Engaged Agility - United States

Being a great Product Owner or Product Manager today isn’t just about managing a backlog. It’s about connecting strategy to execution, making smart decisions quickly, and staying deeply aligned to customer value.

This course helps you do exactly that.

In this two-day, highly interactive class, you’ll learn how to operate effectively in the POPM role within a SAFe environment while also learning how to use AI as a practical tool in your day-to-day work—not as hype, but as something that actually helps you move faster and make better decisions.

You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of how to break down work, prioritize what matters, and align teams around outcomes—all while using AI to enhance how you think, plan, and deliver.

What You’ll Learn (and actually practice)

• How POPMs really create value
  Go beyond roles and responsibilities. Learn how to own the backlog in a way that drives outcomes, not just output. Manage dependencies, risks, and competing priorities without losing sight of the customer.
• How to lead (not just attend) PI Planning
  Show up prepared, align stakeholders, and help teams commit to meaningful objectives that connect back to strategy.
• How to deliver value continuously
  Apply lean and agile principles to prioritize, build, test, and deliver in smaller batches with faster feedback.
• How to use AI in your real work
  Use AI to improve backlog refinement, prioritization, feature discovery, and customer understanding in ways that are practical and responsible—not theoretical.

What Makes This Course Different

Most POPM courses teach you what the role is supposed to be.

This one focuses on how to actually do the job well in a modern environment.

We combine:

• Real-world patterns from experienced practitioners
• Practical application of SAFe principles (not just terminology)
• Hands-on use of AI to improve how you work

The result is a learning experience that helps you think better, not just follow a process.

Topics We’ll Work Through

• Operating as a Product Owner/Product Manager in a SAFe enterprise
• Preparing for and leading PI Planning with purpose
• Managing and executing Iterations and Planning Intervals
• Applying customer-centric thinking to prioritization and delivery
• Using AI to enhance product management activities
• Preparing for the SAFe POPM certification

What You Get

• Two full days of interactive, instructor-led training
• Digital workbook and course materials
• One year of access to SAFe resources and community
• Eligibility to take the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification exam

(Yes, you’ll be ready for the exam. But more importantly, you’ll be better at the job.)

Why It Matters

Organizations don’t struggle because they lack process.
They struggle because they struggle to make good decisions, align around value, and adapt quickly.

Great POPMs change that.

This course helps you:

• Connect strategy to execution in a meaningful way
• Prioritize based on value, not noise
• Use AI to accelerate thinking and reduce friction
• Deliver outcomes your customers actually care about

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