making federal product ownership work
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Making Federal
Product Ownership
Work
Richard Cheng - @RichardKCheng
• Agile trainer & coach
• CST, CSM, CSPO, CSP, SPC, PMP, PMI-ACP
• Founder & executive committee member of Agile Delivery for Agencies, Programs, and Teams (ADAPT)
• Experience in Federal and commercial Agile transformations
What is a Product Owner?
Ensures we are building the right thing
Project Management vs. Product Management
Feds as Product Owners
1. Bandwidth
2. Power
3. Knowledge
4. Interest
5. Direction
Qualities of a Good Product Owner
Product Owner Activities
Work with the Scrum team
•Release Planning
•Sprint Planning
•Daily Scrum
•Answer Question
•Validate PBI
•Sprint Review
Work outside
the Scrum team
•Work with SMEs, Stakeholders, Customers
•Understand needs
•Validate Product
Product Backlog
Refinement
•Create PBIs
•Split PBIs
•Reorder the Product Backlog
Product Owner
In conclusion…
• Understanding what it is
• Fed as Product Owner
• Having the right traits
Contact Information
Richard K Cheng
703-967-8620
http://www.excella.com
Twitter: @RichardKCheng