Questions to Product Owner

PRODUCT OWNER 1. To communicate with DevTeams as clear as possible, 2. To describe the requirements and product vision to DevTeams as precise as needed, 3. To micro-manage the project or to allow the DevTeam self-organisation, 4. To handle locally distributed DevTeams appropriately, 5. To manage the product development project waterfallor agile driven like. 6. Product mgmt (PO) decides which product (model) of the Lego kit the DevTem has to build 7. PO has the building description 8. DevTeam has Lego bricks only, and no building description 9. PO is not allowed to show construction plan or photos to DevTeam; PO is allowed to inspect the plan as often she needs to; 10.How easy/difficult was your task?” – „What were your emotions?” 11.What made your task easy/difficult?” 12.Were you stressed?” – „Why?” 13.How was the communication with DevTeam?” 14.How often did you get back to view the instructions again?” 15.How was it to be a micro-manager?” – „To give the DevTeam trust and laissezfaire?” 16.When is micro-management/waterfall appropriate and when agile management?”„What were the experiences you made with locally distributed teams?” 17.How many deviations are between the final product (model) and the product vision (building instruction.

SCRUM The ideal agile team is a self organizing, dedicated, cross functional group that has all the skills necessary to deliver a solution that solves their customer's problem. As a result, the list of roles on an agile team is fairly

short generally consisting of roles such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, and the Team. Given all that, many project managers wonder where they fit in. They may act as the Product Owner if they have the skill set and decision making authority to determine what the product should contain. They may become the Scrum Master if they are able to practice servant leadership and act as a coach and facilitator. They may become part of the team and help develop or test. They may focus on coordinating the efforts of multiple agile teams to support the broader goals of a large program. They may not be a good fit for an agile environment at all. Join Kent McDonald as he describes the Product Owner and Scrum Master roles in an agile environment and discusses the various ways that project managers can assess their skill sets and project characteristics to determine where they fit into the picture. Learning Objectives: § Understand the roles and responsibilities of Product Owner and Scrum Master (Agile Coach) in agile teams § Understand where the traditional project management responsibilities are handled in agile projects § Learn how to determine where you fit on your next agile project.

TEAM Commit to deliver product increments in each iteration Meet commitments Determine the size of user stories Select the processes used to deliver value to customers Reflect and adapt on process and product on a regular basis Establish and agree to a definition of done for product increments Decide on and maintain a sustainable pace Hold each other accountable to meet team commitments Help remove bottlenecks Includes everyone working on the project Members should be full time The team determines how the product is delivered and how the work is divided up to do that based on the conditions at the time. Cross-functional: Programmers, testers, business analysts, etc. Members should be full-time May be exceptions (e.g., database administrator) Teams are self-organizing Ideally, no titles but rarely a possibility Membership should change only between iterations