Manager for applied AI transformation and Scrum Product Owner

The course provides comprehensive knowledge on the strategic introduction of artificial intelligence in companies. The content includes the strategic foundations of AI, the analysis of company processes and the identification of use cases. You will also learn the role of the Scrum Product Owner, who is responsible for defining product features within the Scrum team.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Manager for applied AI transformation with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification"
    Certificate "Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) from Scrum.org"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Manager:in für angewandte KI-Transformation mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
    Scrum.org-Zertifizierung PSPO I - Professional Scrum Product Owner (in englischer Sprache)
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Artificial intelligence: Manager for applied AI transformation

Introduction and Objectives (approx. 2 days)

Strategic Foundations and Framework Conditions

Successful AI Initiatives from a Management Perspective

The Importance of AI for Leadership and Management

Legal Framework: Overview of the EU AI Act and GDPR

EU AI Act: Risk Classification, GPAI Models, and AI Governance Requirements

Compliance and Documentation Requirements


Strategic Use Case Selection (approx. 4 days)

AI Tools from a Management Perspective

Market Overview of AI Tools (Opportunities and Limitations)

Generative AI and Prompt Engineering: Fundamentals, Applications, and Best Practices

AI Models for Specific Use Cases, Such as Text Generation, Programming, Recruitment, Image Generation, Video Creation, and AI Automation Opportunities in Operations

Deriving Use Cases for the Company: Key Metrics Driver Tree 

GAP Analysis and Process Selection

Strategy Development (OKR, Competitive Analysis)

Analysis of business processes (Makigami) and maturity analysis

Corporate strategic benefits of AI

Use Case Identification and Evaluation 

Selection of external AI service providers: costs, licensing models, requirements specification, service level agreement, and scalability

Collaboration with research institutions and startups


Planning, Managing, and Implementing AI Projects (approx. 4 days)

Development of an AI Roadmap

Risk Management: Identification and Analysis

Risk Management: Measures and Documentation

Pilot implementation

Value Creation and ROI Through AI

Budget and Resource Planning

Cost Categories, Roles, Capacities, and Data Quality

Time Management and Grant Research

Project Management Methods for AI Projects

KPI Development

Controlling and Performance Measurement

Quality management

Ongoing Optimization and Scaling


Organizational Development, Governance, and Change Management (approx. 5 days)

AI Governance: Building a Sustainable Organizational Structure

Responsibilities and Role Allocation

Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR): Responsible and Ethical Use of AI

Change Management: Organization, Culture, and Leadership

Communication Strategies 

Employee Training

Dealing with Resistance


Sustainable Integration of AI in the Company (approx. 2 days)

Scaling pilot projects to other business units

Continuous improvement (e.g., data-driven decision-making, feedback loops)


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Manager for applied AI transformation with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Agile project management with Scrum: Product Owner (PSPO I)

Scrum basics (approx. 2 days)

Definition of Scrum

Empirical process control

transparency

Review

Adaptation


Scrum Team (approx. 1 day)

product owner

Developer

Scrum Master

Responsibilities for results


Scrum events (approx. 4 days)

Time Box

Sprint

Done

Sprint Planning

Daily Scrum

Development Work

Sprint Review

Sprint Retrospective


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Artifacts (approx. 3 days)

Transparency and verifiability

Product backlog

Sprint backlog

Increment

Definition of Done


Scrum Product Owner (approx. 3 days)

Tasks of the Scrum Product Owner

Requirements identification and analysis

Prioritization and value maximization

Revision of the product backlog


Product Backlog Management (approx. 2 days)

Formulate entries

Sorting entries

Making goals and missions recognizable

Optimize the work of the development team

Keeping the backlog transparent


Project work, certification preparation and Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Owner certification (PSPO I) in English (approx. 5 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

This course requires a good knowledge of English for the Scrum certification exam, ideally you already have a basic knowledge of Scrum.

After the course, you will be able to strategically anchor AI in your company, design change processes and organizational structures, evaluate use cases and ensure the benefits and success of AI initiatives at company level.

You are also proficient in the Scrum framework and can manage product development as a product owner. You are familiar with Scrum artifacts and can take over backlog management.

Scrum developers, agile leaders and coaches, product managers, business analysts, people with a degree in computer science, business informatics, business administration or comparable qualifications.

AI and digital transformation are increasingly central topics in companies. With the knowledge you have acquired, you will be able to steer the areas of AI management, transformation and innovation within the company, making you attractive for all industries.

With Scrum, you will learn a project and product management process model that was originally used for agile software development in particular, but is now also used in many other specialist areas. As a scalable project management and development method, it is used successfully in numerous large-scale projects with several hundred team members. The official certificate from Scrum.org provides you with internationally recognized proof of your qualifications as a Scrum Product Owner.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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