Certified Large-scale Product Developer (CLPD)

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Overview

The Certified Large-scale Product Developer (CLPD) course is designed to equip software development practitioners with future-oriented knowledge, skills, and practices necessary to thrive in large-scale product development environments, such as LeSS. Through collaboration with human and AI agents, CLPDs focus on creating the highest user value and enabling organizations to adapt to changes at a minimum cost.

Key Learning Objectives

Romantic Dreaming: Develop a deep understanding of the whole product domain by empathizing with users’ pains and needs. Use this understanding to create software products that act as momentum savers, driving future business value.
Critical Thinking: Analyze and reason through disciplined processes like Test-Driven Development. Challenge assumptions and cultivate the ability to make sound judgments, including when critiquing conclusions from AI agents.
Focused, Integrative Doing: Deliver user value with the highest quality by cross-functional, self-facilitated coordination through continuous seeking of feedback through integration of small, meaningful work.
Fluid Ownership: Preserve knowledge gained during product development through complete automated test coverage, self-explaining code, and standardized practices. This maximizes organizational adaptiveness.

Course Requirement and Certification Conditions

Participants must complete a five-day, immersive training course combining theoretical insights and hands-on exercises. Attendees should have a strong foundation in software development and prior experience working in large development organizations.