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AI for Product Owners and Business Analysts
PA-101
From idea to AI-ready backlog. For product owners, business analysts and product managers who need to turn AI ideas into work their delivery teams can build. Live online in pods of five, built around your own use case from the first session.
- Level
- Practitioner
- Duration
- Two 4-hour sessions
- Delivery
- Live virtual, Private team
- Language
- English
- CPD hours
- 8
- Suitable for
- IndividualsOrganisations
Overview
From idea to AI-ready backlog
Our flagship course for product owners, business analysts and product managers who need to turn AI ideas into work their delivery teams can build. You work on your own use case from the first session, not a toy example, and finish with something you can use at work the next week.
How it runs
- Live online, in pods of five, led by practitioners who deliver AI inside regulated organisations
- Two 4-hour Saturday sessions
- Built around your real constraints: approved tools, data rules and existing systems
You leave with
An AI-ready backlog for a real initiative from your organisation, plus the full template toolkit and a certificate of completion.
What you will learn
- Spot and size AI opportunities in your own product area
- Turn a fuzzy AI idea into clear epics, stories and acceptance criteria
- Write requirements that cover data, risk and human oversight
- Use AI tools to speed up discovery and backlog writing, safely
- Walk delivery, risk and compliance teams through the plan
Who it is for
Product owners, business analysts and product managers who need to turn AI ideas into work their delivery teams can build, especially in regulated organisations with approved tools, data rules and existing systems.
Prerequisites
None. No coding is needed; everyday AI assistants are used throughout.
What's included
- AI-ready backlogFor a real initiative from your own organisation
- Template toolkitEvery template used on the course
- Certificate of completion
Course outline
Spotting and sizing AI opportunities2 topics, 1 objective
Topics
- Where AI fits in your product area
- Sizing value, feasibility and risk
Objectives
- Spot and size AI opportunities in your own product area
From idea to epics and stories2 topics, 1 objective
Topics
- Turning a fuzzy idea into clear epics
- Stories and acceptance criteria for AI features
Objectives
- Turn an AI idea into clear epics, stories and acceptance criteria
Requirements for data, risk and oversight2 topics, 1 objective
Topics
- Data requirements for AI features
- Risk and human oversight in requirements
Objectives
- Write requirements that cover data, risk and human oversight
AI tools for discovery and backlog writing2 topics, 1 objective
Topics
- Using AI assistants safely with approved tools
- Speeding up discovery and writing
Objectives
- Use AI tools to speed up discovery and backlog writing, safely
Taking the plan through delivery, risk and compliance3 topics, 2 objectives
Topics
- Walking stakeholders through the plan
- Handling questions from risk and compliance
- Your AI-ready backlog
Objectives
- Walk delivery, risk and compliance teams through the plan
- Leave with an AI-ready backlog for a real initiative
Questions
Course
Do I need to code?
No. The course uses everyday AI assistants and your approved tools.
Logistics
How is the course delivered?
Live online, in pods of five, as two 4-hour Saturday sessions. It can also be run in-house for your team, tailored to your policies and systems.