{"product_id":"professional-product-owner","title":"Professional Product Owner","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Professional Product Owner''s Guide to Maximizing Value with Scrum\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e  \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book presents a method of communicating our desires, cogently, coherently, and with a minimum of fuss and bother.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e—Ken Schwaber, Chairman \u0026amp; Founder, Scrum.org  \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003eThe role of the Product Owner is more crucial than ever. But it''s about much more than mechanics: it''s about taking accountability and refocusing on value as the primary objective of all you do. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Professional Product Owner,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e two leading experts in successful Scrum product ownership show exactly how to do this. You''ll learn how to identify where value can be found, measure it, and maximize it throughout your entire product lifecycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0px;\"\u003eDrawing on their combined 40+ years of experience in using agile and Scrum in product management, Don McGreal and Ralph Jocham guide you through all facets of envisioning, emerging, and maturing a product using the Scrum framework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMcGreal and Jocham discuss strategy, showing how to connect Vision, Value, and Validation in ROI-focused agile product management. They lay out Scrum best-practices for managing complexity and continuously delivering value, and they define the concrete practices and tools you can use to manage Product Backlogs and release plans, all with the goal of making you a more successful Product Owner. Throughout, the authors share revealing personal experiences that illuminate obstacles to success and show how they can be overcome. \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDefine success from the \"outside in,\" using external customer-driven measurements to guide development and maximize value\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBring empowerment and entrepreneurship to the Product Owner''s role, and align everyone behind a shared business model\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUse Evidence-Based Management (EBMgt) to invest in the right places, make smarter decisions, and reduce risk\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEffectively apply Scrum''s Product Owner role, artifacts, and events\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePopulate and manage Product Backlogs, and use just-in-time specifications\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePlan and manage releases, improve transparency, and reduce technical debt\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eScale your product, not your Scrum\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUse Scrum to inject autonomy, mastery, and purpose into your product team''s work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003eWhatever your role in product management or agile development, this guide will help you deliver products that offer more value, more rapidly, and more often. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRegister your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and\/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319451492734,"sku":"NW9780134686479","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780134686479.jpg?v=1778702917","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/professional-product-owner","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}