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Enroll in our Course Led by David, an Active PO. Experience Real-World Product Management Firsthand!
The Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) was the world's first agile cert for product development. The Grow-Lean CSPO covers Product Owner (PO) behaviors, actions, and activities through the lens of the Scrum Framework. If you want to expedite your journey towards evidence-based product development, where data, not emotion, drives decisions, take a CSPO session. Our session is 100% hands-on, with zero slides, and it is an actual product development course, as compared to the requirements workshop offered by others.
Your trainer is David Bulkin. If you want to know why to choose David, quoting him, "I continue to build stuff with agile.". He has an impressive 40 years of product experience and he is not stopping. He has 24 years dedicated to agile, and has successfully trained over 20,000 students.
What sets David apart is his continued active involvement in product development. His hands-on experience allows him to bring practical relevance to the classroom, ensuring that you gain applicable skills to immediately apply.
David is known for his dynamic, engaging, and interactive training style. He is one of the longest tenured active trainers and his training material has been improved over many years resulting in a workshop that is driven by exercises not lecture.
His CSPO is based entirely on 28 exercises combined with deep discussion resulting in a high energy, fun, collaborative, open environment that encourages participation and deeper understanding.
His session is for you if you are willing to question your own assumptions and rethink how you work. On the other hand, if you want to write all stories in "As a, I want to, So that" format, you may not want David's training.
Join David's training and benefit from his wealth of knowledge, practical expertise, and unique ability to make learning both enjoyable and effective.
It was very interactive and easy to digest. As a new grad with no Agile and Product Owner experience, I must say David is an awesome teacher! He presented the material and used real-life situations. Hands-down 10/10 would recommend
Attended virtual CSPO training by David Bulkin. It was a great learning experience. I will definitely use Grow-Lean again for any future trainings. Great job!
Very effective real life work application of training. David takes extra time to help students understand how each process is applied in real life and how you can adapt it to your work and company culture.
It is clear David really cares about the questions and even example projects members of the class bring to him. He dives deep, gives suggestions, and asks questions because he is genuinely interested. He keeps training exciting and fun, while ensuring everyone is taking away new perspectives, tools, and knowledge.
I highly recommend the Grow-Lean CSPO course! David Bulkin is a great teacher and made the experience super engaging and fun! In addition, the content was highly relevant and attuned to current workplace trends.
Excellent training sessions and very well structured material. Highly recommended
The CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) class I went to was superior to similar classes I have attended. David totally nailed it by using real-life examples, and kept the subject matter on point by effectively steering discourse - Definitely worth it!
It was a amazing learning process on how to be a better PO, but not only, how to manage your time, self criticism, and learn the paths to do the rights questions. How to prepare materials to work with the team and Backlog Itens. I could beeing much more time in class, thanks for you all. David and Alex are amazing and all explains was cristal clear
David is a knowledgable teacher who caters his content to both the subject matter and the student demographics.
As always, class with David was engaging, interesting and informative. Looking forward to the next one!
David was an engaging instructor with lots of good real world examples and exercises to keep us involved. The pacing of the class with the strategic breaks was well organized. I got a great fundamental understanding of the purpose and goals of a product owner. Would recommend!
Grow-Lean LLC provides learning course for all industries using agile methodologies. I took the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) course. I really enjoyed learning from David Bulkin (trainer), his ability to walk our class through the course layout was a great experience and useful. Grow-Lean LLC CSPO class widened my knowledge base for understanding how to work the product backlog in reasonable (sizable) bits within Sprints through team collaboration, communications, and documenting valuable user stories and test cases. All that I learned is applicable in my current role as a Product Owner. I look forward to increasing my knowledge and taking future courses through Grow-Lean LLC.
Course content was excellent, engaging, and very well-presented. David did a masterful job of facilitating interactive group workshops from a virtual environment, giving attendees hands-on engagement in trying out the tools and techniques taught in his class. My biggest takeaway, however, is that David is intensely invested in making sure that you get the value out of this course that you expect. Due to a conflict, I had to miss the last 90 minutes of the course. Since it was close to the holidays, David had availability the following week, and set up a 90-minute meeting with me to personally go over the course material that I had missed. Very impressed by his dedication.
