Product Owner

This is you.

The person ultimately responsible for the success of the product, the client’s representative, the “key stakeholder,” the “single wringable neck.”

PO Roles

Promoting

Promoting the product vision to stakeholders

Adjusting

Discussing and adjusting the product vision with stakeholders

Structuring

Creating and prioritizing the product backlog – breaking down the overall project into story-sized components and arranging them for the development team in order of priority based on maximum business value for minimum effort.

Optimizing

Insuring that the product is delivered in an order that maximizes business value with minimum waste

Focusing

Refining the product backlog with the right amount of information (substantial detail for stories in upcoming sprints, and far less detail in those that will be developed later … and therefore, potentially, not at all.

Visualizing

Creating and maintaining a visual representation of the product backlog that is clear and transparent, giving an accurate depiction of what is to be built next

Clarifying Through Collaboration

Discussing the product backlog with the development team, making sure all members understand what is to be built (to the appropriate level of detail) and making changes to priorities and time estimates based on their feedback

Assessing

Determining whether an iteration of the product has been completed fully and accurately

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