Published inProduct Owner StoriesWorking from home as a Product OwnerWith many companies around the world asking staff to work from home during the current COVID-19 virus outbreak, we’re all having to adapt…Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020
Published inProduct Owner StoriesMario and Julia are new startsBoth are junior members of staff without much prior experience. Mario is taking on his first role as a Product Owner and Julia is a…Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019
Published inProduct Owner StoriesAre my user stories too long?As a Product Owner its tempting to try and capture as much detail as possible on a user story. I might start with a simple requirement…Feb 14, 2019Feb 14, 2019
Published inProduct Owner StoriesHow can a Product Owner be on multiple teams?In an ideal world, there should be one Product Owner for one agile development team or squad. Or at a stretch, maybe one Product Owner for…Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019
Published inProduct Owner StoriesBeing both Product Owner and Scrum MasterThe Scrum Master for my team left for a new role at the end of August, and since then we’ve been without a dedicated Scrum Master.Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Published inProduct Owner StoriesBlockers to getting a story readyI like that we have a Definition of Ready for our stories. As a Product Owner it gives me confidence that I’ve done my job properly in…Aug 9, 2018Aug 9, 2018
Published inProduct Owner StoriesNever report on story pointsThe whole subject of measuring performance of agile teams is a divisive one.Jul 15, 2018Jul 15, 2018
Published inProduct Owner StoriesSprint CommitmentHow often does your sprint goal or stories change in the middle of the sprint? A late-breaking requirement or bug comes in, or a manager…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Published inProduct Owner StoriesWhat’s your Definition of Ready?Have you even been to sprint planning and realised that the so-called stories are a bunch of crap? One-line JIRA tickets that the team…May 3, 2018May 3, 2018
Published inProduct Owner StoriesHow are we developing junior Product Owners?In the olden days of waterfall development, you had teams of Business Analysts that all sat together. When a junior BA joined an…May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
