“For purpose-creating systems, everything has a purpose.“ (N. Luhmann) Meaning: Even apparent nonsense has some meaningful purpose. I recently read an article in the knowledge magazine SZ Magazin of the South German Newspaper („Dem Amateur ist nichts zu schwör“, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Number 24/ 20120615), which discussed amateurs in the fields of politics, economy and … weiterlesen →
Category Archives: Product Owner
Creativity and Intuition
Where do new product ideas come from? Can you just simply create them? I think you can. But you need a certain amount of self-awareness. What do I see in myself, what voices and moods try to tell me something? What are my dreams and what do I do with these dreams? What ideas do … weiterlesen →
Even Dentists have Visions
Recently I talked to my dentist about the software he uses in his practice. Originally it was developed by one of his colleagues collaboratively with a programmer and used only in his own office. But when my dentist was enthusiastically introduced to this visionary software, he immediately knew he also wanted to use this in … weiterlesen →
What is leadership?
“Leadership is when you take a step and everyone follows you! This saying is especially noticeable when training a horse. A horse has the inborn drive to walk behind a lead horse. This lead horse must be accepted by the other horse as ‘leader’. Even a human can be a type of lead horse, but … weiterlesen →
We are short of good Product Owners
In our daily work as consultants we experience a lack of educated Product Owners. People who can lead a team to build a great product. To train a person in the ideas and tools of Scrum does not create a good Product Owner. He might only get very afraid because he gets told that he … weiterlesen →
The Best Product Owner of all Time
On Oct 5th 2011 we all lost such a prototype when Steve Jobs died. For me Steve Jobs was a talented entrepreneur that made Apple what it is today. I have always been fascinated by Apple. Even if once, when I wanted to buy one in Vienna the salesman was too snobby to help me. … weiterlesen →
Product Owner – The Unknown Being
Scott always says, the Product Owner is so important for the Scrum Management Framework. What does a Product Owner need to be able to do? Scrum does not say much about this: He is responsible for the ROI, he creates the vision, waits and updates the Backlog, knows the validation criteria and is responsible for … weiterlesen →