Product Owner vs product manager

Product Owner vs product manager Product Manager is the classical way to think about someone who's in charge of creating a great product. And essentially, for us at Scrum.org, it's from the dog a product owner is essentially a product manager. However, this product owner approaches Product Management from an...

What is Agile? And why is it still so popular?

What is Agile? And why is it still so popular? There are two aspects to Agile. The first is that everything we know to be Agile now, basically originated in the 1990s. That decade was a hotbed of Agile invention: from Extreme Programming to Scrum, from feature-driven development to the...

The number 1 skill for a Product Owner?

The number 1 skill for a Product Owner? A Product Owner needs to possess a whole host of skills as it’s a position that requires a blend of technical knowledge, leadership ability, strategic thinking, and so much more. But, among all these skills, which one stands out as the most...

My worst day as a Product Owner in Scrum

As a Product Owner in Scrum, I’ve had my fair share of challenges. There are good days and bad days. But there’s one day that stands out as the worst. The project We were working on a product for DNA sequencing. As a laboratory, we had to prove that we...

A strong business case for Scrum

A strong business case for Scrum I’ve seen Scrum succeed in numerous projects and products across different industries. One particular case, however, stands out as an exceptional demonstration of Scrum’s effectiveness. Let’s take a look at the remarkable success story of Scrum implementation at Swiss Post. The challenge At Swiss...