges and anti-patterns
PO: “How do you avoid becoming a feature broker in scaled setups?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 AI for Scrum Masters—leveraging automation & insights in Agile practices
Product Owner Track
📌 Dual-Track Agile: Discovery vs Delivery
📌 Continuous discovery habits: prototyping, assumption testing
📌 Validating ideas before building; avoiding common traps in discovery
🎤 Interview Q&A
SM: Common challenges & anti-patterns with AI adoption
PO: “What if your experiments contradict stakeholder expectations?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 DevOps for Scrum Masters: CI/CD, Test Automation, Shift-left Testing
Product Owner Track
📌 Business Model Innovation: BMC & Lean Canvas
📌 Value proposition design & OKRs
📌 Product/market fit signals & KPIs
🎤 Interview Q&A
SM: Challenges & anti-patterns when bridging engineering practices with Scrum
PO: “How do you know if your product is truly delivering business value?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Value Stream Mapping for flow improvement and bottleneck detection
📌 Blending Kanban with Scrum for flow efficiency
Product Owner Track
📌 Portfolio Backlog Management: themes, epics, lean governance
📌 Decision-making metrics: WSJF, cost of delay
📌 Aligning portfolio with finance, operations, and marketing
🎤 Interview Q&A
SM: Common challenges & anti-patterns in advanced practices
PO: “How do you balance speed vs. governance at portfolio level?”
Scrum Master Track
📌 Create a visually appealing, keyword-optimized resume tailored for Scrum Master roles.
📌 Highlight the right skills, experiences, and achievements hiring managers look for.
📌 Avoid common resume mistakes and learn how to fix them.
📌 Live Resume Review – Expert feedback on your resume.
Product Owner Track
📌 Create a keyword-optimized, visually strong resume tailored for Product Owner roles.
📌 Showcase product achievements, outcomes, and leadership impact.
📌 Avoid common resume pitfalls.
📌 Live Resume Review – Get direct expert critique.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Transform LinkedIn into a job magnet for Scrum roles.
📌 Keyword strategy – rank higher in recruiter searches.
📌 Build Agile network connections with leaders and recruiters.
📌 Engagement strategies – posts, comments, and shares to build your brand.
Product Owner Track
📌 Position LinkedIn as a product leadership showcase.
📌 Optimize keywords for discovery by hiring managers.
📌 Network with product leaders and recruiters.
📌 Use engagement tactics to grow influence and visibility.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Prepare for top Scrum Master interview questions.
📌 Practice behavioral questions with case studies.
📌 Train on STAR Method for structured storytelling.
📌 Tackle tough Agile-related questions with confidence.
Product Owner Track
📌 Prepare for common Product Owner interview questions.
📌 Practice behavioral interviews with product scenarios.
📌 STAR Method mastery for product storytelling.
📌 Handle tricky PO-specific questions effectively.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Live mock interviews with Agile coaches and industry experts.
📌 Personalized feedback on answers, confidence, and delivery.
📌 Simulate real scenarios – panel & one-on-one formats.
Product Owner Track
📌 Live mock interviews with Product Managers, Coaches, and experts.
📌 Receive tailored feedback on responses, clarity, and body language.
📌 Practice real-world formats – panel & one-on-one sessions.
Scrum Master Track
📌 Learn where to find Scrum Master jobs – LinkedIn, boards, referrals.
📌 Tailor applications for specific industries and companies.
📌 Master networking hacks with recruiters and Agile communities.
📌 Insider strategies to land referrals and get noticed.
Product Owner Track
📌 Discover best job sources – LinkedIn, product networks, referrals.
📌 Customize applications for industries and product types.
📌 Networking tactics with hiring managers and product communities.
📌 Insider referral strategies to stand out to top companies.
Upon program completion, participants will receive a certificate and an intern badge to mark their achievements and readiness to tackle Scrum roles across various industries.
📢 No prior experience needed! This structured, beginner-friendly cohort will guide you every step of the way.
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