We often say the Product Owner must have *vision* if we are to succeed at innovation. I stumbled upon a slashdot article questioning whether someone like...
Hi mj, I worked on Basic way back when when I was a SW engineer at Microsoft (In the cash cow phase, after Bill and Steve had lost most interest in the project...
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Roy Morien
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Nov 2, 2009 3:36 am
"Go away and think of ways to increase the value or decrease the cost"? hmmm ... sounds likemy first big programming assignment in FORTRAN when I developed a...
Hi Ron, I was quite surprised to see that you were suspended from the list for a few days and am quite happy to see you back. This list may a times produce...
Hi Inanc, I think it is important to recognise that the product owner is a new, multifaceted role that unites the authority and responsibility traditionally...
Hi Michael, I recommend that a product owner takes an interest in how the product is developed w/o generally having to have a technical background. I do think...
... If the product is a technical product for technical customers then the PO better have a technical background. Most of the things that MS sells fall into...
Hi Inanc, I agree with Roman's perspective on the definition of the product owner ... and only person responsible for managing the Product Backlog and ensuring...
Hi Sarath, This is a great discussion. My experience suggests that embracing Scrum and Scrum product ownership often requires organisational changes that...
Hello Roman, ... So, are you saying that the product owner is a bridge between product managers/marketers and developers? If it's that so, product owner is...
Hi Inanc, I am saying that the Scrum product owner is a genuinely new role that does not easily map onto traditional roles. What we are doing in Scrum is...
Hello, Peter. On Monday, November 2, 2009, at 12:48:22 AM, you ... My view is: "My house, my rules". This is Ken's house. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com ...
Hello, poojawandile. On Monday, November 2, 2009, at 2:56:09 AM, ... You didn't say what your purpose is for the trend information. That will change what...
Hello, Michael. On Monday, November 2, 2009, at 7:30:48 AM, you ... Well that and other failures to inspect and adapt. Sometimes people mistakenly think that...
Hi, Have you asked the team(s) what they think they should do? Not the management. The teams who are actually responsible for the delivery of the product. If...
Hi Ron, I think one of the fundamental messages of Scrum is that rules are there for everyone. They bring security and predictability. My first Product Owner...
One of the principles of Agile as explained to me is Shared Knowledge between team members. It seems to me that the PO must take part in that. In my...
Well, the PO is who the PO is - the team member who has the "last say" on the priorities of what the team does. If this person is technical, that's cool. But...
Inmac, To build upon what Roman and Sarath have already written, it is important to realize the Product Owner actually has a well defined role in a well...
I think people are missing the point of my topic. Lots of people *can* do the PO role, and it will appear to go smoothly inside the organization. But which...
I'm the product manager for a cash revenue product suite at a very small company. The product owner is the COO. I fill the role of the Product Owner, but I'm...
I've seen innovation come from all sorts of PO's (or Product Management in the old world). I don't think a technical background matters in the least (unless...
... I got your point ;-) I am writing this from my desk at my client's site. I am not writing this from my yacht. It follows that I have not discovered the...
Welcome back :-) ... I agree completely. As most people here probably know, I will be one of the first one's to call Ken (or anyone else) out when I think he...
Personal opinion... I think the PO should not be a techie. I want someone who knows the business (preferably has real work experience in the business area...
In the old world, technical background prevented team members from 'pulling the wool over the eyes'... In Scrum, they are accountable to each other - so it is...
