We have a Product Owner, a Product Goal, and a Product Backlog in Scrum. Why don’t we have a Product but an Increment? The answer is both historical and essential. Scrum started as an iterative and incremental approach for software product development. OOPSLA 1995 Scrum Paper: SCRUM is an enhancement of...
Product Owners, You do NOT Accept the Work in the Sprint Review
In 2001 Ron Jeffries coined the 3Cs acronym[1]. 22 years later it is still more then current and relevant, especially in a Scrum context, even though it originated originally in eXtreme Programming. Card, Conversation, Confirmation Card The card can be either a physical card or a ticket in an electronic...
Agile Done Right eliminates the need for classical Requirements engineering.
Requirements engineering is the process of eliciting stakeholder needs and desires and developing them into an agreed-upon set of detailed requirements that can serve as a basis for all subsequent development activities. The purpose of requirements engineering methodologies is to make the problem that is being stated clear and complete,...
Deciphering Goals
Grand ideas, visions are everywhere. Governments, businesses and NGOs have aspirational goals. However, the larger the goal, the higher the chance that the original intention gets lost while being passed through the structural layers of the organization. Risks, politics, personal agendas often subvert the original goal either by design or...
AgileByExample 2020 – Product Owner Demystified
Keynote—Product Owner Demystified Vision, Value, Validation - The 3Vs There is a vacuum between the company vision and the final outcome, causing late validation and low value. This vacuum is present in pretty much all companies, caused by a wrong and ill conceived product delivery approach. This vacuum is filled...
Scrumday Deutschland 2019, The Product Management Vacuum and the 3 V’s
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Scrumday London 2019, The Product Management Vacuum and the 3 V’s
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Agile 2018, The Product Management Vacuum and the 3 V’s
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