What Is Agile To The Product Owner? – Part 2
Risks should initially be discussed and identified at the start of the creation of a backlog. They should be captured and if mitigation plans are appropriate, those plans included in the overall release planning that the product owner leads. Since the product owner is involved in each sprint ceremony, that person will be available to quickly incorporate risk mitigation plans into backlog refinement activities.
This should minimize differences in the product delivery expectations and outcomes with risks that are not addressed. The scrum retrospective will give the team an opportunity to assess the mitigation plans as well as identify areas where there could be future risk introduced. Risk mitigation to reduce technical debt may require re-ordering some features to avoid costly re-work during later sprints in the project or even as bug fixes after deployment.
The product owner is a critical member of the scrum team. As the voice of the customer and business owner, it is the responsibility of the product owner to deliver the right features in the most efficient and expedient manner.
Understanding and demonstrating product value, being astute and knowledgeable about market conditions and the appropriate management of risks are key to the success of the product owner.
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Master of Agile – Scrum Product Owner With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)
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This ‘Master of Agile – Scrum Product Owner With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)’ provides an in-depth understanding of the Scrum Product Owner roles and responsibilities
You will explore the Agile Scrum project life-cycle, including how an Agile User Story is created, to how we know when it is ‘done’
This course is aimed at those with or without prior knowledge and experience of the Agile values and principles
During this course you will learn the tools needed to succeed as a Scrum Product Owner
What will you learn?
You will gain an in-depth understanding of the Scrum Product Owner roles and responsibilities, and you will be able to
- Fully understand the role of the Scrum Product Owner
- Understand the roles involved in an Agile project
- Create an effective Product Backlog
- Effectively participate in Scrum Meetings such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Retrospective
- Identify the roles involves in the Scrum Team
What topics are covered within this course?
You will cover the following topics during this course:
- An Introduction to Agile Project Management (Product Owner)
- The 12 Agile Principles (Product Owner)
- The Declaration of Interdependence (Product Owner)
- Introduction to Scrum (Product Owner)
- Scrum Project Roles (Product Owner)
- The Agile Project Life-cycle (Product Owner)
- Acceptance Criteria and the Prioritised Product Backlog (Product Owner)
- Epics and Personas (Product Owner)
- Sprint Planning (Product Owner)
- User Stories (Product Owner)
- The Daily Scrum (Product Owner)
- The Product Backlog (Product Owner)
- Scrum Charts (Product Owner)
- Review and Retrospective (Product Owner)
- Validating a Sprint (Product Owner)
- Releasing the Product (Product Owner)