My presentation at Scrum practitioners workshop, Hyderabad. Aug 2012. Talking about how Indian Product owners lack in the role.

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Product Owner
Scrum Practitioners workshop Naveen Nanjundappa
H y d e r a b a d , 2 9 th A u g , 2 0 1 2

2. Agenda
• Why Indian product owners fail ?
• What do Indian product owners lack ?
• Successful product owner and this attitude ?
• Working with stakeholders who are not scrum ?
• Adding $ value to the user story.

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Product
Owner

4. Product
Owner
Expectations
Expectations
Consumer
Business
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5. Consumer
Expectations
Product
Owner

6. Owner
Product
Business
Expectations
Expectations
Consumer

7. PRODUCT LIFECYCLE

8. SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT OWNER
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9. WHAT DO INDIAN
PRODUCT OWNERS LACK ?
• Customer and Market
Research
• Strategy, Planning and
Decision Making
• People, Teams, and
Culture
• Metrics and Financial
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10. WHY INDIAN
PRODUCT OWNERS FAIL ?
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11. MISSING
PRODUCT OWNER
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12. LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF
THE PRODUCT
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13. PROXY PRODUCT
OWNER
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14. PASSIVE/VISIONLESS PRODUCT OWNER
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15. UNDER / OVER POWERED
PRODUCT OWNER
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TECHNICAL PRODUCT OWNER

17. AVOID BEING IN ENGINEERING AND
TECHNICAL MICROMANAGER
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18. STRATEGIC LONG TERM GOAL
DEMAND FOR SHORT TERM NEEDS
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19. REPRESENT THE CUSTOMER AND
MARKET THAN PRODUCT
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21. WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
WHO ARE NOT AGILE?
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22. COST, BUSINESS VALUE
MANAGEMENT
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23. Adding $ value to the user
story.
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24. Conclusion
• Product ownership is a powerful position to
build products and manage market needs
• Identify the gaps and skills
• Take any opportunity that strikes.
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25. There are no secrets,
Open for discussion
Thank you
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26. Thank You
Naveen Nanjundappa
Agile Coach, SolutionsIQ (India)
naveenn@solutionsiq.com
naveen.nanjundappa@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 9980505003