Empowering Product Owners in Government
Scrum has come to Canberra and along with it Product Owners. It has been growing for a few years but now just about every Federal Government Agency have Product Owners running around. However, they are still facing the classic issue of how do you empower a Product Owner in such a hierarchical and inflexible organisation?
We’ve all seen it, the Product Owner who can’t make a decision without a committee or approval from above. Let’s break the pattern! Or should I say anti-pattern.
In this session you will learn about:
- How a Product Owner differs in Government
- What anti-pattern indicators are out there for Product Owners
- How as a Product Owner you can break free of these disempowering anti-patterns
- How to enable Product Owners in your team
Outline/Structure of the Presentation
- Introduction
- The challenges and impact of Government on Scrum
- Interactive audience poll
- A Government Product Owner
- The cost of time and lack of empowerment
- Early indicators of anti-patterns for Product Owners
- How to break free as a Product Owner
- How to enable your Product Owner to break free
- The future of Product Ownership in Government
- Remaining time Q&A
Learning Outcome
Participants will learn:
- The impacts Government organisations have on the Scrum Framework
- How a Product Owner differs in Government
- How much of impact disempowerment can have on the bottom line
- What anti-pattern indicators are out there for Product Owners
- How as a Product Owner you can break free of these disempowering anti-patterns
- How to enable Product Owners in your team
Target Audience
Product Owners, Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Team Leaders, Government employees
Prerequisites for Attendees
Participants should have a:
- Basic understanding of the Scrum Framework
- Basic understanding of the Product Owner role and responsibilities
Links
This talk has not been presented previously. Here is a closely related article - Will the Real Product Owners Please Stand Up
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