Discovering Product Demands
- Product discovery overview
- User-centric product discovery
- Dealing with conflicting needs
- Modeling & measuring business value
- Creating a minimum viable product (MVP)
Certified Product Leader 1
From Product Owner to Product Leader
Get past managing backlogs and start leading agile product delivery with confidence, own your product end-to-end and deliver real, measurable value. Understand why your challenges persist and what must change.
Why this Masterclass?
Using the Product Leaders Compass you'll expand your competencies far beyond basic product ownership by working on your own product or with real world case studies.
For Product Owners
Every Product Owner is a leader, even without formal authority! This class teaches you "lateral leadership", leading a development team to create great products that users love.
Knowledge to Competency
Fulfill your role with confidence and competence: Learn to apply your knowledge in your real world challenges.
Product Owner to Product Leader
Discover all core competencies needed to create great products that customers love. Develop new skills and grow vertically.
Immersion to Mastery
Stand out: Commit to going the deep learning path to mastery and invest in your personal growth. This clearly takes more than two days.
Guided by Professional Coaches
Professional coaching and mentoring along your journey is an essential part of this program for your vertical growth.
Lead with Clarity
Gain clarity and direction about your development path. Diagnose root causes of your organizational & leadership blockers.
Leverage Potential
Get unstuck and leverage your team's untapped potential. Learn how to co-create outstanding products with agile teams.
Learning outcomes
Leading product development with confidence
CPL-1 is a guided journey that builds the core competencies every Product Leader needs. After successful completion of this training, you will be able to:
- Generate value for your customers earlier
- Create a product vision and set product goals
- Set clear goals and plan realistically with your team
- Lead product development with confidence and transparency
- Define, co-design and communicate product features effectively
- Collaborate effectively with agile teams to deliver valuable software
- Maintain a well-organized Product Backlog
- Deepen your understanding of users and requirements
Beyond Product Ownership
You leave the program with the ability to lead where basic product ownership ends. When decisions must be made under pressure, regardless of formal authority, you understand the importance of leading through clarity, stance and with a strong focus on value creation.
Stand Out
Technical product skills are now the baseline. What truly drives career progression is leadership impact, and this is exactly what organizations need to succeed in today's complex environments. This program closes that gap by developing the capabilities that distinguish professionals from true Product Leaders and prepares you for your next level of responsibility and influence.
What you'll learn
You are able to fulfill your role with confidence, take real responsibility for a product and work effectively with an agile team to deliver value.
Defining & Communicating Product Features
- User Modeling
- Creating User Stories
- Documenting product development assets
- Non-functional requirements
- Understanding Design
- Managing the Product Backlog
Working with Agile Teams
- Refining the Product Backlog
- Supporting iteration planning
- Setting Iteration Goals
- Understanding working software
- Managing technical debt
- Acceptance testing
- Effort estimation
- Lateral Team Leadership Essentials
Delivering Products
- Prioritizing product features
- Scoping
- Planning beyond iteration scope
- Basic flow metrics
- Differentiating input, output & outcome
- Understanding cost of delay
- Setting Product Goals
- Basic forecasting
Working Strategically
- Managing constraints
- Product Vision
- Setting strategic goals
Self-Leadership/Management
- Understanding the core competencies
- Tools that support your work
- Using AI to improve your productivity
- Self-Management (Time/Focus)
- Self-Leadership Frameworks
- Reflective Action
- Cognitive Biases
- Supportive Mindset
- Emotional Intelligence
Leading Teams & Organizations
- Differentiating from other roles
- Product Leader and the organization
- Leadership Essentials
- Solution Focused Communication
- Understanding Psychological Safety
Managing Stakeholders
- Transparency & progress reporting
- Using suitable metrics
- Stakeholder segmentation
- Understanding constraints
Online courses
- Agile Foundations
- Scrum Foundations
- Kanban Foundations
- Product Owner Essentials
- CPL-1 Self-study Online Course
- Leadership Essentials
- Solution Focused Communication
Upcoming classes
May 19 - Jul 14, 2026
Guaranteed
8-Week Bootcamp
- Live Online (via Zoom)
- German
- Tuesdays, 4pm - 6pm (9x)
Jun 18 - Aug 13, 2026
Planned
8-Week Bootcamp
- Live Online (via Zoom)
- English
- Thursdays, 10am - 12pm (9x)
Jun 25 - Aug 20, 2026
Planned
8-Week Bootcamp
- Live Online (via Zoom)
- English
- Thursdays, 4pm - 6pm (9x)
Jul 21-23, 2026
Planned
Live Training
- Wien, Austria
- German
- Tuesday-Thursday, 9am - 6pm (3x)
Sep 1 - Oct 27, 2026
Planned
8-Week Bootcamp
- Live Online (via Zoom)
- German
- Tuesdays, 4pm - 6pm (9x)
Sep 1 - Oct 27, 2026
Planned
8-Week Bootcamp
- Live Online (via Zoom)
- German
- Tuesdays, 4pm - 6pm (9x)
Sep 29 - Oct 1, 2026
Planned
Live Training
- München, Germany
- German
- Tuesday-Thursday, 9am - 6pm (3x)
Oct 8 - Dec 3, 2026
Planned
8-Week Bootcamp
- Live Online (via Zoom)
- English
- Thursdays, 4pm - 6pm (9x)
Oct 13-15, 2026
Planned
Live Training
- Wien, Austria
- German
- Tuesday-Thursday, 9am - 6pm (3x)
Nov 3, 2026 - Jan 12, 2027
Planned
8-Week Bootcamp
- Live Online (via Zoom)
- German
- Tuesdays, 4pm - 6pm (11x)
You know the framework. Now learn to lead.
