Most Product Owners are accountable for a product they have no authority over.

Stakeholders refuse to define a vision but expect a complete product. Management won't delegate decisions but blames the PO when priorities are wrong.

That's not a role. That's a trap.

What's your experience?

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Long term Product Goals for creating superior products: How to create and use product goals, product vision, north stars and true norths to deliver winning products by Allan Kelly is the featured course 🎓 on Leanpub!

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Scrum

I used to call it 'beginner agile'.

I think I'll change that to 'miniature waterfall'.

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The shift in the Product Owner job market that most people haven't noticed yet. - Scrum.org Blog (Joshua Partogi)

"With AI agents becoming users of our products, and with products needing to be technically built for non-human consumers, what does that mean for the Product Owner job market? Are we saying the role now needs to be deeply technical? Because most Product Owners I know aren't. And most job descriptions....."

https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/shift-product-owner-job-market-most-people-havent-noticed-yet

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Sprints and plans change fast. As a product owner or analyst, I often need quick, reliable estimates—even when markets or priorities shift. For me, it’s not about perfect predictions, but early signals, open conversations, and better team decisions. More:
https://www.eifel42.dev/post/development-risk/

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