Applying the product owner role can be challenging, as no two products are the same. While products and projects vary, I have found two common ways to employ the role: Asking the customer or a customer proxy such as a product manager to take on the product owner role. This post discusses when the two alternatives [...]

This post provides a concise, one-page overview of the product owner role.

Discover the desirable characteristics of a product owner.

This blog post explores the differences between working as a product manager and playing the product owner role.

This blog post discusses the role of business analysts on Scrum projects.

Applying the product owner role is challenging, and the path to effective product ownership is littered with pitfalls and traps. This post will help you avoid some of the most common product owner mistakes.

This post discusses scaling the product owner role and describes the chief product owner – the product owner in charge of a complex product developed by a large Scrum project.

The product owner role in Scrum attracts a lot of interest and controversy. This post attempts to demystify this important role.
