Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

Product Management 99

Product Management Product Management Agile Backlog Management 99

Agilemania

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The 15th State of Agile Survey is out. The survey revealed 66% of the organizations voted Scrum as the most sought-after Agile framework. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. Now, the question arises as to what Scrum is and why it is so popular, that it is an all-time favorite agile framework. Any guesses? What is Scrum?

Agile 98

Agile Backlog Management Planning Project Management 98

Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

Product Management 62

Product Management Product Management Agile Backlog Management 62

Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. The strategic work is taken on by another role, the SAFe product manager.

Project Management 131

Project Management Product Management Product Management Agile 131

Monday

MARCH 7, 2023

Agile project management is a polarizing topic in professional circles. Some are firm believers in Agile, claiming it helps their teams work faster, reach higher, and exceed goals. They might even go so far as to say that every project should be Agile. We’re not Agile zealots pushing it on all teams for all work.

Project Management 52

Project Management Agile Planning Backlog Management 52

Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. The strategic work is taken on by another role, the SAFe product manager.

Project Management 62

Project Management Product Management Product Management Agile 62

EBG Consulting

JULY 3, 2019

That was the key question I posed in my Agile Cincinnati keynote recently. It thwarts organizations efforts to scale agile product development. Everyone in your product development ecosystem should have a shared, consistent, and coherent answer to the fundamental question, “What is your product?”.

Product Management 61

Product Management Product Management Backlog Management Customer Experience 61

EBG Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2019

It also surfaces in organizations attempting to modernize their product development practices. Since Alex Osterwalder and colleagues introduced the BMG canvas , many people have found a canvas to be an appropriate tool to succinctly communicate important business information. What a Product Canvas Is All About.

Vision 75

Vision Innovation Product Management Product Management 75

Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

But let the ScrumMaster or coach tackle people, process, and organisational issues; let the development team figure out what needs to be done to implement the user stories and other product backlog items. Development teams should manage their own work (using a sprint backlog or Kanban board).

Product Management 60

Product Management Product Management Backlog Management Documentation 60

Clarasys

JANUARY 26, 2022

Formally before joining consulting, I was a teacher, so that meant that change management and that capability was a natural alignment for me to want to develop and brought through a lot of the same transferable skills. Helen Morgan: Currently, I’m a managing consultant at Clarasys. We have standard tools for this.

Digital Transformation 52

Digital Transformation Digital Vision Change Management 52

Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

What’s more, it’s not uncommon in my experience that product owners have to do their job without the support of a Scrum Master or agile coach. For example, I’ve seen organisations where the Scrum Masters work with HR and the development teams to recruit new team members. So why is the role important?

Agile 128

Agile Backlog Management Project Management Product Management 128