Here are some questions to ask yourself to determine if being a product owner is right for you.
If you're new to the channel, I'm Mike Cohn.
I am a co-founder of both the Scrum Alliance and Agile Alliance.
Being a product owner is not something you can do with headphones on all day or by sending emails and surveys.
Are you willing to listen to others?
As product owners, many decisions will be yours to make.
But are you will to listening to developers who suggest alternatives?
You'll also have users, customers, and stakeholders you'll need to listened to and make happy.
Can you handle conflict?
Those stakeholders you need to satisfy, they won't always want the same things.
You will have to listen to their positions and then make some hard decisions.
Not everyone will be happy with those decisions every time.
Do you relish being accountable for the ultimate success of a product?
As a Product Owner, you will generally have more influence over the success the product than anyone else.
Does that excite you or fill you with dread?
What do you think?
Are you pursuing a career as a product owner?
are there other questions you'd ask to decide if becoming a Product Owner is right for you?
Let me know in the comments.
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