Published inAgile Insider·Dec 1Avoid 5 Common Mistakes A Product Owner Often Make in An Agile TeamThe fastest pace to success is avoid known mistakes — The product owner determines whether a product succeeds or not. Usually, we would like a product owner to prioritize the product backlogs, engage in daily meetings, collaborate with the development team, align with multiple stakeholders, and make sure the maximum delivered values. As per my experience, I never see such…Agile5 min readAgile5 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Nov 17Maximizing the Role of a Product Owner in Scrum CeremoniesDo right things, then do things right The Lighthouse of A Scrum Team In the Scrum guide, a product owner is responsible for maximizing the business value for each sprint, and guiding the team toward the success of a product. Inevitably, the role has to engage in many ceremonies to ensure the team, the stakeholders, are…Agile5 min readAgile5 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Nov 3Unlocking Success: 5 Essential Questions for Product Owners to Enhance Release PlanningWe all need a map to guide us toward the destination Build a Roadmap, and Forward Adaptively I had once been a software engineer, a scrum master, and a technical project manager, so I could handle a project from different perspectives and scopes. To me, it is the product roadmap that matters to get people aligned…Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Oct 20The 4 Common Mistakes A Product Owner Makes In Release PlanningsBeing great product owner is not how many good decisions they’ve made, but how many mistakes they’ve avoided. The Product Owner Has An Overview In Mind In the fast-paced world of product development, where every minute counts and competition is fierce, successful release planning is a critical element for any product owner. …Agile5 min readAgile5 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Oct 6Streamline Your Release Planning with a 5-Element Canvas to Impress Your BossThe easiest approach to impressing your boss A Product Roadmap Guides A Team To The Goal For an agile team, a release plan is essentially a product roadmap that tells people how the product is constructed and when it is going to deliver. For a product owner, he needs to formulate a plan to help the team as well…Agile7 min readAgile7 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Sep 22Member-onlyMastering the Art of Release Planning: 6 Key Aspects You Need to KnowTo do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools — The Importance of Release Planning A product owner takes the responsibility to maximize the business value for sprints. He need not be a skillful worker but he has to know how to construct a product and bring it to life. In agile ways of working, we tend to deliver a portion of potentially shippable features…Agile8 min readAgile8 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Sep 8Member-onlyMastering Preparation of Product Backlogs: 5 Reflections on Effective Agile PracticesReflection on Preparing Product Backlogs I finally read through the book: Agile Product Management with Scrum, and in the near future I am going to writing my 1st book. Well, I haven’t decided its name, but I would prefer it to be simple, short, and concise for those who’d like to master preparing product backlogs. …Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Aug 25Member-onlyAvoid These 5 Common Mistakes in Managing Product BacklogsSurvive from Others’ Mistakes Failure is the mother of success. Although we think it positive to confess we fail in some conditions, more times most people choose to pretend nothing happens. When it comes to dealing with product backlogs, there are a lot of agile best practices telling you how to prepare user stories…Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Aug 11Member-onlyAgile Team Planning: Story Points vs. Lead Time — Which is Best?Different Angle, Different View There is always another approach to breaking down issues that you cannot resolve now. As an agile evangelist, I am often seeking for latest tools to not only help a team improve their performance but also assist me boost life efficiency. Last year I was impressed by a historical data…Agile8 min readAgile8 min read
Aug 1Balancing technical knowledge with broader project management skills.The Dual Role of a Tech-Savvy Project Manager — If you want to transition to a project manager from a software engineer, do you know what you are facing? I had this idea about 3 years ago, and I was hesitant to make this decision because I worried about losing touch with the ever-evolving technological landscape. …Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
