Do Agile Product Owners need training to succeed?
Some people can jump right into the Product Owner role, but for most, training provides an essential foundation to do the job successfully.
Scrum
When it comes to Agile options, the Scrum Framework is far and away the most popular. Check out this extensive collection of blogs about Scrum.
Leadership Problems with Poor Product Owners
Product Owners are inherently leaders. To succeed, Product Owners must navigate every level of an organization, from the Help Desk to the CEO.
The Product Owner is part of the Scrum Team
It’s a fact: The Product Owner is indeed a member of the Scrum Team. But when the PO doesn’t act like a team member, you’re in for trouble.
Who owns Quality on a Scrum Team?
Unfortunately, quality is often skipped or overlooked when developing products using an Agile approach. So, who owns quality in Scrum?
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.
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 #19 – Can a hybrid of Waterfall & Agile succeed?
Command-and-control versus responding to change – these are diametrically opposing ideas. So can a hybrid of Agile and Waterfall work?
Debate #18 – How are defects best handled in Agile?
In Agile, defects can be handled in different ways – so what should you do when you discover a bug? Find out how to handle defects in Agile.