Poor Product Owners lack sufficient Knowledge
Product Ownership is a difficult job, especially if you’re not an expert in your industry, market, competition, business, and the product.
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.
Organizational Anti-Patterns for Product Owners
If one thing spells the success or doom of a product, it’s the Product Owner. This blog explores Organizational Product Owner Anti-patterns.
Anti-patterns that Doom a Product Owner to Fail
I have worked with good and bad Agile Product Owners, and I found some sure signs that a Product Owner is doomed to fail. Learn what they are.
Debate #20 – What are the official roles in Agile?
Agile teams are fully cross-functional so they can create a done increment each sprint. But what does that mean? Explore the official roles.
Debate #16: What is the optimal team size for Agile?
The Scrum Guide 2020 advises that teams of 10 people or less are small and nimble enough, but that any larger may be less effective.
Debate #13 – Is it OK to add items to the current Sprint?
So, can you add items to the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint? The Scrum Guide states that you can, but you may not want to do it. Learn why.
Debate #9 – Story size – what’s an Epic, Theme, Feature…?
User Stories may be written at various sizes and levels, and there are different terms for them – so what should you call yours?
Debate #4 – What’s the best way to write Acceptance Criteria?
There are many ways to document Acceptance Criteria for your user stories. But what’s the best way? Check out some different methods.
Debate #3 – Is there a “right” way to write User Stories?
Is there is a “right” way to write User Stories? It sounds simple, but like Agile, User Stories are easy to learn but difficult to master.
Debate #1 – Can you use a Sprint 0 in Agile?
Sprint 0 is a hot topic amongst debated by Agile practitioners. So, should you have a Sprint 0? Check out these arguments for and against it.