Agile product owner

Works within the agile process and is the final authority for decisions regarding priority, business value, and functionality for all the work done by the agile development team.

Typically supervises several business analysts.

Possesses an in-depth knowledge of goals and desired objectives of the project.

Interacts and validates requirements with the business.

Propose solutions by combining IT tools and business process refactoring or improvements based on an in-depth understanding of a specific business domain (see skills).

Creates, maintains, prioritizes, and sequences the product backlog based on business value or return of investment.

Creates user stories and acceptance tests from themes and features granular enough for a single sprint.

Is involved in the decision-making process related to user stories scheduling into sprints.

Participates in project planning, daily stand-up meetings (SCRUM).

Participates in retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.

Reviews deliverable and demonstrable product version/software functionalities after every sprint.

Organizes live demonstration of the product at the end of the sprint.

Facilitates the acceptance of the product by the business.

Develops and maintains standards for testing.

Provides progress reporting.

Assists with internal and external communication by improving transparency and dissemination of information.

Assists with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.

May perform the role of Scrum master.