13. Understands Customers / End users
Understands and manages stakeholders
Has required domain Knowledge
Knows “What” the customer wants ,
“Sequence” in which customer wants it
“When” the customer wants it.
Can “Effectively” translate what he knows into what dev
team can understand.
Know the “business value” of the work being delivered
Ensures the Development Team understands items in the
Product Backlog to the level needed.
PO Knows It All..
19. WHAT TOOLS AGILE PO’S GOT?
Writing User Stories
Writing Definition of Done
Being Co-located? ( really?)
Sprint/Release Planning
Anything else that they get trained on?
54. SUMMARY
• Focus not just on “How”, but also “Why” & “What”
• Break Products into smaller, manageable chunks based
on Customers/ Modules/ Components and assign
Product ownership.
• Have clear end-2-end accountability.
• Enable POs to take up higher challenges using
– Right Product Management structures & mentoring
– Lean Tools
– Enterprise Agile Frameworks – SAFe/DAD/LeSS etc
– Skills ( Behavioral, Collaboration & Functional)