Agile Product Ownership: Do the Right Things, Not Everything

Ellen Gottesdiener www.ebgconsulting.com

www.DiscoverToDeliver.com

2:00-3:15, FI, Panzacola

AgilePOship(Agile2017)forAAwebsite.key - August 7, 2017

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Ellen Gottesdiener

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#ProductOwner

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product ownership struggles...

product owner

…responsible for maximizing the value of the product and

the work of Development team

The Scrum Guide™ version July 2016

product views

Define and champion the product vision

Research and test customer/market needs

Identify high-value product options

Decide on release dates and content

Make backlog items “ready” for planning, dev

Accept “done” work

Conduct product demos

... (and there is more!…)

agile product work

disciplines & focus

product management

product ownership

development

strategic tacticalexternal internal

customer codemarket making

business technology

your turn...The “right” work

strategic tactical

collaboration pattern: Decide How to Decide

a group needs to reach closure on a specific issue

people must know when and if a decision is made

ConsensusDecision Leader Decides

after Discussion

Arbitrary

Spontaneous Agreement

Majority Vote

Negotiation

Delegation

decision rule

Decision Leader

Decides w/o Discussion

participatory

common decision rules

endorse

disagree cannot

support agree,

can support

I veto this

proposal

gradient of agreement

Adapted from Sam Kaner: Participatory Decision Making training Ref: Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision Making

which decision rule is

appropriate? why?

Choose 3 product ownership activities with a “D” on top left of the card - one of each: strategic, tactical, and venn overlap.

your turn…

make space for the right things

collaborate mutually support

delegate assign

We will play an Jurgen Appelo’s “Delegation Poker”

modified to explore delegation/decision making or the work of product ownership

Thank you Jurgen!

https://management30.com/product/delegation-poker/

your turn…

let’s play!

1. Read a card (the work of Product Ownership) 2. Privately select your delegation level 3. Simultaneously share your card 4. Discuss for several minutes 5. Select the next scenario, rinse, repeat …

Collaboratively examine the work of product ownership

Make decisions collaboratively. This builds trust

Tap into the wisdom of the product ecosystem

Benefits:

better products

better teams

in sum…

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