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The Role of a Product Owner
3 Main Scrum Roles
Product Owner Scrum Master Development Team Stakeholders
The Role of a Product Owner 3 Main Scrum Roles Product Owner Scrum - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Role of a Product Owner 3 Main Scrum Roles Product Owner Scrum - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Role of a Product Owner 3 Main Scrum Roles Product Owner Scrum Master Development Team Stakeholders Needs to be able to look in at least two directions simultaneously! MUST understand the needs and priorities of the
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Needs to be able to look in at least two directions simultaneously!
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MUST understand the needs and priorities of the…
- Organisational Stakeholders
- Customers
- Users
well enough to act as their voice!
Product Owner = Product Manager
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Product owner must communicate to the development team…
- What to build
- Order in which to build it
- Specify criteria for accepting
features
- Make sure tests are later run to
determine whether the features are complete
- Write HIGH-LEVEL tests so the
team can determine when the PO will consider the feature complete
Product Owner = Part BA & Part Tester
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Principle Responsibilities
- Manage Economics
- Participate in planning
- Grooming the product backlog
- Define acceptance criteria and
verify that they are met
- Collaborate with the development
team
- Collaborate with the stakeholders
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Knowledge Skills Attributes
- f a PO
Domain
- Is a visionary
- Knows not everything can be
anticipated
- Has business and domain experience
People Skills
- Has a good relationship with
stakeholders
- Is a negotiator / consensus builder
- Is a good communicator
- Is a powerful motivator
Decision Maker
- Is empowered to make decisions
- Is willing to make hard decisions
- Is decisive
- Takes an economic view to balance
business / technical issues Accountability
- Accepts responsibility for the product
- Is committed and available
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Product Owner
- Responsible for maximising
the business value of the team.
- One Person Only
- Represent the stakeholders
- Has full decision-making
ability
- Accepts and rejects work
- Helps the team define
‘Done’
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Scrum Master
- Responsible for facilitating the scrum process
- Helps the Product Owner understand team
abilities
- Helps a Product Owner with finding ways to build
and effectively manage backlog items
- Helps the Product Owner understand and
practice agility within the Scrum Framework
- Organises and facilitate Scrum Events as
requested by the Product Owner
- Helps build self-organising teams
- Helps remove obstacles and impediments
- Helps the team improve and adapt - challenges
the Status Quo
- Servant Leadership (Coaching)
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Development Team
- Cross Functional
- Must have a core of stable
team members
- Co-Location
- Self-organised
- Empowered to Act -
motivated to do so
- Accountable - Value /
Open / Honest
- Focused
- LEAN
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Product Owner Scrum Master Development Team Project Manager
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PM Activity PO SM Team Other Manager Integration Scope Time Cost Quality HR (Team) Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders
Mapping PM Responsibilities in a Scrum Organisation
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PM Activity PO SM Team Other Manager Integration
X
Scope
Micro Level
Time
Micro Level Helps team Sprint Level
Cost
X Story / Task Estimating
Quality
X X X X
HR (Team)
X Formation
Communications
X X X X
Risk
X X X X
Procurement
X X
Stakeholders
X X
Mapping PM Responsibilities in a Scrum Organisation
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