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Discord between the Scrum team and the Product Owner on the feature list priority




This particular post is more of an opinion rather than a stated part of the process (as far as the discussion that I have had with several Scrum Masters has led me to believe). The Scrum process outlines a role for the Product Owner to define the features of the product, and also to determine [...]



Scrum failure – trying to get a Business Analyst to play the role of a Product Owner




One of the biggest problems in trying to do Scrum projects is when an existing team is sought to be converted to using Scrum methodology. Consider the case where the team has a Project Manager to run the project, and Business Analysts to convert the requirements into specific documentation that the developer team can use. [...]



How does the role of managers change when the team starts implementing Scrum ?




This is always a tricky question, and one that I have seen emerge in the minds of managers many times. Once a team starts implementing Scrums, one of the biggest issues is about the role of managers, what they are expected to do. I have seen reactions from managers, once they start seeing the task [...]



The Product Owner as the liasion between the Product Management and the Engineering team




The role of the Product Owner is one of the most complex roles in the concept of Scrum. As opposed to the earlier role of the Product Management in a waterfall (or non-Scrum and non-Agile) who would deliver the requirements and provide inputs to the team once in a while, the amount of interfacing with [...]