Overloaded

It’s time for your meeting with Cassandra, the Dream Team’s product owner.

“Given you’re here to help, I’m going to tell you everything,” says Cassandra. “There’s so much going on at the moment, from getting the company ready to go public, to my maternity leave in three months.”

“Congratulations,” you say.

“For which piece of news?” asks Cassandra. “The teams don’t know about going public, by the way. I suspect they’re probably feeling the pressure, though.”

Cassandra knows she’s been neglecting the team when it comes to requirements, but she’s doing the best she can. She’s got a job and a half on top of being a product owner, and no one ever told her that being a product owner would take up so much of her time.

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