Sharing Agile Product Owner experiences on a 3rd grade level. Use these thinking patterns and insights whether you are new or seasoned with scrum, agile, lean or SAFe methods, to any level of your journey. Don’t let the audio from the first few of episodes run you off. It gets better. Subscribe, follow and check for new episodes! Tell your friends! I guarantee you’ll enjoy the journey and get better. scott@planetproductowner.org Venmo J-G-1-222 YouTube @planetproductowner
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The Product Owner Perspective interview series was created by me, Sjoerd Kranendonk (aka @sjoerdly), in an attempt to increase the amount of available stories, experience & knowledge for the Product Owner community. At irregular intervals I interview experienced practitioners to help share lessons and practices from the trenches.
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3 focus aReas for the Product Owner (and a retro)
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Season five unbelievable. Everybody needs a good retrospective for the team and I do as well. This episode is for scrum masters, and product owners. In this episode, I’ll share a quick retrospective and insight to the upcoming season 6 of Planet Product Owner. I’ll also recap and summarize a previous episode for the 3 C’s of coaching for the scrum …
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This episode will be helpful to agile product managers and product owners when figuring out a plan on how to slice the feature, epic or larger body of work. One of the challenges I see alot with teams is the never-ending story. The other big challenge is not understanding the scope of testing. We need quality checks that are built in and the agile …
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Does your agile team need a definition of ready? Let's explore some things to consider first because we don't want to over-process anything. Maybe you need it, maybe you don't. You be the judge. If you decide that it may be of benefit, here are some tips on what to look for, including some 'artful' ideas as well. --- Send in a voice message: https:…
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One of the biggest things we can do as a product owner, and even as an organizational leader in the agile space is to value relationships over transactions. This episode should be a good one for anyone in agile leadership or execution as it will give some insight to the many challenges that the product owner and the agile development team face day-…
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Do you have that feeling that you are losing the team or worse...you've lost the team? The Agile Product Owner and Scrum Master can help pull the engagement up to all time highs if we know what to look for! This episode is for everyone in the agile team makeup and I hope it helps you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…
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First attempt at video! Re: Acceptance Criteria
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Stick to audio or move to video? That is the question I have for you guys. I have a good start on some videos already to help take this journey a little deeper so I am only testing this one. I would love your feedback. Remember, Patrons get access to ALL the video content as well as the files I use for templates to accompany the videos that are pub…
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The agile development team, the product owner, and the scrum master will benefit from this episode. Acceptance criteria with user stories is a popular topic in our community. In this episode, I would like to help you understand what makes for good acceptance, criteria, and some of the anti-patterns to avoid. The prize we seek is a shared understand…
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Let’s explore 3 areas of responsibility that relates to right-sized user stories, a few patterns to help and of course a little help with the INVEST model! Don’t forget to check out the new @planetproductowner YouTube channel! Tell a friend or two…!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message…
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What are agile team working agreements? Why do we need them? And how do we put them together? I get this question a lot and I’m happy to talk about it in this relatively short episode. I’m also very happy to make an exciting announcement for the community and you don’t wanna miss it!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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3C’s of coaching for scrum masters
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Agile or scrum product owners and scrum masters need to focus some time on coaching. Not just pushing items through the sprint or iteration. This episode outlines “3C’s” of coaching aspects to help promote the team. Of course, the “real world” examples are part of this episode. Remember to tell your friends and keep up the good work of encouraging …
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This episode is primarily for the agile product owner and even leadership. Whether you are in some scaled agile environment like SAFe or non-distributed world, this episode may be helpful in understanding the great debate. Do I commit then write the stories, or do I write the stories, then commit? There’s probably a time for each method while on ou…
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Stop doing that, start doing this
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Finding my groove again to help you with the good stuff. I hope this helps your practice! In this episode for agile product owners, we will talk through some things that we have to stop doing, and some things to maybe start doing. In the spirit of the retrospective, we always need to inspect and adapt in the effort to improve what we do and how we …
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Code sitting on the shelf means we’re not getting the value. Value is in the hands of the customer. This episode targets agile product owners and leaders to help them limit code that sits in the shelf. Agile development is sometimes a complex system, but are we making it harder than it should be? Of course, this episode gives you 3 considerations t…
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Don’t scroll past. This is a really good episode for the agile product owner, scrum master and team. Even the managers will like it. For one or more reasons you are not getting value from your daily scrum or daily standup. Let’s get some ideas around how to extract more value from this critical feedback loop. This episode speaks to some ways to lev…
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Along our journey we find ourselves needing to “safely” transition work items at the scaled agile program level. This episode provides some insight and thinking patterns to help you move work from left to right. This episode should help the agile or scrum product owner, product manager and scrum master with some ways to effectively manage the trans…
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I’ve learned many things that successful agile product owners do. I’ll share my top 10 list of things to help you with so you can become a successful Product Owner in the agile and scrum arena. I know that you have your own list too and I hope to get your feedback on that! Happy Holidays and I hope you enjoy this episode!--- Send in a voice message…
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The overwhelmed Product Owner part 2
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This is part two of what we started in the last episode to help the overwhelmed agile or scrum product owner. This episode is beneficial for scrum masters, product owners, and scrum team. There is also quite a bit of insight for agile transformation leaders and upper management as well. Let’s talk about the scrum guide, what we are accountable for,…