Move beyond backlog management and start owning your product end-to-end — creating clarity under pressure, driving real outcomes, and influencing teams without relying on formal authority. Backed by professional coaching, not just course content. As a CSPO or PSPO graduate, you qualify for a special rate.
Standard pricing
Regular enrollment
Open to everyone. Early bird pricing available.
Discounts vary
EUR 2,790
excl. VAT · 8-week bootcamp
Save up to EUR 200Requirements
No prerequisites
Discounts applied automatically
Existing P.O. Credential holder
Upgrade from CSPO or PSPO
For current holders of a valid CSPO or PSPO certification.
EUR 2,790
EUR 1,790
excl. VAT · 8-week bootcamp
Save EUR 1,000Requirements
Valid CSPO or PSPO 1 certificate
Active & inactive certificates accepted
Send certificate PDF to confirm
Limited seats per cohort available
Alumni discount
MPIRICS CSPO alumni upgrade
For graduates of the CSPO program delivered by MPIRICS / Product Leaders.
EUR 2,790
EUR 1,590
excl. VAT · 8-week bootcamp
Save EUR 1,200Requirements
CSPO completed with MPIRICS
Confirmed in our alumni records
Send certificate PDF to confirm
Limited seats per cohort available
What the upgrade means
You get full access to all of the above benefits of the CPL-1 program, including learning material, live online sessions, assignments, mentoring and coaching — same as regular enrollees. You are required to complete the assignments and quizzes to earn the CPL-1 certification, just like everyone else. The only difference is the price and the fact that you can skip the learning modules covered by your existing CSPO/PSPO certification, allowing you to immerse yourself in the new and deepening material to get the most out of the program.
How to get the discount?
Use the button below to send us an email and attach a copy of your existing certificate (CSPO or PSPO 1) to confirm your eligibility. Please also provide your name and the email address you used originally to register, in case you are writing from a different one. We will then provide you with a unique discount code to use during online registration. You can use the code for any upcoming cohort of the CPL-1 program for both formats, the 8-week bootcamp or the 3-day live workshop. Please note that the code will have an expiration date by which you need to use it.
Schedule
Cohorts start every month alternating 8-week bootcamp and 3-day live.
Select a cohort to see specific schedules.
Cohort weekly schedule
Tuesday
4:00 - 6:00pm
Cohort Kickoff
Only first weekWelcome & Introduction: get together and team building. Details about the program, schedules, learning materials and organizational topics. Introducing goals and learning objectives for the first week; Questions and answers.
Tuesday
6:00pm
Weekly Learning Objective
Via EmailYou receive this week's learning objectives via email and a video message in the learning portal. We introduce you to the learning material and content. You'll get case studies and workbook exercises.
Tuesday
4:00 - 5:00pm
Group Mentoring & Coaching
A live facilitated peer group coaching and mentoring to deepen the learning objectives, reflect and share insights.
Tuesday
5:00 - 6:00pm
Facilitated Group Review
Reviewing learning objectives and results of the week. Shared learning reflection, open questions and peer group discussions.
Thursday
5:30 - 6:00pm
Office hour | Ask me anything
OptionalMondays to Thursdays, hosted by a professional coach and Product Leadership trainer. Come with any question you have and receive help reaching your current learning objective. RSVP required.
Scheduled individually
Individual Mentoring (1:1)
2x in totalJoin your very personal mentoring or coaching session with a professional coach and Product Leadership trainer to leverage your individual growth and discuss any topic related to your Product Leadership development.
Tuesday
4:00 - 6:00pm
Capstone Event
Only last weekLast review. Closing the cohort with joint reflection and showcasing results. Certification and celebration event.
Calendar Overview
Start/Kick-Off (CW 21)
- Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Cohort Kick-Off
- Tue, May 19, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 1 (CW 22)
- Tue, May 26, 2026 4:00 - 5:00pm - CPL-1 | Group Mentoring & Coaching
- Tue, May 26, 2026 5:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Facilitated Group Review Week 1
- Tue, May 26, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 2 (CW 23)
- Tue, Jun 2, 2026 4:00 - 5:00pm - CPL-1 | Group Mentoring & Coaching
- Tue, Jun 2, 2026 5:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Facilitated Group Review Week 2
- Tue, Jun 2, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 3 (CW 24)
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026 4:00 - 5:00pm - CPL-1 | Group Mentoring & Coaching
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026 5:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Facilitated Group Review Week 3
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 4 (CW 25)
- Tue, Jun 16, 2026 4:00 - 5:00pm - CPL-1 | Group Mentoring & Coaching
- Tue, Jun 16, 2026 5:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Facilitated Group Review Week 4
- Tue, Jun 16, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 5 (CW 26)
- Tue, Jun 23, 2026 4:00 - 5:00pm - CPL-1 | Group Mentoring & Coaching
- Tue, Jun 23, 2026 5:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Facilitated Group Review Week 5
- Tue, Jun 23, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 6 (CW 27)
- Tue, Jun 30, 2026 4:00 - 5:00pm - CPL-1 | Group Mentoring & Coaching
- Tue, Jun 30, 2026 5:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Facilitated Group Review Week 6
- Tue, Jun 30, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 7 (CW 28)
- Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:00 - 5:00pm - CPL-1 | Group Mentoring & Coaching
- Tue, Jul 7, 2026 5:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Facilitated Group Review Week 7
- Tue, Jul 7, 2026 6:00pm - Weekly learning objective via email
Week 8 (CW 29)
- Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:00 - 6:00pm - CPL-1 | Capstone & Group Review Week 8
Become a Certified Product Leader.
Finishing this masterclass including assignments and quizzes awards you the "Certified Product Leader CPL-1®" designation.
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