
Agile Project Management – Part 8
The Product Owner Role
The product owner as the voice of the customer is responsible for taking the vision of an organization and delivering well-defined features. The foundational values are reflected in the thoughtfulness of delivery that a product owner provides. Features need to be more than well-written user stories. Features should also evolve over the life of a project. As Agile evolves in an organization the role of the product owner also evolves to move from the traditional business analyst with strong analytical skills to a leader who views product ownership as an entrepreneurial responsibility.
Waterfall and the role of the Business Analyst
In Traditional waterfall projects, the life of a project is viewed in linear terms. A project progresses from initiation to analysis, design, development, testing, and delivery.
The business analyst is expected to possess excellent analytical skills and delivery a Business Requirements Document (BRD). The BRD will be holistic, with little room for change during the development phase of a project. This document is an input to the creation of functional and technical design specifications and should be approved by business subject matter experts.
Requirements are typically produced in a list format and may have dependencies noted for clarification. Waterfall delivery methods assume that most if not all requirements can be defined in full during the analysis phase. This approach adds considerable time to the receipt of working features. Requirements should be traceable so that test cases and development components can be mapped throughout the life of a project.
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- Introduction to Scrum (Scrum Master)
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