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31/12/2021

As we close out the year, we'd like to take the opportunity to wish all our clients, colleagues and followers a very Happy New Year. May 2022 be the year where you achieve your goals!

27/09/2021

There are many Product Owner certificates out there that it can get confusing for aspiring product owners to find a suitable option.

In this article, we take a deep dive into the available certifications and score them on six pillars; credibility, marketability, exam difficulty, accessibility, affordability & learning paths.

Read more here: https://www.why-innovation.com/PO-Cert-Comparison
𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟑 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Looking to take a Scrum Product Owner certification but confused by the many different offerings in the market? This guide breaks down each individual certification to give you a detailed overview of the pros & cons before you make your decision!

08/09/2021

The role of a Product Owner is more complex than what is commonly known.

Our PSPO-2 training will prepare you to become a more confident and proficient Product Owner.

https://www.why-innovation.com/advanced-product-owner-with-pspo-2-certification

Delivered by experienced product practitioners, you can expect to learn key concepts, product owner stances and more through case studies & hands-on activities in an interactive & fun workshop.

Seats for the 21st-23rd PSPO-2 class are available now. Click the link for more info!




𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 three 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Take your Product Owner role to the next level and become a data-driven and customer-oriented Product Owner, master product portfolio and robust Agile roadmap to manage organisational goals, achieve a better product market fit and alignment on business goals, OKRs and customer feedback.

25/08/2021

As market demands increase in complexity, business agility isn’t an option anymore. You are either agile and resilient against unpredictable market changes or you are not.

With Leading SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), you will be equipped with the tools and knowledge necessary to sustainably grow your enterprise.

https://www.why-innovation.com/leading-safe-with-sa-certification

Our 2-day training (9-10th Sept) will be conducted by SAFe certified, industry practitioners. Sign up today!
𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 three 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

13/11/2020

In Agile, nothing quite beats face-to-face interaction. As part of the initiative, the why academy! team of Lam & Wesley made a (rare) return to the classroom to deliver a PSPO training, with all safety protocols observed.

Great job to all the students who attended!

04/11/2020

The discussion about work/life balance is an ageless one. It is a difficult nut to crack. Yet, while many are still working from home, they still struggle as current work patterns make it hard to pivot.

So the question here is, can adopting Agile be the answer to achieving some measure of work/life balance?

Tell us what you think. And if you have ideas on how to implement it, do share it with us too!

26/10/2020

One of the most common questions Product Owners in Singapore ask prior to signing up for a PSPO training is, 'Do I qualify for CITREP+ funding?'

It is a rule that all Singaporeans & PRS automatically qualify for this, with some caveats that can get a bit confusing.

Our infographic below aims to minimise some of the confusion.

For more details, you can also check out our CITREP+ guide here: https://hubs.la/H0yzG8Y0

22/10/2020

Over time, Product Owners acquire many skills, contributing to an overall increase in efficiency, productivity and value. There are many skills one can learn over their career but some are more useful than others.

These are our 10 essential skills we feel every successful Product Owner should have.

What would you add to this list?

https://hubs.la/H0yngtp0

21/10/2020

Whether digital communication remains as the new normal or not, it's still important to observe certain practices to make the process better. A pillar of scrum is adaptation after all, so here are five simple things you can do to adjust the process to ensure better online communication.

20/10/2020

When developing a user story, it can sometimes be helpful to extrapolate from the conventional Agile template into the 5Ws and 1H i.e who, what, why, where, when & how to more thoroughly identify and reconcile the customer pain-point(s) with the solution.

19/10/2020

Delivering value starts with engaging with your customers and your team. Steer away from working in a silo and develop a more collaborative & open mindset.

Communication is a key part of making that happen!