Sept. 21, 2022

Episode 66 - CATCH ANTI-PATTERNS EARLY: Identify Product Owner Anti-Patterns and Avoid Them Completely With Pabitra Khanal

Episode 66 - CATCH ANTI-PATTERNS EARLY: Identify Product Owner Anti-Patterns and Avoid Them Completely With Pabitra Khanal

In this episode of The Agile Coach, Pabitra talks about identifying the anti-patterns for the different roles in a scrum team. She dives deep into the usual anti-patterns observed for anyone in a product owner role so you can identify these and get rid of them as early as you can. Tune in to find out the common signs of these anti-patterns and the most effective solutions you can apply.

AGILE HIGHLIGHTS

The primary roles of a product owner
Common anti-patterns for the product owner role
Having multiple decision-makers for one product
Not knowing when and how to step away from your role
Product backlogs not being ready
The better practices for a product owner

AGILE MOMENTS

Pabitra - When product owners step into the role of a scrum master:
“If they take the role too seriously and don't necessarily understand that a scrum master is not necessarily a project manager or manager for the developers, this can backfire and they mind end up being more controlling and interfering more than helping the team.”

Pabitra - A solution for backlogs not being ready:
“As a product owner, you always want to be thinking ahead. If the development team is working on starting user stories for whatever time box your company may have, you want to be thinking about the next sprint or iteration.”
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In this episode of The Agile Coach, Pabitra talks about identifying the anti-patterns for the different roles in a scrum team. She dives deep into the usual anti-patterns observed for anyone in a product owner role so you can identify these and get rid of them as early as you can. Tune in to find out the common signs of these anti-patterns and the most effective solutions you can apply.

 

AGILE HIGHLIGHTS

  • The primary roles of a product owner
  • Common anti-patterns for the product owner role
  • Having multiple decision-makers for one product
  • Not knowing when and how to step away from your role
  • Product backlogs not being ready
  • The better practices for a product owner

 

AGILE MOMENTS

Pabitra - When product owners step into the role of a scrum master:

“If they take the role too seriously and don't necessarily understand that a scrum master is not necessarily a project manager or manager for the developers, this can backfire and they mind end up being more controlling and interfering more than helping the team.”

Pabitra - A solution for backlogs not being ready:

“As a product owner, you always want to be thinking ahead. If the development team is working on starting user stories for whatever time box your company may have, you want to be thinking about the next sprint or iteration.”

 

Get to know Pabitra and what she’s up to:

Connect with Vivek and find out more about what he’s up to:

If you enjoy The Agile Coach and are interested in learning more, you can check us out at the link below: