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Today's workshop, guided by Blake McMillan, offered invaluable insights into Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills. Blake McMillan's instruction not only honed our proficiency in techniques for creating, refining, and prioritizing a Product Backlog but also emphasized the critical aspects of transparency and stakeholder alignment. Utilizing Mural as our visual collaboration tool further amplified our productivity and effectiveness throughout the session. It underscored the importance of product backlog refinement; without this crucial step, sprint planning encounters delays, ultimately hindering the team's ability to deliver efficiently and effectively. Moreover, our team actively engaged in multiple iterations, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and refinement. Additionally, we gained valuable insights into the challenges of incorporating different inputs into team dynamics and learned the importance of collaborating for the sake of the team's success. Furthermore, we were introduced to the Kano model, which provided us with a structured framework for understanding customer needs and prioritizing features based on their impact on customer satisfaction.#agile #scrum #ProductVision #AgileProductManagement #AFPCohort10AgileX

As part of the Agile For Patriots Cohort Ten #AFPCohort10AgileX, I agree wholeheartedly with the team sentiment Eduardo Medero. Blake McMillan, certainly delivered invaluable insights into Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills to continue to hone our proficiency in techniques for creating, refining, and prioritizing a Product Backlog and the critical aspects of transparency and stakeholder alignment. The use of Mural is a plus as it is the first time (during the Agile For Patriots training) I used this flexible platform. Delving into the article provided by Eduardo Medero, It provides further insight into the available techniques on "How to create smaller backlog items” The overarching lesson learned underscores the importance of breaking down Product Backlog Items (PBIs) into smaller, valuable units. This approach enhances clarity, focus, and collaboration within the team. Techniques such as splitting PBIs by user roles, workflow steps, operations, scenarios/use cases, and business rules have proven to facilitate efficient product development. Furthermore, emphasizing transparency, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement reinforced the ability to deliver exceptional products that meet customer needs. Mastering PBI refinement is essential for empowering teams and driving success in agile development. As I continue to learn and upskill, I am excited for the rest of Agile For Patriots Practicum. I am confident that it will further enrich my agile knowledge and skill set.

💡 Mastering the Art of the MVP: A Product Owner’s Perspective 💡 In the fast-paced world of software development, delivering value quickly and effectively is key to staying ahead. As a Product Owner, one of the most powerful tools in our arsenal is the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). But what does MVP truly mean? It’s not just about launching a product with the bare minimum features. It is about: 1️⃣ Solving a Core Problem: Identifying the most critical pain point of your users and addressing it effectively. 2️⃣ Gathering Feedback Early: Creating opportunities to test ideas in the real world, validating assumptions, and iterating fast. 3️⃣ Maximizing Value with Minimal Investment: Ensuring that every resource spent delivers tangible insights or value. As Product Owners, crafting an MVP involves: 🔍 Deep User Understanding: Prioritize features that deliver maximum value with the least effort. Focus on the “must-haves” rather than the “nice-to-haves.” 🤝 Stakeholder Collaboration: Align business, development, and design teams on the MVP scope. Transparency is key. Everyone should understand why certain features are included or excluded. 🚀 Embracing Iteration: The MVP is not the end product. It’s a starting point. Success lies in learning from real-world feedback and iterating toward a stronger, user-centered solution. 💡 Pro Tip for POs: Resist the urge to make your MVP a “minimum lovable product” prematurely. Test, iterate, and then scale the lovable features. Why is MVP crucial for businesses? • Speeds up time-to-market. • Reduces development costs. • Minimizes risk by validating ideas before full-scale investment. As a Product Owner, the MVP is your best friend in driving user-centered development and delivering value quickly. It’s not just a product management technique. It is a mindset that balances strategy and execution. #MVP #ProductOwner #Agile #ProductManagement #UserCenteredDesign

The founder of #LinkedIn gets to the heart of #agile product development with this quote. Fast action, experimentation and learning are more important than perfectionism. By having the courage to be #imperfect, you have the chance to get in touch with your first customers early on. Have you ever experienced that perfectionism has delayed a project? #customerexperience #kundenzentrierung #customerdelight

There is a lot of debate about roadmaps and roadmapping the Product Management community. If you think you don’t need a roadmap, skip this post, at least until you realize you’d be making better choices about your future with a sensible roadmap. I published the first, and I think, only, pattern language for Strategic Product Roadmapping in 2002 in my book ‘Beyond Software Architecture’. This pattern language and the roadmapping format it promotes is the most broadly adopted roadmapping format in the #agile community (chances are good you’re using a variant of this pattern language even if you’re not aware of this pattern language). Since then, myself and the team at Applied Frameworks have helped hundreds of organizations develop more effective roadmaps that drive sustainable #profits. I thought I’d share a few tips for creating more effective roadmaps that we’ve developed over the years. Today’s tip: Use the Press Release Test. Roadmap-worthy features should be important enough to put into a press release, highlight in a sales presentation, or call out on your website. Smaller improvements should just be absorbed into the normal flow of development.

📖 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🧠   When comparing OKRs and KPIs, many forget a critical aspect - the relationships between them.   #productmanagement #product #productstrategy #productdiscovery #agile #businessagility 

I've written a short blog post about MVP's as I'm a big fan of them (done right). What does an MVP mean to you? I'd love to hear your thoughts!   #mvp #agile   https://lnkd.in/gP2XFfxn

Product management is the strategic process of guiding a product from #idea to #impact. It involves understanding customer needs, planning development, launching, and maintaining the product throughout its lifecycle. #Product #Lifecycle #Delivery #Flow #agile #software

“Don't tell people your plans – show them your results” The same applies to Product: don't tell customers about your roadmap – show them your release notes. I wrote a piece about how to build effective feedback loops with customers (not the typical agile ones — but the last communication part of the loop that's often left aside). Here is the article: https://lnkd.in/enusrT7Z As we've found it to be quite a difficult exercise ourselves at Cycle, I'll share more practical tips on how we're streamlining such a process in our newsletter (you can subscribe just under my name ☝️)