Untrapping Product Teams

Untrapping Product Teams

The 3 Stressful Trade-Offs Product Owners Have to Handle to Thrive

How to make decisions that maximize the odds of being successful.

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David Pereira
Jan 05, 2021
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How to make decisions that maximize the odds of being successful.

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It’s impossible to please everyone as a Product Owner. Every day you will need to make trade-offs, which will generate discomfort with some people. Making trade-offs is stressful; conflicts are inevitable. Some examples are:

  • You want to validate the assumptio…

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