Creating Tasks

One of the challenges that Agile teams face is knowing how much work they can finish, and if they have the capacity to take on the work they want to do. Over time, they will mature and get better at committing, completing, and delivering the product increment. But this will take a lot of teamwork and collaboration. As the Product Owner, you should be able to help guide the team in effectively creating tasks so that they can deliver value.

Coming Up With User Stories

Part of being a Product Owner is getting in conversations with your customers and users about their needs and feedback. It is from these conversations that ideas and requirements come from, as well as the validation of ideas and solutions. When the product is already in development and the Sprint ceremonies are already being held, these conversations can also take place during the Sprint Review, where stakeholders give their feedback, which in turn can be turned to requirements, features, and user stories.

Sometimes, user stories can be enhancements to both the project’s product and processes. For example, if the team wants to configure their servers for continuous integration and deployment, that will take time but will be beneficial for the project as it will help save time and prevent errors. The Product Owner will want to make this task visible to stakeholders and show the ROI of process improvements.

Recommended Further Reading

The following materials may assist you in order to get the most out of this course: