Enterprise Product Owner

How do we balance the holistic view of product value creation with the delivery of enterprise value? And how do we make sure we are building the right product at the right time for the enterprise?  

This course is designed for senior Product Owners and Product Managers to extend their view of product ownership and management to the enterprise perspective. In this advanced program you will analyse and understand the holistic value of an initiative in terms of customer value, enterprise value and strategic alignment.

You will learn how to identify and track enterprise level value through the entire life of an initiative, applying this lens through the ideation, discovery and delivery stages. You will be exposed to the tools and techniques that support the alignment of product management approaches with the enterprise strategic vision. You will also learn how the product management team can work with other key enterprise decision makers to maximise the value of delivery of an initiative and build shared understanding and consensus with your stakeholders.

You'll gain

ICAgile accredited course: The ICAgile Certified Professional, Enterprise Product Ownership certification is granted on the successful completion of this course. This certification is part of the ICAgile Product Ownership Track along with our Agile Fundamentals and Agile Product Ownership courses. We offer the complete ICAgile Product Ownership Track for those looking to become an ICAgile Certified Expert in Product Ownership (ICE-PO).

This course will contribute 14 PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs) towards your chosen certification (10 technical hours and 4 leadership hours). 

You'll learn

During this course you will learn:

• To construct a portfolio level backlog understanding the construction and prioritisation processes 
• To evaluate and articulate initiative alignment to enterprise strategy 
• A variety of decision-making approaches that can be used in forming the portfolio backlog 
• To apply value-based thinking and negotiation skills 
• How to articulate the various aspects of value (beyond monetary) that are important to the Enterprise decision making frameworks 
• To prepare end-to-end value stream mapping for an Initiative 
• Tool and techniques for ideation and discovery activities in an Initiative’s lifecycle 
• Analysis and evaluation approaches for Initiative feedback loops and metrics 
• Evaluation tools for recommending prioritisation, start/stop, pivoting, and sequencing of Initiatives within the portfolio backlog. 

Great for

• Product Manager
• Senior Product Owners 
• Portfolio Managers 
• Program/Senior Project Managers 
• Enterprise Architects 
• Product Subject Matter Experts 
• Auditors 
• Sponsors 
• Key Stakeholders 
• Financial Decision Makers 
• Risk Managers 
• Those that form part of the extended team supporting enterprise decision making activities.

You'll need

To get the most out of this course, you will need to have completed formal agile training such as our Agile Fundamentals course. You need to understand your organisation’s product development processes and your organisation’s project and portfolio management approaches. You will also need to understand basic stakeholder engagement and management approaches. Prior exposure to strategic decision making and enterprise risk management concepts would also be beneficial.