After a wildly successful episode last time, I have put together a few items and topics to follow up on for a product owner and your leadership in a scaled agile framework. But this episode may be a difficult conversation for organizational leaders who are considering moving toward that framework. There’s a lot of defense for the product owner that is often overlooked..which is a totally different episode.

Are you a product owner who has come from a single development initiative or a single project-based mindset and new to a scaled agile environment? If so this episode may be for you. This comes from a question submitted by a listener! Do you know how I love those LOL. Today we talk about the product owner and how to make some adjustments coming from your microcosm into the new macrocosm of scaled agile! I will explore some risks and some opportunities for you! This is a rather long episode But it has a little bit for everyone. We’ll talk about why we scale agile, what to expect at least a little bit, and what you bring to the table. I hope you find this helpful in navigating your new journey and adding value. Thanks for your emails, thoughts and prayers as we have made it through hurricane Sally on the Gulf Coast! I’m glad to be back and sorry for the delay.

This episode has a very important announcement in the first segment that I don’t want you to miss! The topic today is one from a listener who asked about moving into a product owner role from a QA role. Well maybe the jump seems impossible, but I’d like to share with you some good traits that will make you a great product owner as well as some bad traits that you just need to leave before making the jump. I discuss good qualities you have, ones to fix then provide a little insight to get yourself moving. This episode is not targeted to a specific audience. I think organizational leaders, product owners, scrum masters and team would benefit from this episode.

As a result of a recent topic posted on social media, I would like to give my thoughts on why we shouldn’t do away with the product owner role. This episode should give you some insight and clarity for not only to the role itself, but how you can maybe address some of those objections if they come to you from this trending topic. Email me at [email protected]. I’m also happy to accept donations if you are enjoying the cast and finding it helpful! Venmo: @J-G-1-222 and Cash app: $jsgscott

Hey product owner! Do you suffer from routine, boring and check the box daily scrum’s? Hey scrum master have you laid down the law or had it given to you for the daily scrum structure? And hey dev team are you bored with having to go to this “meeting” everyday? Let’s talk a little about the daily scrum, shall we?

Hey product owners and scrum masters too! I’m back with another episode to talk about the importance of having a roadmap in your agile delivery world. Let’s dive into some thinking patterns!

Part one of a possible series. You know how it feels when you are the new team member and as a youngster and new product owner, you want to learn the ropes as soon as you can so you are gaining respect. Nice user story, huh? Today we talk about some of the intangible stuff you need to know when starting new relationships with the new role. Welcome in!

This is one that you may want to miss if you are an organizational leader, product owner, scrum master or any agile dev team member. Let’s talk about adopting these frameworks like SAFe or scaled agile and talk about how they may work and more importantly why they may not work. I’m likely stepping on toes but I’m definitely speaking for the teams here. But they are at the center of your adoption and your execution.

What does it mean when we talk about inception, elaboration, construction and transition? The product owner needs to adopt some ownership in these areas but probably needs to know the basics first. This episode gives an overview of these phases and how they relate to some of your frameworks or even stand alone features. Glad to be back!

I know. Its light hearted and kinda fun but we discuss points and relative estimation. Don’t miss the point about points. I wanted a light topic ahead of next week. It’s the calm before the storm. The episode next week is gonna be one you don’t want to miss but you may not want to hear.