What do I focus on as a new Product Owner? | Humanizing Work Show | Mailbag

In this episode, Richard answers the question: “What should I focus on as a new Product Owner?” Being a Scrum Product Owner is a big job, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed, so Richard breaks down what’s most important to focus on in the early days and in what sequence. Episode page: https://www.humanizingwork.com/new-pr... Connect with Humanizing Work:   / humanizingwork     / rslawrence     / tptman     / humanizingwork     / humanizingwork   00:00 Doing business 00:46 Intro 01:16 Great PO Definition 02:23 Two areas of expertise 03:26 Growing domain expertise 06:51 Growing Product Management skills 08:48 Starting at the top of the backlog 10:35 Stakeholder Interaction Map 13:39 Customer Research 14:30 Vivid vision 15:28 Middle of the backlog 16:12 Summary ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Please watch: "Why Leadership Communication Fails and Three Strategies to Fix It | Humanizing Work Show"    • Why Leadership Communication Fails and Thr...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~

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