PRODUCT OWNER

PROBLEMSAgile Self Defense Series

AGENDA Product Owner Done right

The Absent Product Owner Multiple Product Owners The Powerless Product Owner

PRODUCT OWNERDONE RIGHT

Business Value minded

One and Only Job Top Priority Understands product Understands

customers Has Political clout Compensated on

success Decisions cannot be

overruled

ABSENT PRODUCT OWNER

Business Value minded Only Job Top Priority Understands product Understands customers Has Political clout Compensated on success Decisions cannot be

overruled

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SYMPTOMS Decisions lag for

days sometimes weeks

Too busy for Demos Stair step

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CURES Structure Commitment Empowerment Deliver to inspire ?

MULTIPLE PRODUCT OWNERS

Business Value minded Only Job Top Priority Understands product Understands customers Has Political clout Compensated on success Decisions cannot be

overruled

SYMPTOMS Decisions lag for

days sometimes weeks

Frequently needs to confirm direction

CURES More Frequent steering

meetings PO Chairs the Steering

committee Deliver to inspire

THE POWERLESS PRODUCT OWNER

Business Value minded Only Job Top Priority Understands product Understands customers Has Political clout Compensated on success Decisions cannot be

overruled

THE POWERLESS PRODUCT OWNER

Frequent need to get approval

Inability to make final decisions

Decisions made are reversed

POWER FOR THE POWERLESS PRODUCT OWNER

Find who has the power Recruit them as PO Get them to empower

Existing

PO DONE RIGHT Business Value

minded Only Job Top Priority Understands product Understands

customers Has Political clout Compensated on

success Decisions cannot be

overruled

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