Scrum in agencies: where's the PO?

Agile Connect meetup
Lisbon, March 2018
Blog post: https://joao.cravei.ro/blog/scrum-in-agencies/

Transcript

1. Scrum in agencies: where's the PO? Agile Connect meetup March 2018 João Craveiro @jpgcc_
2. Before Now Product Manager (2017—) Product Manager (2015–2017) Software Engineer (2014–2015) LASIGE Researcher (2009–2014) @jpgcc_
3. Scrum Guide For the Product Owner to succeed, the entire organization must respect his or her decisions. @jpgcc_
4. Scrum Guide Development Teams are structured and empowered by the organization to organize and manage their own work. @jpgcc_
5. Scrum Guide The Scrum Master serves the organization in several ways @jpgcc_
6. organization the organization the organization @jpgcc_
7. Agency Client contract the organization Customer collaboration over contract negotiation @jpgcc_
8. Scrum Master Development Team Product Owner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ranked list of what’s required Team selects starting at top as much as it can commit to deliver by end of Sprint Tasks Tasks Tasks Product Backlog Sprint Backlog Sprint Planning Meeting Daily Scrum Meeting Sprint Retrospective Shippable Product Increment Sprint Review Daily 1–4 week Sprint Inputs from Execs, Team, Stakeholders, Customer, Users Burndown Chart Product Management @jpgcc_
9. —Martin Eriksson Mind the Product blog (2011) “discover a product that is valuable, usable and feasible” —Marty Cagan Inspired (2008) UX Tech Business Product usable feasible valuable and deliver ✓ @jpgcc_
10. Strategical Tactical Stakeholders Development Team Scrum Master Product Owner @jpgcc_
11. Depending on the context, different Scrum team setups work better than others, and... ...in some contexts the best option is ditching Scrum. @jpgcc_
12. Client Agency Stakeholders Development Team Scrum Master Product Owner @jpgcc_
13. Client Agency Stakeholders Development Team Scrum Master Product Owner €! @jpgcc_
14. Client Agency Stakeholders Development Team Scrum Master Product Owner @jpgcc_
15. Client Agency Stakeholders Development Team Scrum Master Product Owner Product Owner @jpgcc_
16. Client Agency Stakeholders Development Team Scrum Master Some Guy Not a PO! !!! Not Scrum! @jpgcc_
17. Client Agency Stakeholders Development Team Project Manager Some Guy @jpgcc_
18. Client Agency Stakeholders Development Team Scrum Master Some Guy Someone else’s Product Owner @jpgcc_
19. Summing up
20. Only if product ownership is specifically agreed to as part of the hired services Otherwise, underpowered PO on agency side @jpgcc_
21. Scrum Master becomes key figure in agency regarding client relationship Skilled - Trained - Committed PO on client side @jpgcc_
22. Client won’t have nor buy PO No room for Scrum or continuous relationship (yet?) Projects, or walk away @jpgcc_
23. https://joao.cravei.ro/blog/scrum-in-agencies/ Blog post @jpgcc_
24. Questions? João Craveiro @jpgcc_ Photos from Unsplash, by Breather (x2) and Greyson Joralemon