PO in Nexus
Hi all,
I have a question regarding the PO role in Nexus.
If you are scaling scrum with lets say 5 teams. There is 1 PO who is accountable for the Product Backlog.
What about the 5 separate teams? Do they all have a PO?
Yes, they have the same PO.
There should be 1 PO for each discrete product.
Posted By Ian Mitchell on 13 May 2016 04:54 AM
Yes, they have the same PO.
There should be 1 PO for each discrete product.
So 1 PO serving 5 teams?
What does the Nexus Guide say about this? What does it say about the Product Owner role iin relation to a Nexus of Scrum Teams, and what does it say about the duties of a Nexus PO with regard to a Product Backlog?
Posted By Ian Mitchell on 13 May 2016 06:12 AM
What does the Nexus Guide say about this? What does it say about the Product Owner role iin relation to a Nexus of Scrum Teams, and what does it say about the duties of a Nexus PO with regard to a Product Backlog?
The Product Owner is in the Nexus Integration Team.
The Product Owner is accountable for ordering and refining the Product Backlog so that
maximum value is derived from the Integrated Increment created by a Nexus. How this is done
may vary widely across organizations, Nexuses, Scrum Teams, and individuals.
It does not say anything about in the scrum teams
The Nexus Guide also says:
"There is a single Product Backlog for the entire Nexus and all of its Scrum Teams. The Product Owner is accountable for the Product Backlog, including its content, availability, and ordering."
So how many PO's do you think there should be for the various teams in a Nexus?
Posted By Ian Mitchell on 13 May 2016 01:19 PM
The Nexus Guide also says:
"There is a single Product Backlog for the entire Nexus and all of its Scrum Teams. The Product Owner is accountable for the Product Backlog, including its content, availability, and ordering."
So how many PO's do you think there should be for the various teams in a Nexus?
From a Scrum perspective, every Scrum team should have a Product Owner. From a scaling perspective, does it mean that the Product Owner (who is accountable for the Product Backlog) is the same person as in the different teams?
That isn't expliciet mentioned in the guide
From your reading of the Nexus Guide, do you think it supports the possibility of having more than one Product Owner in a Nexus?
Perhaps in Nexus+
Posted By Ian Mitchell on 14 May 2016 09:44 AM
From your reading of the Nexus Guide, do you think it supports the possibility of having more than one Product Owner in a Nexus?
From reading only I do not see any support for more than 1 PO