Sometimes pictures are the best way to communicate something. When we came across this diagram of a Product Owners responsibilities, we liked it a lot.
Here’s a list form.
Product Owner Responsibilities:
- Creates the product vision
- Grooms the product backlog
- Plans the release
- Collaborates with ScrumMaster and team
- Manages the product roadmap
- Attends the sprint meetings
- Collaborates with stakeholders
Product Owner Artifacts:
- Product vision
- Product backlog
- Release burndown
- Product roadmap
[HT: RomanPichler]
I am sorry to say but according my experience single product model is not very good idea. See this post for details:
http://huitale.blogspot.com/2010/12/single-product-owner-model-is-broken.html
Still I would love to hear from companies that have have successfully implemented this model and how it is working for them (as all models are broken but some are useful).
Thanks so much for the link. What I’ve found that works is a Product Ownership Team, or Product Management Team. This team works together to provide what needs to be prioritized and worked on. Having a one man do it is sometimes way too much responsibility and (liability).
Product Owner Responsibilities: Attends the Spring meetings.
What about those of Summer, Autumn and Winter?
I’ll just get my coat