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Communication

Quick check for feedback

September 12, 2012 ASBIV2 Comments

I know there are at least a couple of folks who read this blog because I get occasional comments from you in person, but I would love to know if there are more people who enjoy what I’m writing – or even any who find the content useful.  If you wouldn’t mind and if you… Continue reading Quick check for feedback

Agile · Communication

Clear communiction is crucial

September 12, 2012 ASBIV1 Comment

The scrum team I work with – like the company that I am part of – is globally distributed.  We have coders and testers spread across offices in Europe and South America as well as in our home office in the US.  This means that our daily scrums involve video calls linking the team members… Continue reading Clear communiction is crucial

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If she weighs the same as a duck…

September 6, 2012 ASBIVLeave a comment

While my posts usually discuss some aspect of being a product owner, today I wanted to share my thoughts on an issue that faces the industry in which I currently work.  As part of a risk management firm that provides both technology and advisory solutions to companies around the globe, I help clients understand, utilize,… Continue reading If she weighs the same as a duck…

Change Management

Just a little change

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 ASBIV4 Comments

Sometimes it is the supposedly little changes that introduce the largest problems into a project. An apparently small change to a requirement. A minor feature introduced at the end of a sprint. A slight tweak in the expected results. Often it is those outside the actual development team who introduce this small request, asking for… Continue reading Just a little change

Change Management

How to react when things change

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 ASBIV1 Comment

(I’ve been on vacation for a bit but hope to get some new posts up this week.  Here is one; enjoy) Perhaps in an ideal world of software development, all of the requirements for a product can be anticipated and articulated at the start of a project, all obstacles avoided during the development cycle, and… Continue reading How to react when things change

New features

Celebrating the end

August 3, 2012 ASBIVLeave a comment

Every summer my family goes camping with another family, and each evening we end the day telling ghost stories around the camp fire while we roast marshmallows. We tell old stories about the hook-handed man, the man with the golden arm, and the disembodied voice from within the decrepit house. After a while such stories… Continue reading Celebrating the end

Bridge

Questions on the bridge

July 25, 2012July 25, 2012 ASBIV1 Comment

I wrote earlier that one of the key ways to think about the role of product owners is to say that we stand on a bridge connecting the voice of the market with the world of the developers.  My goal is not to serve as a barrier between the business side and the technology side;… Continue reading Questions on the bridge

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Celebrating great ideas

July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 ASBIV3 Comments

This is not the usual topic I will blog about, but with the death yesterday (July 16, 2012) of author Stephen Covey I wanted to recommend his great book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  I read quite a lot on a wide range of subjects, but this book is one of only a handful… Continue reading Celebrating great ideas

Definitions

Defining some terms

July 17, 2012 ASBIVLeave a comment

Just because I live and work in the world of software development doesn’t mean that everyone knows all of the words I use in these posts.  So here at the beginning I wanted to give a brief definition of what I mean by some of the words I use.  I’ll try to define other terms… Continue reading Defining some terms

Bridge

Product owners stand on a bridge

July 16, 2012July 16, 2012 ASBIV1 Comment

A big part of how I see my role as a Product Owner in an Agile environment is to bridge the gap between the business and the developers.  On one side of the bridge is the Product Manager, whose primary goal is to hear and relay the voice of the market.  Her job is to… Continue reading Product owners stand on a bridge

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