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Product Ownership

The Agile Product Owner role on a Scrum Team is THE key to success. Check out this blog collection covering the skills and traits necessary to succeed.

What’s a Definition of Ready, and do you need one?

March 23, 2022March 22, 2022 by Rachael
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The Definition of Ready confirms the suitability of a User Story for development. If you want to produce quality increments, you need one!

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Team, User Stories

What’s a Definition of Done, and do you need one?

March 17, 2022 by Rachael
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A Definition of Done can vary widely between organizations, departments, and even teams, but it’s crucial that you have one. Find out why.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Scrum, User Stories

How to go from Project Manager to Scrum Master

March 22, 2022December 23, 2021 by Rachael
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Are you a traditional Project Manager who is interested in transitioning into a Scrum Master? If so, here are 10 tips to help you succeed.

Categories Agile, Business Analysis, Leadership, Organizations, PMBOK, Product Ownership, Project Management, Scrum, Scrum Guide, Scrum Master

How to Pass the PSPO Certification Exam

January 31, 2022October 21, 2021 by Rachael
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If you want to become a certified Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) through Scrum.org, check out these tips to help you pass the exam

Categories Agile, Certifications, Product Goal, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Guide, Scrum Master, Scrum Team

Want to earn the IIBA®-AAC certification?

February 1, 2022October 19, 2021 by Rachael
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Do you want to earn the Agile Analyst Certification (AAC) through the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)? Let me help!

Categories Agile, Business Analysis, Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK), Certifications, Certifications, Product Ownership, Scrum, Strategy, User Stories

Want to get the IIBA®’s new CPOA Certification?

March 22, 2022October 14, 2021 by Rachael
CPO Exam Badge

Are you a Business Analyst who wants to become a Product Owner? Then the IIBA Certificate of Product Ownership Analysis may be right for you.

Categories Agile, Business Analysis, Certifications, Product Ownership

There’s no planning in Agile – is there?

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 by Rachael
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It’s a common misconception that there’s no planning in Agile (there is), and the Product Owner is responsible, but a lot can still go wrong.

Categories Agile, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Team, Sprint Backlog, User Stories, Vision

Product Owner Problems with Money

August 17, 2021 by Rachael
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What happens when a Product Owner doesn’t have control or even visibility into the product’s budget? No one will know if it’s successful.

Categories Agile, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Team

As a Product Owner, what does “Value” mean to you?

August 12, 2021 by Rachael
value in agile

Value in agile is an elusive topic to cover; it means something different to everyone. So, what does value mean to you as a Product Owner?

Categories Agile, Product Ownership

My [free] eBook has been published!

January 16, 2025August 10, 2021 by Rachael
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My company, Core BTS, has combined my two eBooks about “Agile Transformation Pain Points” into one that contains 40 pains and how to avoid or manage them.

Categories Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Retrospectives, Scrum, Sprint Backlog, Transformation
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