Comments on: Scrum Product Ownership http://www.managingagile.com/agile-roles/scrum-product-ownership/ practical | agile | management Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:40:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charl Dreyer http://www.managingagile.com/agile-roles/scrum-product-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Charl Dreyer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:40:14 +0000 http://www.managingagile.com/?p=1379#comment-40 Hi Jason, this is my view. In smaller companies, where there isn't enough people to segregate duties, the product owner and product manager may be one role. In bigger organisations who have the luxury of both these disciplines, for me product ownership focuses on managing the product during its manufacture and maintenance, while the product manager more naturally deals with aspects of its strategy and commercialization. However, in <a href="http://jeffsutherland.com/scrum/SutherlandTakeNoPrisonersAgile2009.pdf" rel="nofollow">Take No Prisoners</a> by Jeff Sutherland, for example, I'm noticing that the calibre of people filling product owner roles is high - like CEOs. In these cases I wouldn't expect there to be both product owner and product manager roles in operation. Regards Charl Hi Jason, this is my view. In smaller companies, where there isn’t enough people to segregate duties, the product owner and product manager may be one role. In bigger organisations who have the luxury of both these disciplines, for me product ownership focuses on managing the product during its manufacture and maintenance, while the product manager more naturally deals with aspects of its strategy and commercialization.

However, in Take No Prisoners by Jeff Sutherland, for example, I’m noticing that the calibre of people filling product owner roles is high – like CEOs. In these cases I wouldn’t expect there to be both product owner and product manager roles in operation.

Regards
Charl

]]> By: Jason http://www.managingagile.com/agile-roles/scrum-product-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Jason Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:09:23 +0000 http://www.managingagile.com/?p=1379#comment-39 Hi Charl I have a question around the difference(in roles) between a product owner and a product manager. Are these just different erms used to describe the same role? Many Thanks Jason Hi Charl

I have a question around the difference(in roles) between a product owner and a product manager. Are these just different erms used to describe the same role?

Many Thanks

Jason

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