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Product Owner Rethoric

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product owner rethoric

  • Dev: Now, we need to clean the code
  • PO: Do we really need this?
  • Dev: Yes.
  • PO: I mean, can we still move forward without doing this?
  • Dev: Well, yes but…
  • PO: Therefore, we don’t actually need this. Let’s focus on what brings value.

Using the analogy of a bike, this conversation would become.

  • Dev: Now, we need to repair the wheel
  • PO: Do we really need this?
  • Dev: Yes.
  • PO: I mean, can we still move forward without doing this?
  • Dev: Well, yes but…
  • PO: Therefore, we don’t actually need this. Let’s focus on what brings value.