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 waterfall-

or agile driven like.6. Product mgmt (PO) decides which product (model) of the

Lego kit the DevTem has to build7. PO has the building description8. DevTeam has Lego bricks only, and no building description9. 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 laissez-faire?”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.

SCRUMThe 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