4.1) The Product Owner

Question 1

What are the 2 main responsibilities of the Product Owner?

Answer 1

1) Maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the development team.
2) Management of the Product Backlog (sole person responsible for it)

Question 2

Product Backlog management includes: (5)

Answer 2

• Clearly expressing Product Backlog items
• Ordering the Product Backlog items to best achieve goals
• Optimizing the value of the work from the development team
• Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all; and show what the Scrum Team will work on next
• Ensuring the development team understands items in Product Backlog to the level needed

Question 3

Can the Product Owner delegate the Backlog management?

Answer 3

Yes. BUT, the Product Owner remains accountable.

Question 4

Can product owner be a committee?

Answer 4

NO, Product owner may represent the requests of a committee in the Product Backlog, but Product Owner is one person.

Question 5

What is needed from the organization in order for the Product Owner to succeed?

Answer 5

The entire organization must respect her/his decisions.

Question 6

Where can we see the Product Owner’s decisions?

Answer 6

In the content and ordering of the Product Backlog.