Why Reading

A recipe to increase chances to succeed in a Product Owner role is certainly to read this book. It is condensed, to the point and covering the main aspects of the Product Owner role. With it´s ~100 pages it´s practical to carry around and use at “on-the-job” preparations, events and occurring situations.

Reading tips

• Understanding the Product Owner role (chapter 1) gives you a good high level introduction to the role.
• Following chapters (2-4); Envisioning the product, Working with the Product Backlog and Planning the Release, gives you the guidance you need to operate as a professional Product Owner.
• Chapter 5, Collaborating in the Sprint meetings, Is about how to interact and collaborate with Scrum Team Members as well as Stakeholders to get the full potential out of the Scrum Framework.
• Each chapter includes a very useful “common mistakes” part, which helps your understanding of the role through how to act and not to act.
• The book is recommended to Managers of Product Owners as well, as the transition to the role needs significant support from the organisation.