Planet Product Owner

We are in the business of exploring, defining and solving the unknown. But that does not mean we blindly commit to work. How can we help the product owner and product manager in the agile development space to become more proactive? How can we better qualify what we're asking the team to do? How can we shore up our commitments? Today, let's focus on three topics that we need to address as a product owner or product manager with the agile or scrum teams input and feedback to make sure we are ready to accept the challenge of commitment. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Too many times we fall into habits that we carry over from the days of old. There's nothing wrong with the days of old, in fact, we can learn a lot from the old days. But what we want to learn from the past and we are actually apply new techniques from thinking patterns we develop. This episode is beneficial for the agile product owner, product manager, agile team, and anyone in your release train or program. if you have ever been in the position of taking the really large document and transitioning it into your actual team for development, this episode is for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

In this episode I'll wrap up and summarize the six keys for a successful practice. If you are a product owner or a product manager in the agile space, this episode will summarize the skills covered with a reminder of why we want to develop them and how to tie them back to protect your team, your backlog and the health of your practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

With this episode, we are finally through the six keys of success for the product owner or product manager in the agile development and delivery space. Hooray! This episode will close out those six keys that we talked about. Sometimes you can equate the skills to more than just product, owner and product manager roles. We just wanna make sure that we are working on the right thing and that we are doing the right thing right. Combining these six keys will make you a very successful product owner or product manager. I know this because I have been there. Thank you for listening, please tell a friend, and always I'd love to hear from you! scott@planetproductowner.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

The old saying for the agile or scrum team is to be close to the work. We hear this a lot, but what does that really mean? Especially if we are a product owner or a product manager trying to understand what problems we want to solve. When we were in the business of discovering the unknown and solving problems, we really need to understand what it is we are actually doing. By developing and practicing the keys or skill sets that I am outlining in these episodes, your practice as a product owner or product manager in the actual space will become really effective. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

This episode turns the corner for us as we journey through the last 3 of 6 keys for success in your practice. If you are struggling with getting alignment with the team during their working iteration or sprint, this key to success will help you keep that front porch clean! It is important for the agile product owner or product manager to continually refine and master some skills that will make you most effective. So if you're looking for some help on how to improve your practice, you've come to the right place! It really doesn't matter if you are a new product owner and are looking for some basic agile coaching or if you are a seasoned, in this field, we can and should always learn. So welcome to the agile coaching corner of the universe called Planet Product Owner. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Key #3 of the 6 keys to having a successful agile product practice! How do we ensure that we are getting what we want? Putting the six keys together will definitely help us on the journey to becoming a better product owner or product manager in the practice of agile development. What are we focusing on? When we're in a large scale development effort or even smaller ones, there are a few things that we have to make sure we are doing to ensure our success. Remember, we value working software, not just stories! If you are looking for agile coaching, practical tips and the art of being a product owner or product manager, you're in the right place! Welcome to the journey, my friends! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Being a successful agile product owner or product manager takes a little work. It's not just doing what is in the book or described in the certifications. In my experience, there are 6 keys to success. This is key #2! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Well, I'm committed to going old-school Scott on the journey for the agile product owner and scrum team with this podcast. My plan is to teach, coach and mentor in a way that makes sense to you. I'm committed to getting back to the roots of this podcast and why it was successful to begin with. I'll be your agile coach, your source of entertainment and your pal. I hope you like today's episode that helps the product owner and product manager understand the first of six to success, in my humble opinion. Thank you for listening to this as I tell my stories and connect the thoughts for you to have a much improved practice. At least that's the goal! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