I'm a new Product Manager at a tech startup and this was my first Scrum training. Prior to this course I read Scrum, by Jeff Sutherland and worked on a Scrum team for 2 months. I really enjoyed the level of interaction that my instructor, Dave Balkin, included in the course! I expected the course to directly address the application of Scrum from the perspective of a Product Owner. In addition to this, the course was also about how Product Owners can deliver better products through Scrum. I was very impressed with Dave's deep understanding of product roles and agile principles. There are a lot of instructional providers in the market. I'll stick with GrowLeanAgile for all of my future Scrum training and certifications. I highly recommend this family of agile courses to anyone looking to break into agile roles or refresh their Scrum skills. These will be especially valuable to fellow military veterans making the pivot into the private sector or adopting Scrum into their teams.
David was a great guide and coach during the session. The course covered a lot in two days, but definitely had its own flair, which made it engaging, interesting, and helpful for my professional development. Really glad that I took this course as David made it clear what is most helpful to most teams when you serve as a PO.
A colleague recommended choosing Grow-Lean and David Bulkin’s CSM and CSPO classes over the other options, and I’m very glad that I listened! We covered the learning objectives and essentials while diving deeper to gain a better understanding of Scrum and the Scrum Master and Product Owner skills needed to progress in our respective Agile journeys, including exploration of common work applications and challenges. David’s experience inspires classes that are energetic, interactive, and packed with value. Each time I left feeling well prepared to implement what I learned. Bonus tip: try the book club & Agile Open Forum events!
Love taking courses with David. This was my second course through Grow-Lean. The first class was the Certified Scrum Master in person pre-pandemic. The Certified Product Owner course was completed in a very engaging virtual course. I highly recommend taking any of their courses as the whole team is very collaborative. I will likely take another course with Grow-Lean in the future.
I enjoyed taking my Certified Scrum Product Owner course from Grow-Lean with David Bulkin. He was a great instructor and easily created a solid and interactive course that allowed us to be engaged and learn/deepen our knowledge on the subject with ease. It was also a great experience to take this course with my classmates as we shared experiences and had a great time doing the hands-on exercises together.
David was an excellent instructor for CSPO. I can honestly say this was the best training course I have ever taken. His practical approach allowed me to bring more value to my organization within days. Highly recommend. Grow-Lean will be the first place I look for additional training.
Simply great! The perspective I had about being a Product Owner changed a lot and made me reconfirm that this is the path I want to follow. The group I was in was very good and David is an instructor that you can tell he really loves to teach. Thank you for all!
Grow Lean provided me with outstanding training. My instructor was personable, knowledgable, and engaged with the class. I felt like I left with a small group of new friends as well as a certificate. I feel much more confident as a product owner after going through this training. I've already gotten job offers that are directly tied to my training with Grow Lean.
David (and Don) were great instructors, probably the best virtual hosts I've experienced. David's enthusiasm and passion for both the topic (PO) and teaching in general were infectious, and he had the whole group interacting well. My only change would be around the length and mixing it in with a working day - the 8.5 hours could have used maybe a few more quick breaks to check emails and ensure nothing has burned down.
Great presentation style with lots of opportunities to ask questions and talk about real life examples which all made for a really enjoyable and informative training. The virtual classroom was great! The breakout rooms were fantastic ! It could not have been any different from having a classroom with physical presence of everyone. The course helped me understand how important a PO’s role is to create an environment where creativity and innovation will thrive; that will empower the team to build a world class product! A wonderfully practical course- both personally and professionally.
David's real world experience and the ability to discuss and share on attendee experience and help them understand how it applies to their workplace. Unlike other trainers who will focus on the theory, David provides real world examples and examples affecting himself and shares it with the class. Class engagement is top-tier, and people leave with a brightened sense of knowledge for Scrum.
