1. Agile Self Defense Series

2.  Product Owner Done right
 The Absent Product Owner
 Multiple Product Owners
 The Powerless Product Owner

3.  Business Value minded
 One and Only Job
 Top Priority
 Understands product
 Understands customers
 Has Political clout
 Compensated on success
 Decisions cannot be
overruled

4.  Business Value minded
 Only Job
 Top Priority
 Understands product
 Understands customers
 Has Political clout
 Compensated on success
 Decisions cannot be
overruled
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5.  Decisions lag for days
sometimes weeks
 Too busy for Demos
 Stair step Cumulative
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9.  Structure
 Commitment
 Empowerment
 Deliver to inspire ?

10.  Business Value minded
 Only Job
 Top Priority
 Understands product
 Understands customers
 Has Political clout
 Compensated on success
 Decisions cannot be
overruled

11.  Decisions lag for days
sometimes weeks
 Frequently needs to
confirm direction

12.  More Frequent steering
meetings
 PO Chairs the Steering
committee
 Deliver to inspire

13.  Business Value minded
 Only Job
 Top Priority
 Understands product
 Understands customers
 Has Political clout
 Compensated on success
 Decisions cannot be
overruled

14.  Frequent need to get
approval
 Inability to make final
decisions
 Decisions made are
reversed

15.  Find who has the power
 Recruit them as PO
 Get them to empower
Existing

16.  Business Value minded
 Only Job
 Top Priority
 Understands product
 Understands customers
 Has Political clout
 Compensated on success
 Decisions cannot be
overruled

18. Location Date
Madison, Wisconsin June 4-6
Dublin, Ireland June 13-15
Oslo, Norway June 18-20
San Diego, California June 27-29
New York, NY July 11-13
Phoenix, Arizona July 16-18
Atlanta, Georgia July 23-25
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