The Enthusiastic Product Owner, and How it Affects Agile Team Performance | Paul Jarvis

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Paul Jarvis: The Enthusiastic Product Owner, and How it Affects Agile Team Performance

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The Great Product Owner: The Enthusiastic Product Owner, and How it Affects Agile Team Performance

Celebrating a Product Owner who embodies enthusiasm for the product and excellent team collaboration, Paul outlines the essential qualities of an outstanding PO. This episode provides insights into building mutual trust between the team and the PO, emphasizing the PO's role as a part of the team and the importance of collective effort in refining and executing product vision.

The Bad Product Owner: The Isolated Product Owner Anti-pattern

Paul shares a cautionary tale of a Product Owner who, despite being good at their job, fell into the trap of working in isolation from the team. This episode explores the detrimental effects of isolation on the Agile process and offers tips on how Product Owners can foster collaboration and harness the collective power of their teams to unlock Agile's full potential.

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About Paul Jarvis

Paul is a seasoned Enterprise Lean Agile Coach, Trainer, RTE, and Scrum Master with a decade of experience in the FinTech sector, focusing on banking, payments, and e-commerce. Recently, he completed a 3.5-year tenure at a key player in investment banking.

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