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Agile Product Owner and Backlog Management

The product owner sits between the business that wants results and the team that has to build them, and a weak backlog quietly wastes both. This course equips product owners to shape a clear product vision, write user stories that developers can act on, and keep a prioritised backlog that reflects real business value. Examples are drawn from digital and service delivery teams across African banks, telcos and public agencies.

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What you will be able to do

  • Define a product vision and roadmap that connects delivery work to business outcomes.
  • Write user stories and acceptance criteria that teams can estimate and build.
  • Prioritise a backlog using value, risk and effort rather than the loudest voice.
  • Facilitate backlog refinement and sprint planning that keeps the team focused.
  • Balance stakeholder requests against team capacity without over committing.
  • Measure delivered value and adjust the backlog as the business learns.

Course outline

  1. 01Product vision, roadmap and outcomes
  2. 02Writing user stories and acceptance criteria
  3. 03Backlog prioritisation techniques
  4. 04Backlog refinement and estimation
  5. 05Sprint planning and team collaboration
  6. 06Stakeholder management and expectation setting
  7. 07Measuring delivered value
  8. 08Continuous improvement of the backlog

Who should attend

Product owners, business analysts, project managers and team leads who own or shape the backlog on agile delivery teams. It also suits business representatives who work closely with development teams.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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