Episode 29: Developers from the Perspective of Product Owners

Tech Done Right

Content provided by Table XI. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Table XI or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

6y ago 39:59

MP3•Episode home

Developers from the Perspective of Product Owners

The newsletter is back! For more information on upcoming episodes, sign up at http://techdoneright.io/newsletter

Guests

Cat de Merode: VP of Product at PeaPod

Matt McNamara: Product Manager

Summary

Have you ever wondered what it's like to work with a software team? Perhaps you are a developer wondering what you seem like from the outside? Or maybe you are starting to work with a software team and you want to know what to expect? Cat de Merode and Matt McNamara join the show to talk about their experiences as product owners interacting with developer teams. We'll talk about what developers can do to build trust, how to work with product owners on estimates and to talk about technical topics. And they'll say what the most important things developers should know about working with their product owners.

Notes

02:43 - Dealing with Developer Teams

04:00 - In-house vs External Developers

05:33 - Helping Developers Understand Product Owner Motivation and Goals and Getting on the Same Page

11:18 - How can developers build trust?

12:29 - Explaining Architectural Decisions to Product Owners

14:29 - Does team size make a difference?

16:30 - Good Company Culture Behavior

18:44 - Estimation and Complexity

More on velocity: Agile Teams and Escaping Velocity with Doc Norton and Claire Podulka

28:40 - Curation of Features

34:15 - What should developers know about working with product owners?

Related Episodes

Special Guests: Cat de Merode and Matt McNamara.

74 episodes

#Tech #Table XI #Follow Us