An amazing introduction to Scrum Product Ownership. David Bulkin brings a fantastic amount of energy and passion to the subject of Scrum Product Ownership, going beyond standard topics such as backlog refinement and user story creation, and instead putting a primary focus on the concepts and tools related to Product Ideation with plenty of real-world examples. I.E.) "Building the right thing." What a fun weekend, and I learned something too.
A unique CSPO course taught by a highly engaging agile product management expert
Key Details
100% Live and Engaging
Live workshop with no slides and no PowerPoint. Improve your product development via exercises and scenarios, going from high level concept down to build ready details.
28 Exercises for Deep Learning
Exercises drive the session so you learn concepts in an engaging manner. Exercises are done in small breakout rooms and then the entire class reviews to ensure practical learning.
Go Beyond the Scrum Guide
If you want a Certified ScrumMaster packaged as a CSPO you have many options. If you want a deep course on actual agile product development, choose the Grow-Lean CSPO.
This is a hands-on, practice-driven experience where you actively apply powerful tools like the Positioning Statement, Lean Canvas, Story Mapping, and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD / GWT). Gain the confidence to choose and use the right tools in the right context.
No Myths, Fluff, Filler, Videos, or Slides
Our session has 28 exercises and deep discussion leaving no time for fluff, fillers, videos and other non-value added content.
We avoid oversimplified answers, myths if you like. For example...
- No, you don't have to write all the stories.
- No, you don't act as a courier between business and the developers.
- No, you don't have to run every refinement session.
Get the best discounts specific to your situation
At Grow-Lean, we understand that job loss and financial hardships can be overwhelming. Many of our customers and community members have shared their challenges, and we want to help.
For a limited time, we are providing even deeper discounts, making it easier for you to continue learning and advance your career. This program applies courses taking place between now and 15 March 2026 and includes early bird (automatically applied), alumni, groups (3+ at one or many events), hardship, out of pocket, student, teacher and military. Apply for a discount on the session date you are interested in.
Use your mouse wheel, or finger to choose a discount, then click on it.
Choose an Experienced Trainer
David Bulkin
Scrum Alliance: CST | CSP-SM | CSP-PO | CAL 1 | SAFe: SPC | PMI: PMI-ACP
David Bulkin is a managing director and head of training services at Grow-Lean. He assists teams as a coach / mentor; delivers training, and builds product. He has trained 20,000 students, and impacted thousands via public speaking and coaching. Unlike many trainer/coaches, he continues to build systems.
David delivers training, including the CSM, A-CSM, CSPO and A-CSPO courses; and has trained over 20,000 students with over 10,000 being with the Scrum Alliance.
David mentors and coaches teams and individuals.
He does all of this while actively building software, filling various roles at different times, including designing, coding, testing, PO and Scrum Master (think about that, someone who does what they teach).
David's commitment to helping others and his continued work as a team member positions him to deliver a practical perspective that will help you boost your career.
David's thought leadership in 2009 on progressive elaboration for agile requirements influenced what is now known as refinement (entering Scrum in 2011). David has successfully applied agile to manufacturing, marketing, sales, finance, and other areas outside of IT. He was an independent reviewer of the original PMI-ACP body of knowledge that fed the creation of the PMI-ACP Exam and has worked on the exam questions for the Certified Scrum Master Exam. David’s broad background ensures you are getting up-to-date ideas to apply.
David is an industry veteran with 40 years of product development experience. In 2001, David's eBanking Team at JP Morgan Chase implemented agile with Kent Beck, the Father of Extreme Programming (XP), and perhaps also Agile, was the team coach. In addition to eBanking, David was also responsible for Online Account Opening, Insurance and Retirement Services.
David's deep experience, his high energy level, and his continued hands-on work helps David stay practical and level-headed . He can understand your needs so you benefit from his experience.
Go beyond basic and learn new mental models and approaches.
Upgrade & Expand Your PO Toolbox
The Product Owner role is critical. Unfortunately, there is widespread misinformation about the role, as many trainers and coaches lack substantial, real-world product development experience. Using the toolbox as a metaphor, this often leads to the misapplication of approaches, like using a hammer to put in a screw.
