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A Noble Product Owner – Who Can Find?. Kim Hardy, Agile Coach CSM & SAFe Program Consultant. Topics. A Noble Product Owner Somebody has to care! Product Owner’s Responsibilities Product Backlog Management Manage Product Backlog Exercise Meet the Week News Team. Somebody Has to Care.
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A Noble Product Owner – Who Can Find? Kim Hardy, Agile Coach CSM & SAFe Program Consultant
Topics • A Noble Product Owner • Somebody has to care! • Product Owner’s Responsibilities • Product Backlog Management • Manage Product Backlog Exercise • Meet the Week News Team
Product Owner (PO) Has to Care • A PO must care about Business Value • A noble Product Owner accepts the core responsibility of Business Value • A PO could care about System Value • But if not, a noble Product Owner makes sure somebody on their team does
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Product Owner (PO) Has to Care • A PO must care about Business Value • A noble Product Owner accepts the core responsibility of Business Value • A PO could care about System Value • But if not, a noble Product Owner makes sure somebody on their team does • A PO should care about Process Performance • A noble Product Owner avoids the 7 Sins of Project Management!
I don’t want others to see our progress! I must have all the features! I want every feature I see! I know what features we need! I want features no matter what the cost! We don’t have time to INVEST in stories! I want to optimize BV only! http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/presentations/agile-and-the-seven-sins-of-project-management/
Collaborative Responsibilities • Planning & Evaluation • Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer, through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. • Development & Management • Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. • Product Backlog Management • Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage. Iteration Agile Principles: http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html
Product Backlog Management • Product Backlog Grooming occurs at least once a week during development iterations in order to make the following decisions: • Product Change Request Analysis • Story INVEST-ment • Sizing • Prioritization
Meet the Week News Team: Manage the Product Backlog
Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done. <Agile Principle>
Hands on Activity: Manage the Product Backlog
Product Owner (PO) Has to Care • A PO must care about Business Value • A noble Product Owner accepts the core responsibility of Business Value • A PO could care about System Value • But if not, a noble Product Owner makes sure somebody on their team does • A PO should care about Process Performance • A noble Product Owner avoids the 7 Sins of Project Management!
Put Your Strengths to Work Go to http://www.salt-productions.com/salt/Product/CreateMemberAccount.aspx, take the Optimization Challenge and See what you care about in the SDLC.