Agile Product Owner Role: Techniques

Learn what it takes to be a stellar product owner on an agile project team. Explore the responsibilities of the product owner, and learn some practical techniques.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Exercise files

1. Create a Meaningful Product Backlog

• Product visioning
• Product roadmapping
• Release planning
• Product backlog refinement

2. Backlog Refinement Techniques

• Breaking down features
• Personas
• User stories
• Story maps
• Story slicing and splitting
• Acceptance criteria
• User story workshops

3. Product Backlog Prioritization

• Prioritization overview
• Forced ranking prioritization
• Categorization/grouping prioritization
• Voting prioritization
• Buy a feature

4. Key Concepts for Agile Teams

• Definition of ready
• Definition of done
• Technical debt

5. Agile Meetings and the Product Owner

• Overview of PO role in agile ceremonies
• Estimating
• Sprint planning meeting
• Daily standup/scrum meeting
• Sprint review and demo
• Retrospectives

Conclusion

• Next steps