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Part one of the overwhelmed agile product owner. Let’s talk about how the scrum team can alleviate some pressure from the product owner, how to impact delivery and how the agile team developers can help the most! I’m giving a lot of love to the agile or scrum development team today because I just don’t give them enough. Many hands make light work, …
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How do we apply behaviors that prove we are actually valuing “Individuals and Interactions OVER Processes and Tools”? Today’s episode explores some things that product owners can do to help us demonstrate that value. Take your hands off the hand offs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message…
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As a product owner I want to create stories that paint a picture so that my development team can produce the right thing. Product owners and anyone in the agile space should enjoy this episode as we get back to fundamentals about user stories. Today’s episode will cover some of the good attributes of user stories as well as some traps or anti-patte…
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Hey agile Product Owner and Scrum Master! Does your burn down chart look like a cliff or a slope? This is episode we put on our explorer and captain hats and try to figure out how to avoid the cliff in our burndown chart by looking at causes, implications and solutions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetprodu…
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Are you feeling like you are one of the wagilefallen? This episode is for all…Product owners, scrum masters, traditional project managers and transformationalists (if that’s a thing). This episode has lots of topics for your transformation..--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message…
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The sequel: Product Owner AND leaders in the scaled agile framework
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After a wildly successful episode last time, I have put together a few items and topics to follow up on for a product owner and your leadership in a scaled agile framework. But this episode may be a difficult conversation for organizational leaders who are considering moving toward that framework. There’s a lot of defense for the product owner that…
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#11 Scrum Guide 2020 Discussed with four Professional Scrum Trainers
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On November 18th 2020, a fully rewritten Scrum Guide was released to the world, bringing many updates to the description of the Scrum Framework. The guide is leaner, less prescriptive, and more clear. Scrum Facilitators Jasper Alblas & Sjoerd Kranendonk join Scrum Coaches Andy Hiles & Steve Trapps for an informal chat about the changes. They discus…
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Product Owner in a new Scaled Agile World
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Are you a product owner who has come from a single development initiative or a single project-based mindset and new to a scaled agile environment? If so this episode may be for you. This comes from a question submitted by a listener! Do you know how I love those LOL. Today we talk about the product owner and how to make some adjustments coming from…
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Would QA folks would be a good Product Owner?
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This episode has a very important announcement in the first segment that I don’t want you to miss! The topic today is one from a listener who asked about moving into a product owner role from a QA role. Well maybe the jump seems impossible, but I’d like to share with you some good traits that will make you a great product owner as well as some bad …
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Do away with the product owner? No mo PO?
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As a result of a recent topic posted on social media, I would like to give my thoughts on why we shouldn’t do away with the product owner role. This episode should give you some insight and clarity for not only to the role itself, but how you can maybe address some of those objections if they come to you from this trending topic. Email me at scott@…
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Your Daily Stand Up is dead. Let’s revive it.
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Hey product owner! Do you suffer from routine, boring and check the box daily scrum’s? Hey scrum master have you laid down the law or had it given to you for the daily scrum structure? And hey dev team are you bored with having to go to this “meeting” everyday? Let’s talk a little about the daily scrum, shall we?--- Send in a voice message: https:/…
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Hey product owners and scrum masters too! I’m back with another episode to talk about the importance of having a roadmap in your agile delivery world. Let’s dive into some thinking patterns!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message
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Welcome young, new Product Owner
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Part one of a possible series. You know how it feels when you are the new team member and as a youngster and new product owner, you want to learn the ropes as soon as you can so you are gaining respect. Nice user story, huh? Today we talk about some of the intangible stuff you need to know when starting new relationships with the new role. Welcome …
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More on frameworks: Keeping it real
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This is one that you may want to miss if you are an organizational leader, product owner, scrum master or any agile dev team member. Let’s talk about adopting these frameworks like SAFe or scaled agile and talk about how they may work and more importantly why they may not work. I’m likely stepping on toes but I’m definitely speaking for the teams h…
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Features, phases and frameworks
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What does it mean when we talk about inception, elaboration, construction and transition? The product owner needs to adopt some ownership in these areas but probably needs to know the basics first. This episode gives an overview of these phases and how they relate to some of your frameworks or even stand alone features. Glad to be back!--- Send in …
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I know. Its light hearted and kinda fun but we discuss points and relative estimation. Don’t miss the point about points. I wanted a light topic ahead of next week. It’s the calm before the storm. The episode next week is gonna be one you don’t want to miss but you may not want to hear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…
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The basics: Determining value and priority
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Conflicting priorities usually stem from conflicting feelings about the priorities. Everything is a priority. Everyone’s thing is the highest priority. This episode provides some tips and tools on balancing the priorities and gives some examples of how and when to handle potential outliers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…
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Hey Product Owner get your priorities straight
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Another non-solicited question from a new listener! How does the Product Owner know they have the priorities right?! It’s a big responsibility for sure. In this episode, I give one example on how to make sure you’re on the right track. Let’s talk roadmap, product backlog, valuable and potentially shippable work, and leverage a little thing called a…
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Tell me about the Product Owner, please..?
