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Essential Product Owner Skills in 2024

The Product HQ

Communication Skills According to the Scrum Guides , one of the tasks that a product owner is responsible for is creating and communicating product backlog items and communicating product goals with cross-functional teams. Communication is an absolute must-have skill for a scrum product owner.

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Five Product Owner Myths Busted

Roman Pichler

As the product owner, then you should own the product on behalf of the company and be empowered to have the final say, particularly if no agreement can be reached. Myth #2: The product owner is a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog. Myth #5: It’s the product owner’s job to get the project delivered.

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Scrum Guide 2020

The Product Coalition

TL; DR: The Scrum Guide 2020 The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. How Scrum Changes with the Scrum Guide 2020 Scrum has witnessed many applications beyond its origins of software development over recent years.

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Five Product Owner Myths Busted

Roman Pichler

As the product owner, then you should own the product on behalf of the company and be empowered to have the final say, particularly if no agreement can be reached. Myth #2: The product owner is a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog. Myth #5: It’s the product owner’s job to get the project delivered.

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Essential Technical Program Manager Skills

The Product HQ

Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Depending on the organization, you may use project management frameworks to adapt to business needs or changes. The technical program manager oversees the creation of software.

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Overengineering 101: What Is It and How Can Product Managers Avoid It?

Userpilot

Use opportunity solutions trees to align the problems you try to solve with product goals. Pick the right prioritization framework and make data-driven prioritization decisions to manage the roadmap. Poor communication: even if you nail your product goals , make sure to communicate them clearly to the development team.

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Mastering Sprints: Your Guide to Building Products Without Destroying Your Team

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Agile Development: The Foundation for Sprints Agile development is all about embracing change, promoting collaboration, and delivering value incrementally. Scrum is one of the most popular Agile frameworks. In short, sprints are the tactical units of strategy in an Agile development process, particularly in the Scrum framework.