This talk was given by Maritza van den Heuvel and Sam Laing at the recent South African Scrum Gathering

1. Can PO Teams solve the PO Problem? Maritza van den Heuvel Sam Laing

2. Who? Maritza van den Heuvel Product Owner @maritzavdh http://scrumfamily.wordpress.com Samantha Laing Scrum Master @samlaing http://www.inevitable.co.za

3. What? Product Owner Role Scaling for Teams and Products Single Product Owner = Problem? PO Teams = Answer?

4. How? Types of PO Teams Explore 3 Models Team Dynamics Group Reflection Takeaways for You

5. PO Problem

6. The Product Owner is responsible for a project’s success conveys his or her vision to the team prioritizes business value engages with stakeholders elaborates business requirements engages with the Scrum Team product backlog, stories, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, release plans, roadmaps, UAT, stakeholder workshops … That’s a lot!

7. SOME PROBLEMS Availability and Engagement Quality of Requirements/Backlog Complex Skill Set Quality of Decisions Lack of Empowerment

8. Single PO + Team (Backlog) (Mike Cottmeyer, LeadingAgile Blog)

9. Many PO – Multiple Backlogs

10. Many PO – Single Backlog

11. Considerations Organizational Structure Existing Skill Sets Product Owner Experience Product Knowledge Market Knowledge Engagement Styles Personal Preferences Support and Teamification Product Ownership

12. Decision by Committee

13. SOME ANSWERS Available and Engaged - YES Quality Requirements - YES Prioritized Backlog - YES Wider Range of Skills - YES High Quality Decisions - ? Empowered - ?

14. Further Reading The Product Owner Team (Cottmeyer) Scaling the Product Owner Role The CPO in Large PO Teams (Pilcher) The Mythical Product Owner Role

15. Thank You Maritza van den Heuvel Product Owner @maritzavdh http://scrumfamily.wordpress.com Samantha Laing Scrum Master @samlaing http://www.inevitable.co.za