It's a new format, it's a new season, it's still the Planet Product Owner podcast, which happens to still be the best coaching and training podcast for agile teams and of course the agile product owner. I've listened to your feedback and I'm re-factoring what I'm doing here. I'm getting back to the roots of the storytelling now and finally finding my groove. So if it's been a while since you've been on the journey with me, I look forward to you joining up again! This is a conversation. It's a conversation using a tool that we may not know about. Tell your friends that Scott is back to his old form which is what made this podcast successful. Thank you for support as always! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Sprint planning is probably one of the most underutilized ceremonies that we have in our toolbelt. This episode will focus on the inputs and output of sprint planning and would be a great episode for the entire agile scrum team to listen to. I'll share some thoughts around the format of the event, some tips for agility and some interesting ways to help you set and manage expectations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Often times we overprocess our sprint. This episode will explain more detail about what the sprint really is, why we have it, and how we can improve it. We all run into similar issues from what I have seen. I'd like to share some of the same issues that you have And obviously give you some insight and some helpful tips to help you make the most of your sprint. This is probably for agile or scrum product owners scrum masters and agile dev team. I'm sure that organizational leaders in agility or agile transformation would benefit from this one as well. Glad to be back. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Product owner let's look at your flow. Why are you not flowing? Let's get you going! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Season five unbelievable. Everybody needs a good retrospective for the team and I do as well. This episode is for scrum masters, and product owners. In this episode, I'll share a quick retrospective and insight to the upcoming season 6 of Planet Product Owner. I'll also recap and summarize a previous episode for the 3 C's of coaching for the scrum master, Amd finally, I'll introduce three focus areas for the product owner. Product Owners can have lots of distractions that take away from adding value to their practice, products and ultimately their customers. By narrowing the focus to the things that are most critical to our practice, we can move the needle in the right direction. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

This episode will be helpful to agile product managers and product owners when figuring out a plan on how to slice the feature, epic or larger body of work. One of the challenges I see alot with teams is the never-ending story. The other big challenge is not understanding the scope of testing. We need quality checks that are built in and the agile development team needs to understand a few things about this body of work when they are testing the solution. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Does your agile team need a definition of ready? Let's explore some things to consider first because we don't want to over-process anything. Maybe you need it, maybe you don't. You be the judge. If you decide that it may be of benefit, here are some tips on what to look for, including some 'artful' ideas as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

One of the biggest things we can do as a product owner, and even as an organizational leader in the agile space is to value relationships over transactions. This episode should be a good one for anyone in agile leadership or execution as it will give some insight to the many challenges that the product owner and the agile development team face day-to-day. Challenges require a strategy to help overcome what we're facing. Let's revisit a few strategies that I've touched on in the past, but this time through a slightly different lens!? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Do you have that feeling that you are losing the team or worse...you've lost the team? The Agile Product Owner and Scrum Master can help pull the engagement up to all time highs if we know what to look for! This episode is for everyone in the agile team makeup and I hope it helps you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Stick to audio or move to video? That is the question I have for you guys. I have a good start on some videos already to help take this journey a little deeper so I am only testing this one. I would love your feedback. Remember, Patrons get access to ALL the video content as well as the files I use for templates to accompany the videos that are published. I look forward to your feedback and your continued support! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

The agile development team, the product owner, and the scrum master will benefit from this episode. Acceptance criteria with user stories is a popular topic in our community. In this episode, I would like to help you understand what makes for good acceptance, criteria, and some of the anti-patterns to avoid. The prize we seek is a shared understanding. So how can we prove that we got what we asked for? Tune in to this episode to get introduced to some thinking patterns around acceptance criteria and be sure to check out Planet Product Owner on YouTube and Patreon for a deeper dive! Spoiler: This episode will surely give you lots of “aha” moments from everything I've shared, mentored and covered thus far on your journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Let's explore 3 areas of responsibility that relates to right-sized user stories, a few patterns to help and of course a little help with the INVEST model! Don't forget to check out the new @planetproductowner YouTube channel! Tell a friend or two…! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Welcome to the journey my friends! Here to help the agile product owner, scrum master, dev team and leaders sharpen the skills and art of becoming more agile --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

What are agile team working agreements? Why do we need them? And how do we put them together? I get this question a lot and I'm happy to talk about it in this relatively short episode. I'm also very happy to make an exciting announcement for the community and you don't wanna miss it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Agile or scrum product owners and scrum masters need to focus some time on coaching. Not just pushing items through the sprint or iteration. This episode outlines “3C's” of coaching aspects to help promote the team. Of course, the “real world” examples are part of this episode. Remember to tell your friends and keep up the good work of encouraging listeners and subscribers! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

This episode is primarily for the agile product owner and even leadership. Whether you are in some scaled agile environment like SAFe or non-distributed world, this episode may be helpful in understanding the great debate. Do I commit then write the stories, or do I write the stories, then commit? There's probably a time for each method while on our journey, but there's something bigger I don't want you to miss. Tell a friend, subscribe and stay tuned as the journey unfolds. The planet is populated. Now we have to build it out and that is coming soon! Almost ready to introduce Phase 2 of this journey with even more than just audio! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planetproductowner/message

