Let’s Get Practical

Here are some ways to put these ideas into practice.

Seven Strategies for Product Owners

At the core of a great product is a great Product Owner (PO). The Product Owner holds the vision for the product and prioritizes the work to be done. Here are seven strategies for the effective Product Owner.

Be the SME

The PO must be the subject matter expert (SME) and have a deep understanding of what the product is to be. POs must spend time visualizing the system and working through examples before it’s built so they understand it as much as possible.

Use development for discovery

While POs must hold the product vision, they must also keep an open mind to discovering better solutions in the process of building it. Iterative development ...

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