Scrum Product Owner’s Characteristics, Rights and Responsibilities
IN THIS ARTICLE, I EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF A SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER. WE DISCUSS WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRODUCT OWNER AND WHAT QUALITIES MAKE A PRODUCT OWNER EFFECTIVE IN THAT ROLE. Let us take an example of a Restaurant owner. As the owner of Restaurant, he/she is responsible for the return on […]
Different Shades of the Product Owner Role in organizations
I have experienced different shades of the Product Owners in different organizations as part of my coaching and transformation engagements. These shades come into light due to various reasons including: lack of understanding of this role in organization, no proper guidance in identifying right people for the Product Owner role and so on. In this […]
Product Manager Vs Product Owner
Product Managers exist since way back when Product development started in 1940s or 1950s. The oldest company used a Product Manager for software Development was Microsoft in 1980. However, the Product Owner role is new and young when compared to Product Manager. It was introduced in Scrum framework as one o the members of the […]
“User Stories” with Simple example
User Stories are very common in the Agile and Scrum world. However, User Stories are not part of core Scrum. User Stories are part of Extreme Programming, a different framework under the Agile umbrella. Functionality briefly explained in the format of a story from an end user point of view is called a User Story. […]
Common challenges for Product Owners
Scrum guide has few powerful statements about Product Owner role as mentioned below: The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management For Product Owners to succeed, the entire organization must respect their decisions. However, many […]
How to create an effective Product Owner resume?
The Product Owner is like the captain of the Ship. Hence building a powerful and effective resume is important for a Product Owner to secure challenging opportunities in erupted organizations. This article helps you to understand some important tips to create your Product Owner resume. Keep it short and simple: Do not create more than 2 to […]
A Product Owner’s journey from traditional to Agile
I start this article with a statement “Agile development is being driven by the product”. This is really true but only when product has key agile knowledge. If not, it may lead to unsuccessful delivery of product or delivering a wrong product at wrong time which will impact the ROI. What is Value? Value is delivering […]
