Product owners play a vital role in Agile development teams. They act as the voice of the customer and are responsible for defining and prioritizing the product backlog. Product owners work closely with stakeholders, development teams, and customers to gather requirements and ensure the product meets customer needs. They set clear goals, manage expectations, and make data-driven decisions to maximize the product’s value and ROI. Product owners facilitate communication between stakeholders and the development team, providing a clear vision and direction for the product. Their collaboration with UX designers, engineers, and other team members is crucial in delivering high-quality products that delight customers and drive business success. Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills are essential for effective product owners.
You instinctively know how to hold a coffee mug or unlock your house. But, what if you’re asked to conduct surgery? Land an airplane? You’d be clueless, wouldn’t you? Psychologists and interaction design researchers Klaus Bærentsen and Johan Trettvik, state that everything humans know how to do has been learned by them at some point … Read more
Tomer Sharon, Co-founder, and CXO at Anywell, in his insightful talk1 with Mind the Product, illuminated a common pitfall for product leaders: the obsession with granular UX insights. For example the number of clicks, session durations, etc. It becomes easy to lose sight of the overarching narrative when you go too microscopic. Many teams, in … Read more
“We go together like gin and tonic,” said no developer–designer duo ever. For some reason, these roles feel at odds with one another. You must have often heard that the relationship between a PM and a UX designer is fraught and full of friction. For CTOs, both these roles are two sides of the same … Read more
MVP, or Minimum Viable Product, is an often-used terminology that finds its origins in the Lean and Agile development process. It has now become common in software development parlance. Although the concept was coined by Frank Robinson, MVP became more mainstream after Eric Ries described it in his book The Lean Startup, “ A key … Read more