Webinar: What the Heck is a Product Owner?

by Valerio Zanini

Tune in to another Webinar in our series, Approaching Agility: Webinars for Aspiring Changemakers.

In Scrum and Agile, there are a lot of new terms to learn including job titles. We’re here to break those buzzwords down and introduce you to a better way of working.

So what the heck is a product owner? In short, the product owner is the person who holds the vision for the product and prioritizes the product backlog on an agile team.

In the past few years, you may have seen that agile roles are in demand, especially product owner jobs. In this webinar, you’ll discover what the role of the product owner entails, what it takes to excel in the role, and why sometimes people with product owner training have different titles.

Who Should Watch?

These webinars are for anyone who wants to learn more about scrum and agile.

What are the takeaways?

Glad you asked! Attendees can learn to:

Who is a Product Owner?
Why become a product owner?
What traits make a product owner successful?
What makes a Product - what is the difference between an outcome and output

Looking for more PO inspiration? Check out these related resources:

Book: Deliver Great Products That Customers Love: The Guide to Product Management for Innovators, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs by Valerio Zanini
Recorded Webinar: Adopting a Tiramisu Mindset to Rapidly Build Products + Deliver Value by Valerio Zanini
Recorded Webinar: Imposter Syndrome and the Product Owner by Alicia McLain

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Valerio Zanini

Valerio Zanini is a Certified Scrum Trainer, a SAFe Program Consultant, and a Certified Product Innovation Trainer. He is passionate about creating products that customers love and developing the teams that make them a reality. He has two decades of product development experience in a variety of organizations. He is the author of Deliver Great Products That Customers Love and the founder of Spark Engine, a training, and certification program in Product Innovation.