The Product Owner has the sole authority on putting the work of the Scrum Team at the end of a Sprint into the hands of users. This means that at […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Communicates Directly With the Team’s Stakeholders
The Product Owner needs to be in contact with all those that are invested in the work of the team (aka stakeholders). These stakeholders have information on the marketplace, the […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Refines the Product Backlog for Each Sprint Planning Meeting
The Product Owner is responsible for maintaining the Product Backlog. This includes its ordering in terms of value and effort, its clarity, and identification of what acceptance criteria apply to […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Can Veto the Inclusion of an Idea on the Product Backlog
The Product Owner is responsible for ensuring that the Product Backlog Items reflect and contribute to the vision of the product being built by the Scrum Team. Therefore, the Product […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Has Final Authority on Ordering Product Backlog Items
The Product Owner is the customer or its proxy. Since this is the case the Product Owner should have final authority on the order of the Product Backlog Items. At […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Is Knowledgeable About the Product and the Business
The Product Owner’s job is to be the customer or the customer proxy. He needs to know the most current information about the product and the business that the team […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Has No Duties Outside the Product Owner Duties
The Product Owner duties make up a full-time job on a Scrum Team. The Product Owner should not be a manager, a developer or have any other partial duties outside […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Uses the Sprint Review to Help Improve the Product
The Sprint Review is a key meeting for the team to improve the product. There are three main purposes of the Sprint Review: inspect how the last Sprint went with […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Is Truthful About the Condition of the Product
The Product Owner has the most recent and important information about the value and cost of the product being delivered. This information can greatly serve the team by allowing them […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Owner Role
Product development requires problem-solving, innovation and creativity. But more than that, it requires problems, opportunities and a vision of the future. The Product Owner recognizes, gathers, organizes and presents these […]