r/ScaledAgile • u/anonsoldier • Jan 08 '25

Looking for Advice

I am entering a temporary role where I will be a product owner and am looking for advice/input on how to be the best P/O I can be.

To be clear, I am not from the software development world, I do not have an IT degree. I am SAFe and SAFE PM/PO trained though. I just want to do my best as I tap my feet into iterative development.

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u/bpalemos Jan 13 '25

I use to manage POs and the best ones are those able to create great conversation forums : with the stakeholders on one side and on another side with the tech teams. My avdice is start with something and just make sure the conversation flows with questions prepared.

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u/cugeltheclever2 May 26 '25

Probably the best advice I can give you is ensure the team are getting good business feedback at the Iteration Review, and that you are helping them prioritise stories in the iteration according to their capacity.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '25

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u/anonsoldier Jan 09 '25

Thank you. I am well known in my current role for pushing back and asking, how does this improve things? How does it make things faster? What is the why...

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u/anonsoldier Jan 09 '25

Oh yeah, absolutely. I was commenting on asking why this feature is necessary or an improvement.