Finding my groove again to help you with the good stuff. I hope this helps your practice! In this episode for agile product owners, we will talk through some things that we have to stop doing, and some things to maybe start doing. In the spirit of the retrospective, we always need to inspect and adapt in the effort to improve what we do and how we do it. There are more than just 3 things, but these are the big ones to me. Remember to tell 3 friends, subscribe, and follow! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Code sitting on the shelf means we're not getting the value. Value is in the hands of the customer. This episode targets agile product owners and leaders to help them limit code that sits in the shelf. Agile development is sometimes a complex system, but are we making it harder than it should be? Of course, this episode gives you 3 considerations to help you plan better and prevent code that sits on the shelf. Tell 3 friends about the Planet Product Owner podcast! Thank you for sharing, supporting and socializing! You are the best listeners in the world! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Don't scroll past. This is a really good episode for the agile product owner, scrum master and team. Even the managers will like it. For one or more reasons you are not getting value from your daily scrum or daily standup. Let's get some ideas around how to extract more value from this critical feedback loop. This episode speaks to some ways to leverage the daily standup and get some big time results out of your team work, collaboration and delivery! Reorientation is important and we can always improve by learning from old lessons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Along our journey we find ourselves needing to “safely” transition work items at the scaled agile program level. This episode provides some insight and thinking patterns to help you move work from left to right. This episode should help the agile or scrum product owner, product manager and scrum master with some ways to effectively manage the transitions of the work for the program, PLUS a special message from your host! Thank you again for the support! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

I've learned many things that successful agile product owners do. I'll share my top 10 list of things to help you with so you can become a successful Product Owner in the agile and scrum arena. I know that you have your own list too and I hope to get your feedback on that! Happy Holidays and I hope you enjoy this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

This is part two of what we started in the last episode to help the overwhelmed agile or scrum product owner. This episode is beneficial for scrum masters, product owners, and scrum team. There is also quite a bit of insight for agile transformation leaders and upper management as well. Let's talk about the scrum guide, what we are accountable for, what we're responsible for and of course, we learn more about the art of all of these things as we continue our journey. This episode contains lots of tactical things that you as a product owner and as a scrum master can do to ensure we are meeting the goal of becoming more effective in our day to day journeys together. The podcast is still free so any help you want to provide via Venmo is always welcome of course! All your friends are doing it so you should join in on the fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Part one of the overwhelmed agile product owner. Let's talk about how the scrum team can alleviate some pressure from the product owner, how to impact delivery and how the agile team developers can help the most! I'm giving a lot of love to the agile or scrum development team today because I just don't give them enough. Many hands make light work, they say. We will talk about three metrics that the agile developers should be focused on and how they may be able to move that needle and improve your scrum or agile team's trust and delivery. Remember to subscribe and share! Thank you for “all” your support! Venmo: @J-G-1-222 and email scott@planetproductowner.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

How do we apply behaviors that prove we are actually valuing “Individuals and Interactions OVER Processes and Tools”? Today's episode explores some things that product owners can do to help us demonstrate that value. Take your hands off the hand offs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

As a product owner I want to create stories that paint a picture so that my development team can produce the right thing. Product owners and anyone in the agile space should enjoy this episode as we get back to fundamentals about user stories. Today's episode will cover some of the good attributes of user stories as well as some traps or anti-patterns to defend yourself against. I'm certainly glad to be back to the fundamentals in this episode. Thanks for listening as always! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Hey agile Product Owner and Scrum Master! Does your burn down chart look like a cliff or a slope? This is episode we put on our explorer and captain hats and try to figure out how to avoid the cliff in our burndown chart by looking at causes, implications and solutions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Are you feeling like you are one of the wagilefallen? This episode is for all…Product owners, scrum masters, traditional project managers and transformationalists (if that's a thing). This episode has lots of topics for your transformation.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

