The Scrum guide defines a Product Owner (PO) as a role accountable for maximizing the value of a product resulting from the work of a Scrum Team. To become great at product management, however, you must be willing to move beyond the textbook definition of a product manager. She says, "You do not attract bees with vinegar, but with honey".

In this podcast, you will discover:

1. Why product management is a critical competency in an organization seeking to drive value in the products/services it is shipping into a market
2. What you need to know to structure and get your MVP right
3. Why engagement and negotiation are important skills that every PO needs to learn
4. Why POs need to get a seat at the strategic decision-making table
5. The difference between an empowered PO and a glorified PO
6. How to influence through effective leadership
7. How to grow into an awesome PO

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Telling the story of your product through the eyes of a CX/UX practitioner is often understated. Often, a CX/UX practitioner is brought into the product build at the tail end, just before coding starts. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:

1. The role of a CX/UX practitioner in product envisioning and build
2. How CX/UX skills can help build an MVP that is market-fit
3. The tools and techniques applied by CX/UX practitioners in building a product

Agile is and will be relevant. The key to making the most of your agile adoption journey is incorporating adaptability. A close associate once said, "Agile is conceptually easy but practically hard." In this podcast, we discuss:

1. Adaptability as a key ingredient in a change process
2. Identifying and managing friction to agile adoption journey
3. Is leadership still a barrier to agile adoption?
4. Understanding the currency of patience
5. Understanding what success in an agile adoption journey looks like

Small and nimble organizations continue to report agile as a powerful productivity tool. Medium to large organizations on the other hand continue to struggle. Question, Is Agile having difficulty in adapting to organizational needs? The 17th State of Agile Report by digital.ai is out and paints a picture of agile transformation across organizations. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:

1. If agile is still relevant?
2. The gaps in agile adoption
3. How to course correct

• Give employees a focus & purpose
• Build an organisation that senses and responds like an organism

Is it possible to customize agile to the context of an industry or organization? The industry, both locally and internationally is littered with #agile success stories; we just need to be intentional with our ambitions to offer value, to the organization, customers, and employees (staff members). In this podcast, we explore:# how to leverage agile to deliver value in the shortest time possible# level of leadership involvement in ensuring the success of an #agilestory# what it takes to set up a successful #agilepractice Join the conversation and let us know what you think. We value every thought. There's nothing like a bad critic