This document discusses how to identify if you have the right Product Owner and what qualities make a good Product Owner. It provides examples of evaluating potential Product Owners, describing their bandwidth, power, knowledge, interest and vision. It also outlines typical activities for a Product Owner, including working with the Scrum team, stakeholders and refining the product backlog.

1. How do I know if I have the right
Product Owner?
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5. Previous slide shows video “Impatient
Product Owner” , put together by Ken
Howard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTTdHW
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6. Scrum Overview
Product Vision
Roadmap
Day
Sprint…
…
…
Plan
Day
Day
Daily Scrum
Review
Retro
Sprint
Plan
Review
Retro
Idea
Initiation Release
Plan
Release Release
Plan
Plan
Time

7. • Bandwidth
• Power
• Knowledge
• Interest
• Vision
Qualities of a Good Product Owner

8. Sara the Business Lead
• Sara spent 3 years as an Analyst for
the Consumer Engagement business
division
• In June of 2015 Sara moved to the
Business to Business division and
became a Business Lead for that
division
• Sara has since been a strong
champion of the Business Portal
Applications (BPA)
Ratings (1 - low, 2 – medium, 3 – high)
Bandwidth – 1 – Sara is often pulled in many directions. For her to succeed
as PO, her management would need to offload much of her day to day work to
others in her department
Power – 3 – Sara is use to making decisions and her management has agreed
to grant her the power to make decisions for the Business Portal Application
Knowledge – 3 – Sara has expert domain knowledge of the BPA
Interest – 3 – Sara has long been a champion of the application and wants to
lead it into delivery
Direction – 2 – Sara has a strong vision for this product. The organization will
need to ensure her vision aligns with the organization’s overall goals.

9. Name Goes Here
• Relevant notes here….
Ratings (1 - low, 2 – medium, 3 – high)
Bandwidth – Number - Comments
Power – Number - Comments
Knowledge – Number – Comments
Interest – Number – Comments
Direction – Number - Comments

10. 08:00 – 09:00
09:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
15:00 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:00
A Day in the Life of a PO

11. Work
with the
Scrum
team
• Release Planning
• Sprint Planning
• Daily Scrum
• Answer Question
• Validate PBI
• Sprint Review
Work
outside
the Scrum
team
• Work with SMEs, Stakeholders,
Customers
• Understand needs
• Validate Product
Product
Backlog
Refinement
• Create PBIs
• Split PBIs
• Reorder the Product Backlog
Product Owner
Product Owner Activities

12. Product
Team
Scrum
Team
Product Team and Scrum Team

13. Name Goes Here
• Relevant notes here….
Ratings (1 - low, 2 – medium, 3 – high)
Bandwidth – Number - Comments
Power – Number - Comments
Knowledge – Number – Comments
Interest – Number – Comments
Direction – Number - Comments

14. • From where should the Product Owner come?
• What’s the difference between a PO and PM?
• Can I convert a PM into a PO?
• Can I be a PO and SM?
• Can I be a PO and Analyst?
Other thoughts….

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