After a wildly successful episode last time, I have put together a few items and topics to follow up on for a product owner and your leadership in a scaled agile framework. But this episode may be a difficult conversation for organizational leaders who are considering moving toward that framework. There’s a lot of defense for the product owner that is often overlooked..which is a totally different episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Are you a product owner who has come from a single development initiative or a single project-based mindset and new to a scaled agile environment? If so this episode may be for you. This comes from a question submitted by a listener! Do you know how I love those LOL. Today we talk about the product owner and how to make some adjustments coming from your microcosm into the new macrocosm of scaled agile! I will explore some risks and some opportunities for you! This is a rather long episode But it has a little bit for everyone. We’ll talk about why we scale agile, what to expect at least a little bit, and what you bring to the table. I hope you find this helpful in navigating your new journey and adding value. Thanks for your emails, thoughts and prayers as we have made it through hurricane Sally on the Gulf Coast! I’m glad to be back and sorry for the delay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

This episode has a very important announcement in the first segment that I don’t want you to miss! The topic today is one from a listener who asked about moving into a product owner role from a QA role. Well maybe the jump seems impossible, but I’d like to share with you some good traits that will make you a great product owner as well as some bad traits that you just need to leave before making the jump. I discuss good qualities you have, ones to fix then provide a little insight to get yourself moving. This episode is not targeted to a specific audience. I think organizational leaders, product owners, scrum masters and team would benefit from this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

As a result of a recent topic posted on social media, I would like to give my thoughts on why we shouldn’t do away with the product owner role. This episode should give you some insight and clarity for not only to the role itself, but how you can maybe address some of those objections if they come to you from this trending topic. Email me at scott@planetproductowner.org. I’m also happy to accept donations if you are enjoying the cast and finding it helpful! Venmo: @J-G-1-222 and Cash app: $jsgscott --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Hey product owner! Do you suffer from routine, boring and check the box daily scrum’s? Hey scrum master have you laid down the law or had it given to you for the daily scrum structure? And hey dev team are you bored with having to go to this “meeting” everyday? Let’s talk a little about the daily scrum, shall we? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Hey product owners and scrum masters too! I’m back with another episode to talk about the importance of having a roadmap in your agile delivery world. Let’s dive into some thinking patterns! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Part one of a possible series. You know how it feels when you are the new team member and as a youngster and new product owner, you want to learn the ropes as soon as you can so you are gaining respect. Nice user story, huh? Today we talk about some of the intangible stuff you need to know when starting new relationships with the new role. Welcome in! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

This is one that you may want to miss if you are an organizational leader, product owner, scrum master or any agile dev team member. Let’s talk about adopting these frameworks like SAFe or scaled agile and talk about how they may work and more importantly why they may not work. I’m likely stepping on toes but I’m definitely speaking for the teams here. But they are at the center of your adoption and your execution. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

What does it mean when we talk about inception, elaboration, construction and transition? The product owner needs to adopt some ownership in these areas but probably needs to know the basics first. This episode gives an overview of these phases and how they relate to some of your frameworks or even stand alone features. Glad to be back! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

I know. Its light hearted and kinda fun but we discuss points and relative estimation. Don’t miss the point about points. I wanted a light topic ahead of next week. It’s the calm before the storm. The episode next week is gonna be one you don’t want to miss but you may not want to hear. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Conflicting priorities usually stem from conflicting feelings about the priorities. Everything is a priority. Everyone’s thing is the highest priority. This episode provides some tips and tools on balancing the priorities and gives some examples of how and when to handle potential outliers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

Another non-solicited question from a new listener! How does the Product Owner know they have the priorities right?! It’s a big responsibility for sure. In this episode, I give one example on how to make sure you’re on the right track. Let’s talk roadmap, product backlog, valuable and potentially shippable work, and leverage a little thing called a sprint goal. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

I love it when listeners ask for topics! I was asked to backup a little and talk about the Product Owner and the backlog a little more at a high level. This episode gives some insight into not just the role but I also share some basic but effective tips about how I manage a large product backlog and communication strategies that have proven to be helpful in the journey. This episode is a little longer than usual so hang tight! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

I didn’t say “no”. I said “not right now”. You need some rules of engagement to determine the next steps in your roadmap as requirements change or even while planning it. I would love to share some experiences I’ve had with this and three questions I ask before we commit to that path. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message

A good Product Owner wears lots of hats. Scott talks about 3 of those hats the product owner wears that are not found in the job description. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetproductowner/message