From the course: Scrum: Advanced
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Relationship of the product owner and scrum master
From the course: Scrum: Advanced
Relationship of the product owner and scrum master
- Given the focus of the product owner on the product and the scrum master on the team, it makes sense that they could naturally fall into opposition or conflict. The PO has been given this team to deliver their product vision. In agile and scrum, we've told the PO that they can have this team for a specific period of time. Those are their constraints. They can't take longer or spend more. Naturally, the PO is going to want all the features in their product that they can possibly get. I sure would. On the flip side, the scrum master is saying that we need to stay within the guardrails of scrum. We need each and every event, and we need to do them well. We also need the team to work at a sustainable pace. Sustainable pace means the team is working a normal work week, not weekends and overtime but a normal work week. The scrum master is also saying that the team needs to focus on improving their performance as a team.…
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