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I love it when listeners ask for topics! I was asked to backup a little and talk about the Product Owner and the backlog a little more at a high level. This episode gives some insight into not just the role but I also share some basic but effective tips about how I manage a large product backlog and communication strategies that have proven to be h…
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I didn’t say “no”...just “not right now”
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I didn’t say “no”. I said “not right now”. You need some rules of engagement to determine the next steps in your roadmap as requirements change or even while planning it. I would love to share some experiences I’ve had with this and three questions I ask before we commit to that path. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…
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3 of the 30,000 hats the Product Owner wears
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A good Product Owner wears lots of hats. Scott talks about 3 of those hats the product owner wears that are not found in the job description. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message
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Tell me like I’m three years old...
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Talk to me like I’m three years old. Let’s get some basics cleared up before we get too deep. There are three fundamental outcomes and purposes of scrum. Iterative development • Self organizing teams • The shippable product. Let’s talk about some ways the Product Owner can help promote these. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.…
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The product owner and the alpha developer
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The product owner is a team member. Here are a few ways to capitalize on your role as it relates to the team. Let’s explore some ways to leverage your Alpha Development team member. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message
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Three unspoken responsibilities of a product owner
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Three (un)spoken responsibilities of the Product Owner that they may not tell you in the books. Three takeaways and each have their own attributes. For new product owners and old dogs too!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message
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A rather difficult conversation, Product Owners
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I hope I have listeners after this episode...Let’s have some difficult conversations about some difficult things we deal with as product owners. I think we need to have difficult conversations in order to grow. This is an episode you may not want to hear, but it is one you need to hear. Responding to change doesn’t mean reacting to change--- Send i…
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Product owner in a Kanban world
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Worlds collide as we describe the difference between Kanban and scrum for the product owner. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message
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Product Owner with a development plan
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Listener question here. “I need a plan for my new gig”. This episode gives you some tactical moves that will put you on a nice journey. This one could apply to anyone in an existing or new role on the scrum or agile team. So if you are taking a new product owner, scrum master, dev team or even agile coach role, this is for you!--- Send in a voice m…
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Did you add work to your sprint?
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Today we talk about adding work items to the sprint and how that impacts the perception. Product owners, dev team and scrum masters probably will find this one interesting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message
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Today’s episode we have a reading, from the Scrum Guide along with some tips and tricks for a more effective Sprint Planning ceremony. I’m offering a little insight on how to prep for it more than the actual ceremony facilitation in this episode. Enjoy and welcome to season 2!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plan…
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New Year’s resolutions, Yuletide cheer, and Oh holy Scrum Masters
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Let’s check out some fundamental guidance for scrum masters and product owners to work together on the team. This is kind of an intro to basic rules, antipatterns and solutions. Season 2. For real y’all. scott@planetproductowner.org--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message…
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What kind of product owner are you?
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I’ve identified three types of Product Owners in this episode and tips on moving up in your journey. We are on a journey...applying some practical thinking patterns to develop the art of becoming a more effective product owner. This could be my last agile or scrum product owner podcast episode of this year. Subscribe, share and scrum. Send feedback…
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Feature-itis in a scaled organization
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Let’s identify who needs to help prevent it. What to do if we have it. And how we can prevent others from getting it. This is not all encompassing. Just a few factors and a few players. But some good tips. Email me at scott@planetproductowner.org as always with your feedback!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plane…
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Please tell me it’s not a check the box meeting that you are having or not having at all. The retro is a crucial time for the team to work ON the work and not IN the work. This episode outlines some of the good, bad and ugly about retros. Teasing the last segment for organizational leaders to listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaste…
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