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Feb 2024
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YDS: Product Owner vs. Product Manager E...

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Welcome to another episode of Your Daily Scrum with your favorite Scrum trainers, Todd and Ryan! 🌟 In today's episode, we dive deep into the often confusing world of Scrum accountabilities:


What's the real difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager? 🤔💼


🔑 Key Takeaways:

Role Clarification: Understand the distinct roles and responsibilities of a Product Owner and a Product Manager in the world of Scrum. 🌐


Agile Approach: Discover how the Product Owner acts as an agile version of a Product Manager, focusing on lean strategies and user-centric development. 🔄


Strategic Implementation: Learn about the different approaches to product strategy, requirements, and release management between these two roles. 📈


Scrum Accountability: Find out why the Product Owner is more about accountability within a Scrum team rather than a job title. ✅


Engagement Encouragement: For all the product managers out there, see how you can integrate into the Scrum world and potentially take on the Product Owner role! 🤝


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