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What do you call a Product Owner with no authority?

Kiron Bondale

In 2003, Barry Boehm and Richard Turner coined the acronym C.R.A.C.K. Having worked with multiple companies who have struggled with Scrum, ineffective POs are one of the more common challenges I’ve encountered. If I had to pick the most common weakness I’ve observed, it was a lack of availability.

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Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works

Scrum.org

A while ago, I received an interesting scientific article from Gunther Verheyen titled “Getting Things Done: The Science Behind Stress-Free Productivity” (Heylighen & Vidal, 2007). The article discusses possible scientific explanations for the success of a personal productivity approach called “ Getting Things Done ” (GTD; Allen, 2001).

2002 202
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Surprise. I am no wizard. Agile nor Scrum.

Gunther Verheyen

I regularly get inquiries from people reaching out for instructions, assistance, or other forms of guidance to learn about Scrum, pass exams, become a trainer, or advance their career towards “Agile coach” Surprise. 2) I have always been and am still all about Scrum. I am no wizard. And I spent 7 years (seven!)

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Surprise. I am no Scrum wizard.

Gunther Verheyen

I don’t create them for that reason, but I am humbled when people say my works (books, articles, papers) were useful in passing certification assessments or in becoming a trainer. Maybe along the road they took a break, read more, gained more experience with Scrum, and demonstrated other forms of patience, persistence, and belief.

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How much technical knowledge should a Product Owner possess?

Kiron Bondale

In an earlier article I’d written about the pros and cons of a Scrum Master or agile lead having deep technical expertise in the solution space but what about a Product Owner (PO)? to describe the attributes of an effective PO and the K in that acronym stands for Knowledge.

2003 189
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Real Cross-functional Teams for Creating Real and Better Products

Scrum.org

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Maryse works as a Scrum master, agile coach, trainer and facilitator. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers. ?? She holds an M.A.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

This Article allows you to explore these methodologies in-depth, tailor them to fit your unique project needs, and wield them to achieve unparalleled project outcomes. Beyond Scrum , several Agile frameworks were developed to address the unique needs and challenges of projects and teams.