Key Takeaways

• An effective Product Owner works with the rest of the Scrum Team to maximize the value of the product. This requires a unique blend of skills and practices such as product management, an outcome-based mindset and facilitation capability. These types of qualities allow a Product Owner to lead with the customer in mind and steer the Scrum Team through product vision, strategy and goals while collaborating with stakeholders.
   
• Product Owners need to continuously question their understanding of the market, the customer’s desired outcomes, the product, where it is in its product lifecycle and also their goals. This exploration helps a Product Owner delve deeper into understanding their product and continuously experiment and learn.
   
• Communication, collaboration, delegation and strong decision-making are key skills for a Product Owner to satisfy customer outcomes in a complex world. There are several techniques that a Product Owner can use to build clarity and maintain strong relationships with the team, stakeholders, customers and users in order to create more innovative solutions and ultimately to maximize the value of the product. 

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Product Owner Interview Questions

This learning series contains a list of interview questions that you may encounter as a Product Owner, and the reason why the question is relevant to the Product Owner accountability.

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