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In this video, you are going to learn about the differences between Scrum Master and Product Owner.
Though the Product Owner and the Scrum master vary in their roles,
they complement each other.
Scrum master should support the product Owner in every step possible.
Disputes may happen between them if the roles are not clarified.
Now let us begin with the skills of the Scrum Master
Scrum Master creates a friendly environment for the team for Agile development.
Scrum Master improves the quality of the product.
Certified Scrum Master Certification adds advantage to become effective.
Scrum Master protects his team from any kind of distraction and allows them to stay tuned.
Scrum Master helps product owner to maximize ROI, or return on investment to meet the objectives.
Scrum Master removes disputes between the product owner and the development team.
Scrum Master encourages the team to meet the project deadline
Scrum Master acts as a coach for a team to perform better.
A good Scrum Master should possess the skills like project management, engineering, designing,
testing background, and disciplines.
Scrum Master provides continuous guidance to teams
Now let us have a look at the duties of a scrum master
Scrum Master facilitates team for better vision and always tries to improve the efficiency
of the teams.
Scrum Master manages Scrum processes in Agile methodology.
Scrum Master removes impediments for the Scrum team.
Scrum Master arranges daily quick stand-up meetings to ensure proper use of processes.
Scrum Master helps product owner to prepare good product backlog, and sets it for the
next sprint.
Scrum Master Conducts retrospective meetings.
Scrum Master organizes and facilitates the sprint planning meeting.
Now since we have seen the skills and duties of Scrum Master, it's time to compare them
with the product owner.
Let us first have a look at the skills of the product owner.
Product Owner should have an idea about the business value of the product and the customers’ demands.
Certified Scrum Product Owner (or CSPO) Certification will be beneficial for the sales team.
The development team consults the Product Owner, so he should always be available for
them to implement the features correctly.
Product Owner should understand the program from the end-user point of view.
Marketing is discussed on the sales level in most of the Organizations.
So it is the Product Owner’s duty to guide the marketing persons to achieve the goals
successfully.
Product Owner is responsible for the product and the ways to flourish a business.
Product Owner has to focus for the proper production and ROI as well.
Product Owner should be able to solve the problems, completing trade-off analysis, and
making decisions about business deliverables.
After CSPO course, the Product Owner can work with the project managers and the technical
leads, to prioritize the scope for product development.
Sometimes Product Owner and the Customers are same, sometimes Customers are thousands
or millions of people.
Now let us see the duties of the product owner.
Product Owner has to attend the daily sprint planning meetings.
Product Owner prioritizes the product features, so the development team can clearly understand
them.
Product Owner decides the deadlines for the project.
Product Owner determines the release date and contents.
Product Owner manages and creates the product backlog for implementation, which is nothing
but the prioritized backlog of user stories.
Product Owner defines user stories to the development team.
Spending some time to prioritize the user stories with few team members