Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO)

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Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) Exam Format

A-CSPO

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) is a professional-level certification designed for individuals who have already mastered the fundamentals of the Product Owner role and are ready to transition into strategic leadership. Unlike the CSPO, which focuses on the mechanics of Scrum, the A-CSPO emphasizes the 'why' behind product decisions. It challenges practitioners to move beyond simple backlog grooming and into the realm of product discovery, sophisticated stakeholder negotiation, and long-term strategic planning. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how to maximize value in complex environments, utilize advanced metrics to drive decision-making, and act as a bridge between business stakeholders and the development team to ensure continuous value delivery.

50 questions
90 min
75% to pass
6 domains

Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

SpecificationValue
Questions50
Time limit90 minutes (108s per question)
Passing score75% — Not published by the provider (no exam exists)
Domains6
LevelExpert
Question bank here50 questions
Published formatNot published by the provider
SourceOfficial exam specification, published by the vendor

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Agile Coaching10%
  • Mentoring Scrum Teams
  • Facilitating product discovery
  • Promoting Agile mindset in business units
5
Product Vision20%
  • Defining long-term product strategy
  • Aligning vision with organizational goals
  • Communicating value to stakeholders
10
Release Planning15%
  • Predictive vs. Adaptive planning
  • Release forecasting
  • Managing scope vs. time vs. cost
8
Backlog Management25%
  • Advanced prioritization techniques
  • Refinement strategies
  • Managing complex dependencies
  • +1 more
12
Metrics and Reporting10%
  • Product health indicators
  • Measuring value delivery
  • Evidence-based management
  • +1 more
5
Stakeholder Management20%
  • Stakeholder mapping and engagement
  • Conflict resolution
  • Negotiating requirements
  • +1 more
10

The heaviest domain is Agile Coaching at 10%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Still offered (not retired, checked Sep 2026). No exam: requires an active/expired CSPO, an approved 16+ hour A-CSPO course with pre/post work, and 12 months of product-owner experience within the last 5 years. Renewal 30 SEUs + USD 175 every 2 years. Never state an exam price. Official exam page

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