THE PRODUCT

OWNER
Lara Mae Casuga
Khim Cortez
Larry Laconsay
Trisha Bianca Runas

Role Description
The Product Owner is responsible for
understanding the needs of the market
managers and business leaders and the
strategic direction of the organization, and
leading a program of research and development
to deliver a Software Solution which meets those
needs.

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The Product Owner is responsible for the
strategic management of the overall program,
ensuring the schedules are met and risks
managed. The Product Owner is responsible for
delivering regular program updates as well as
the Sprint, Iteration and Release reviews.

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Product Vision
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The Product Owner is responsible for collating
information from various stakeholders (both
internal and external) and developing an overall
solution vision. The Product Owner must be able
to communicate that vision to stakeholders and
the team.

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Product Backlog
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The Product Owner is responsible for
decomposing the vision into a number of
Stories, which make up the Product Backlog.
Working with the team and the business, they
are responsible for creating a Release and
Iteration Plan based on the Backlog.

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Team
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The Product Owner is responsible for the
motivation and management of the project team.
They must ensure that all team members are
working together effectively, are communicating
with other teams and that they are producing
quality work, in line with the overall program
vision.

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Communication
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Communicate with the regional businesses, Market
and Product Managers to ensure that there is visibility
into the program direction, schedule and progress.
Communicate with the team to ensure that they
understand what is required of them. As the Product
Owner you will work with your interaction Designer,
Visual Designer, R&D leads and program directors to
deliver your program.

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Communication

The ability to communicate at all levels, the role

will require the Product Owner to be able to
communicate effectively with their team, a peer
network of stakeholders, senior executives,
technical resources as well as staff in other
countries.

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PROBLEM SOLVING

The Product Owner will have to be able to

assimilate information from a variety of sources,
and develop a coherent strategy and product
roadmap for meeting those needs.

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QUALITY

The Product Owner must have high personal

standards and always work to deliver the very
best product.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Working with the program management team
and other team members, the Product Owner is
responsible for ensuring that all facets of the
project are delivered according to schedule.

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CREATIVITY

The ideal candidate will be able to create a

vision of a solution which stretches the team
and delivers true innovation in the market place.

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LEADERSHIP

The Product Owner will be responsible for

leading a multidisciplinary team to achieve the
project aims. Those resources will be under the
direction of the Product Owner for the duration of
the project.

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ORGANIZATION

As a regulated business in many countries, all

project information and artifacts must be well
managed and available. Using the Development
Framework, the Product Owner must ensure that
the project is well managed.