Scrum Agile Project Management

The Essential Skill of a Good Product Owner

September 2, 2015 1

There are many books and trainings that describe what good Product Owner should be in Scrum team. I have been a Product Owner for more than 5 years now. During this time I learned that there is only one skill that is essential to good Product Owner. I am ready to share it with you together with few “stories from the trenches” that will illustrate it.

Product Owner Manual

August 10, 2015 0

The Product Owner Manual is a short e-book available for free from ScrumSense. It discusses in a practice-oriented way the roles and techniques used by a product owner in Scrum teams, including the story writing principles and how to perform release planning.

Impact-Driven Scrum

May 5, 2015 0

One of the important concept around Agile and Scrum is that it is more important to build the right product than to build the product right. Impact Management is a framework that helps managers to focus on impact of an idea and a product. In her article “Impact-Driven Scrum Delivery”, Ingrid Domingues explains how to brings together Scrum and Impact Management in software development projects where design is important.

A Product Backlog Prioritization Technique

February 9, 2015 1

The product backlog might be the more important item for a Scrum team as it represents the business value that the project should deliver to its customers. Putting a priority on the features and user stories is however not always easy for the product owners, especially if they are dealing with multiple stakeholders. In this article, Samantha Laing shares a technique that can help to improve the results of this activity.

Making Agile Product Roadmaps Work

February 5, 2015 0

A product roadmap is a high-level plan that shows how a product is likely to grow over time. This creates a continuity of purpose, aligns stakeholders and facilitates prioritisation. Unfortunately, many product owners and teams struggle with their product roadmaps. The roadmaps are often dominated by features, and the features are sometimes regarded as a commitment by senior management.

Product Ownership as if You Meant It

November 3, 2014 0

Most companies don’t have empowered product owners in their Scrum projects. Instead they work with some kind of distributed product ownership. This talk analyzes why distributed product ownership is so common, what problems it produces and how to make it work.

Things Product Managers Should Know About Being a Product Owner

October 30, 2014 0

The product owner is one of the three roles of the Scrum framework for Agile project management. The product owner is responsible for defining and prioritizing the backlog and to convey the product vision to the Scrum team. Some people have compared this role to the traditional product manager position, but the context is different.In her blog post, Ellen Gottesdiener shares nine things that every product manager should know about being an Agile product owner.

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