This role is the primary product specialist for the development team. The Product Owner will work with the Product Manager and business unit SMEs to elicit business requirements and translate into user stories and acceptance criteria.
Program Backlog: The Product Owner is heavily involved in working with the Product Manager to refine the Program Backlog to prepare for the PI (Program Increment) planning sessions. The Product Owner must prepare in advance to update the team backlog to estimate features for the upcoming Program Increment. Activities will include leading the development team to size features and stories, and determine what can be committed in the Program Increment based upon the team’s established velocity.
The Product Owner is involved with story definition, providing clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimates and story sequencing, and drafting the team’s specific objectives for the upcoming Program Increment (PI).