What it takes to be a Product OwnerP R ATA P K U M B L E – P R O D U C T O W N E R @ P R O WA R E N E S S

Who or what is a Product OwnerThe scrum guide says “The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team.”http://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html

Mike Cohn defines “The Scrum product owner is typically a project's key stakeholder. Part of the product owner responsibilities is to have a vision of what he or she wishes to build, and convey that vision to the scrum team.”https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/scrum/roles/product-owner

Product Vision

Ability to Execute

Leadership

What a Product Owner

should have

Product VisionInstinct

• Identifying and finding the right signals & opportunities• Market research

User Empathy • Are we solving the right problem. • Asking the right questions and understand the “Why” behind the need.

Prioritization • Should we build the right thing, build the thing right, build it fast. • Say no to everything that is not critical or which does not add value

Ability to ExecutePrinciples (Lean, Agile)

Practices (Scrum, Kanban, XP)

Tools (Flow diagrams, wireframes, trackers)

Metrics

LeadershipCommunication

• Interact and engage with different teams and with Stakeholders. • Understand their needs.

Negotiation – Product owners influence/lead without authority.

Team Empathy

Anti Patterns – Types of POsThe no power/half PO/Proxy PO - Let me ask my boss

Too busy PO - Come back Later or tomorrow

Far Away PO

PO by committee

What a great product owner should haveEmpowered – Can make decisions on their own

Knowledge – Know the Domain

Time – Time for the users/customers, dev teams, other teams

Tips on becoming a better product owner!Resonate your product vision Understand your strengths and weaknesses. Develop your weaker areas.Earn the authoritySeek coachingUse the right tools to get the job doneHelp your stakeholders and teams to achieve a common agreement on what is valuableBE PASSIONATE

Thank You!!

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