Our classes are facilitated by actual product development experts with decades of experience. Going back to the tool metaphor, perhaps you should learn to use an electric screwdriver, not a hammer, if you want to put screws in more quickly.
As this applies to being a PO, using "As a, I want to, So that" for all backlog items is the same as using a hammer to put in a screw. Take the CSPO with us and you'll be equipped with the mental models needed to use the right tool in the right context to maximize the quality of your outcomes while growing your career.
Learn approaches to become effective in the application of evidence based methods...
- Novice: generate requirements by yourself based on your understanding.
- Practicing: elicit and gather requirements from managers and experts.
- Competent: elicit and gather requirements from a wide variety stakeholders.
- Effective: Lead your team and stakeholders through learning loops, where you collaboratively discover what to build based on evidence from actual usage of your product with input from many stakeholders.
Learn how you delegate the "How" and collaboratively define...
- Why: clarify the vision and measurable goals.
- What: collaboratively and iteratively define the functionality.
- When: prioritize on value, including for the business, for users, and to grow learning).
- Done: determine when stories, features and releases are complete.
Create short cycles where items most likely to increase company ROI, add value for the customer, and maximize learning are built and rapidly and released. This....
- Generate data which is interpreted by the PO.
- Generate learning from the data.
- Adjust plans based on learnings.
- Maximize value by continuing to inspect and adapt.
Earning Your Certification
The Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
At present there is no examination required to achieve the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification. Taking the session earns your CSPO if you participate in at least 14 hours of class time.
Grow-Lean covers the certification fees and you receive two years of Scrum Alliance Membership.
The certification will help differentiate you , but more importantly the learning will allow you to interview with more confidence and apply core product development techniques in the work place.
The CSPO also allows you to pursue the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) and Certified Scrum Professional Product Owner (CSP-PO) certification, to complete the Path to CSP. Grow-Lean offers both of these sessions so you can take advantage of your alumni discount.
Benefit from Experience and Interaction
Competitors often mimic our course descriptions, but they can't copy David's experience. Benefit from a trainer who delivers a real-world, deep, hands-on, workshop.
"Choosing a provider can be challenging, especially as competitors often mimic our site content. What other trainers can't match is my 40 years of product development experience, 25 years of experience in agile, and two decades of teaching.
I also maintain a light class load allowing me to stay actively involved in product development where I build product. Staying current allow me to be authentic covering applied theory / real-world application.
I personally guarantee that the class will be small, tailored to your specific needs, genuine, and highly interactive."
David A. Bulkin
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Get Everything You Need
Become a CSPO with no additional fees or hidden costs.
Facing a hardship?
We’re offering extra support.
When we lift each other up, we all rise to new heights
We have heard from many students about their challenges with job loss and the fear of it.
We have expanded our discounts from now through March 15, 2026, to help you keep moving forward.
Deep discounts are available for:
- Students, Vets, Active Military
- Groups and Not-Profit-Organizations
- Individuals facing financial hardship
Browse our upcoming sessions, pick a session, and select the “Discounts” link to apply.
Let’s navigate this journey together.
Exclusive Bonus - One on One Coaching
60-minute coaching session with an agile expert
To ensure transformative value beyond certification, your trainer is offering an exclusive bonus a complimentary 60-minute, one-on-one coaching session to the first 10 registrants of each session.
This will help you translate your newly acquired knowledge into actionable strategies for your team, your organization and yourself.
Secure your spot now and seize this unique opportunity to work directly with an industry expert.
No Outside Work Required
Get Certified by taking the class
Earn your certification in a 100% live, online class, with no additional / outside work required. We do ask that you read the Scrum Guide which is at most 30 minutes of time.
The class has 28 exercises followed by discussion and reflection about real-world opportunities and challenges.
Avoid offline study and low interaction training by signing up today.
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Want more value from the session we will work with you to make it happen with options including a free retake and/or one-on-one support.
