by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 12, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Development Team, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product Owner, Sprint planning
TL; DR: Product Backlog Principles Contrary to popular belief, the Product Owner does not have dictatorial powers regarding the composition and order of the Product Backlog. Instead, Scrum as a framework is based on a delicate system of checks and balances,...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jun 26, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Product Manager, Product Owner, Product Owner Salary Report
TL;DR: Product Owner and Product Manager Salary Report 2022 — An Anonymous Poll by the Community for the Community The purpose of this anonymous Product Owner and Product Manager salary report is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the...
by Stefan Wolpers | May 8, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Product Owner, Scrum certifications
TL; DR: How to Pass the Product Owner Certification — Scrum.org’s PSPO I to III The first article of this mini-series established that you do not need a certificate to become good at what you do, for example, working as a Scrum Master or Product Owner. However,...
by Stefan Wolpers | Apr 3, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, hands-on agile meetup, Product backlog, Product Owner, Product roadmap, Video, Videos
TL; DR: HoA #38: Ask-Me-Anything w/ Roman Pichler: The Product Owner In this energizing 38th Hands-on Agile session, Roman Pichler delved into your questions on the role of the Product Owner. The topics range from product manager vs. Product Owner vs. business analyst...
by Stefan Wolpers | Feb 21, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile Transition, Failure, Product Owner
TL; DR: How to Sabotage A Product Owner — 53 Anti-Patterns from the Trenches to Avoid One of my favorite exercises from my Professional Scrum Product Owner classes is how to best sabotage a Product Owner as a member of the middle management. The exercise rules are...
by Stefan Wolpers | Feb 14, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Product Owner, Scrum certifications, Scrum Master, Scrum Master career
TL; DR: Is a Scrum Certification a Sound Investment Advice? Do you need a Scrum certification to become good at what you do? Not really. It took me nine years after I started working in this industry to get my first certificate. What are the benefits then of having a...
