Planet Product Owner

One thing lots of agile or scrum teams have in common is that they experience carry over work. Sometimes, we can do it and still survive and meet our goals. But if carry over work becomes the norm and we are unable to get out of the trend, it is problematic for us. There are several different culprits that lead to carry over work, but none is worse than the backlog hijacker. This episode is great for agile leaders, scrum masters, dev teams, software managers and of course the Product Owner!We'll explore some ways to diagnose and triage this problem we have and learn how to say bye bye to our backlog hijacker!Thank you all for your continued support and sharing the podcast! I love being your Practical Agile Coach!

Helpful hints are always what you get on the Planet Product Owner Podcast! Journey today to see how an agile or scrum product owner can help kick off Sprint Planning and establish the expectations for what I believe to be the most important feedback loop in our practice. Today's episode should help you with a pattern that I've found to be successful in this little adventure, helping to navigate around ALL those many stakeholders in the session! I've also reached a decision, finally! Audio only will be available on all the podcast platforms, but video, presentations, downloads, forums, webinars, meetups and much more will be available for members at www.planetproductowner.org. Becoming your agile coach is my passion and I hope I can help you out!Email me at scott@planetproductowner.org for a special coupon code for early access and let's journey together!Of course, if you like my work and you would rather just send a token of your appreciation, you are always welcome to buy me a coffee!https://buymeacoffee.com/planetproductowner

Just because we are agile, it doesn't mean we don't plan. If you are a scrum or Agile Product Owner or Product Manager, remember that the team needs your input for the sprint planning event. This episode gives you some practical tips and guidance to help your sprint planning event go smoothly. Remember to subscribe to the podcast, tell a friend and let me know how I can help!scott@planetproductowner.org

It’s the final round folks! This episode will help the product owner and the Dev team put all three parts of the sprint backlog together in the full cycle! How exciting! How do we know what a product backlog item looks like and how do we know if we’re giving the team the right information to have the right conversations? This episode will explore some of those details and help you with some think of patterns to help increase flow of value. Flow of value is actually what we’re seeking in agile software development, particularly in scrum. Help me stay ad-free!!https://coff.ee/planetproductowner

This episode will wrap up the three parts of the Sprint Backlog. I hope the agile team and product owner are honoring all 3! If not, make sure you check out the series and get caught up! There are some serious ideas in this episode for you to connect behaviors to theory. May we allow principles and values be our guide as we journey together!If I say so myself, this is probably one of the best episodes I’ve ever come out with. Let me know what you think!Thank you as always for your support! If you like it, subscribe, write a review and tell a friend! Of course, if you love it, buy me a coffee to help me stay ad-free!https://coff.ee/planetproductowner

Too many times product owners overdo it when it comes to the Sprint backlog. The sprint backlog is owned by the dev team, not by the product owner. This episode will focus on one or two ideas that may help you back into the product backlog. Remember, the product backlog serves as an input for the team and that input goes into a process, which in this case allows the team to create a sprint goal. This is part two of the series to help the product owner and agile development team with new thinking patterns and a new perspective to improve the sprint backlog.Help me stay ad free on planet product owner if you feel led!https://coff.ee/planetproductowner

Following up on the previous episode, let’s dive into to the sprint backlog. Did you know there are three parts to the sprint backlog? Often times product owners and agile or scrum teams forget about that part. These three basic elements make up the full cycle, so we’re gonna decompose some stuff today!Help me stay Ad-Free!https://coff.ee/planetproductowner

Glad to be back with this episode! And yes, I. AM. BACK !The agile mirror is one that we often take for granted. Sometimes it’s nice just to reset, realign and just get back to the center. This episode will set up the next 3 to 5 episodes for the product owner, scrum master, team member and even leadership to help reorient and get back to the center. Why are we even doing agile development? Have we thought about that? Let’s dive in!!I would be grateful if you would help me keep the podcast ad-free!https://buymeacoffee.com/planetproductowner

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.