Product Owner Learning Path
As described in the Scrum Guide, a Scrum Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Development Team. Product Ownership requires a distinct set of capabilities and skills.
The learning path is organized by a set of Professional Scrum Competencies which each contain a number of focus areas. Resources are laid out in a prescribed order, however it is your journey, so follow in the best way that helps you learn.
Managing Products with Agility / Forecasting and Release Planning
Release Planning and Predictable Delivery
This blog talks about why the incompatibility between predictable delivery and agility is fictitious and how focusing on continuous quality affects predictability. | by Martin Hinshelwood | 12:00 min
Scrum Myths: There is No Planning in Scrum
This blog explores the myth that there is no planning in Scrum, and details where planning does take place throughout the Scrum Events. | by Stephanie Ockerman | 4:00 min
Myth 9: Story Points are Required in Scrum
This blog debunks the myth that, in Scrum, estimates must be made using Story Points. Some alternative methods are described and the prevalence of Story Points is addressed. | by Barry Overeem | 11:00 min
Faking It: Estimates and Metrics in Scrum
This blog explores the misuse of estimates as a proxy for value and the weak correlation between hypothesis and data (likened metaphorically to phrenology). | by Ian Mitchell | 10:00 min
10 Tips for Product Owners on Release Planning
This blog offers some practical tips and anecdotes for Product Owners on release planning. | by Robbin Schuurman | 8:00 min