Get the best quality training from a provider you can trust.
Who Should Attend
The CSPO is often the launching point on an agile product development journey
Types of People that Often Attend...
Product development activities span the value stream , from product ideation to post implementation and the CSPO is an entry level session. As such a wide variety of roles often take Product Owner training.
If you want to improve your product outcomes this session can be appropriate for you.
Typical Roles that Attend...
- Product Managers
- Product Owners
- Quality Assurance / Testers
- Business Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Systems Analysts
- Scrum Masters
- Software Developers
- Tech Leads
- TPM's
- Project Managers
- PMO Staff
Will I Benefit from this Training?
You have other options and not everyone will benefit.
Appropriate use of agile requires a mindset and approach which may be different from what you are used to. Read the points below to see if the session is right for you.
Our course is designed for those on a continuous learning journey in the field of Product and Systems Management. Securing a position, and executing with excellence, requires effort beyond the classroom. Our course provides a solid foundation from which to grow, not a final destination . If you are willing to work hard outside the classroom, our session is a fit.
Agility is about adapting to the context, and the context often changes, thus requiring the approach to change as well. If you thrive in environments where flexibility and critical thinking are valued over following rigid, detailed instructions, our session will be a good fit for you.
The principles of agile are universal, yet their application can vary across different industries. This session is ideal for those who can embrace nuance and apply agile thinking patterns to their unique situations .
We believe in fostering a learning environment where constructive feedback is a cornerstone. Our trainers are committed to guiding you to learn and grow. This requires that you be open to accepting feedback which may not match your current mental models.
In Summary
If you are the type of person who is always learning, applies critical thinking, works effectively with ambiguous information, will consider nuance, and questions your own mental models, our session will likely be of benefit to you . If not, you may want to consider a different certification or training provider.
Why?
Taught by David Bulkin
With 40 years in product and systems development and 24 years of agile experience, David Bulkin brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. As an active Product Owner, he offers an exercise-driven, in-depth session that focuses on real-world product development.
Practical - No Fluff or Filler
With 40 years of product development experience David knows theory. As someone who continues to work actively as a agile PO, he knows practice. David's session is practical and grounded in real-life experiences, with no fluff or filler, with a perfect mix of theory and practice.
Blended Training Experience
Experience a blend of exercises, real-world case studies, custom-built tools, engaging games, and more. No bland slideware at all. No listenting to a trainer talk for 15 minutes.
Leave Ready
Leave ready to help your organization through pragmatic tips and stories from the instructor’s decades of consulting experience, as well as learning from often equally experienced fellow students.
Free Retake
Take again for free (within 120 days).
Real-Life / No Fake Stuff
We avoid fake approaches like using the "As a, I want to, So that" template for all items in your backlog and instead use studies and many real examples of agile product development.
Unique
Custom created training material and approach with the most interactive, visually appealing, interactive boards, in the industry.
Supported
Top notch support seven days a week.
100% Live
No videos! Don't pay to watch YouTube!
No Hidden Cost
No surprise fees when you register or certify (be careful of your training provider).
Small Class Size
We maintain a small class size to ensure focus on you. Beware of the 50 person class!
Practice Quizzes
There is no certification exam, but these quizzes help reinforce what you learn
There is no exam for your certification, but you can still get significant benefit from our practice quizzes as they help ensure you know the basics so your classroom experience can focus on the big picture.
- The practice quizzes are active learning that increases retention.
- They apply what cognitive science calls retrieval practice.
- Retrieval practice makes learning challenging which helps you remember the material.
If you have time prior to the session use them as a refresher. Or perhaps, during the session you notice some weak spots and review the quizzes post class to fill in the knowledge gaps.
Session Schedule
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
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Certified Scrum Product Owner Mon, 23 Mar to Thu, 26 Mar 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EST) Online - 4 days Discounts |
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Certified Scrum Product Owner Mon, 1 Jun to Wed, 3 Jun 12:00 PM to 5:20 PM (EST) Online - 3 days Discounts |
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