Roman Pichler Book order (chronological)

"This book will help you become a better product leader. Benefitting from Roman Pichler's extensive experience, you'll learn how to align stakeholders and guide development teams even in challenging circumstances, avoid common leadership mistakes, and grow as a leader. Written in an engaging and easily accessible style, How to Lead in Product Management offers a wealth of practical tips and strategies. Through helpful examples, the book illustrates how you can directly apply the techniques to your work. Coverage includes: Choosing the right leadership style Cultivating empathy, building trust, and influencing others Increasing your authority and empowering others Directing stakeholders and development teams through common goals Making decisions that people will support and follow through Successfully resolving disputes and conflicts even with senior stakeholders Listening deeply to discover and address hidden needs and interests Practicing mindfulness and embracing a growth mindset to develop as a leader" --Amazon.com

Scrum is the most successful framework for agile product development and much has been written about how to follow the Scrum process but the key to success is in the leadership skills of the product owner. Product Mastery explores the traits of the best product owners offering an insight into the difference between good and great product ownership and explaining how the best product owners are DRIVEN to be successful. In a follow up to the hugely successful Scrum Mastery, Geoff Watts shares more enlightening case studies on how to be: Decisive with incomplete information. Ruthless about maximizing value and minimizing risk. Informed about your product’s domain. Versatile in your leadership style. Empowering of project stakeholders. Negotiable while you pursue your vision. This is essential reading for anyone involved in an agile product development effort. Geoff Watts has been a thought leader in the agile development space for many years and his books, training and coaching have helped thousands of teams across the world deliver better products more effectively. Geoff is the author of Scrum Mastery: From Good to Great Servant-Leadership and The Coach’s Casebook: Mastering The Twelve Traits That Trap Us, a winner of the 2016 International Book Awards. "Product Mastery is a great book to read if you want to understand how a great Product Owner works. Whether you are hiring a Product Owner or want to be a great Product Owner, the insights that Geoff Watts shares in this book should be your guide." --Jeff Sutherland, Co-Creator of Scrum and author of Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice The Work in Half the Time “Geoff has done a great job at distilling the soft skills product owners need to succeed. His new book is packed with practical advice to advance your skills and become a truly great product owner.” – Roman Pichler, Author of Strategize and Agile Product Management with Scrum.

Create a winning game plan for your digital products with this insightful guide on product strategy and roadmap practices. Author Roman Pichler shares a variety of proven techniques and tools to help you develop effective strategies and actionable roadmaps, maximizing your chances of product success. Written in an engaging and straightforward style, the book offers practical advice and valuable examples for immediate application. Its comprehensive insights empower you to make informed strategic decisions in today's fast-paced digital landscape. Praise highlights the book's comprehensive approach, emphasizing its focus on the latest practices tailored for digital products. It is filled with real-world examples that facilitate the application of principles to your own company and products. This guide is deemed essential for product executives, managers, and owners alike. Readers, whether new to product management or seasoned professionals, will find it invaluable for generating fresh ideas to enhance their product strategies and execution. Additionally, it is highly recommended for all product owners and those involved in strategy or roadmapping, making it a must-have addition to any product manager's reading list.

In Agile Product Management with Scrum, leading consultant Roman Pichler provides practical insights for product owners aiming to create successful products using Scrum. Through real-world examples, he covers essential agile product management practices, such as effective product discovery, managing emergent requirements, developing a minimal marketable product, utilizing early customer feedback, and collaborating with development teams. Drawing from his extensive experience, Pichler highlights the distinctions between Scrum product ownership and traditional product management, while offering strategies to navigate common challenges faced by Scrum product owners. Key topics include understanding the product owner's role and responsibilities, crafting a compelling product vision to inspire the team and stakeholders, effectively grooming the product backlog for complex products, and clarifying scheduling, budgeting, and functionality during release planning. Additionally, the book addresses the product owner's involvement in sprint meetings and provides guidance on successfully transitioning into the product ownership role within an organization. This resource is invaluable for current and aspiring product owners, as well as executives and coaches focused on implementing agile product management practices.

Scrum ist ein agiles Projektmanagementframework, das auf alle Arten der Softwareentwicklung anwendbar ist und die Kundenzufriedenheit sowie die Wertschöpfung nachhaltig steigern kann. Dieses Buch vermittelt das notwendige Wissen für eine erfolgreiche Anwendung von Scrum und behandelt die Themen umfassend, systematisch und verständlich. Dazu gehören die Scrum-Rollen wie ScrumMaster, Product Owner und Team sowie der Scrum-Prozess. Es wird auf Anforderungsbeschreibung und -management in Scrum eingegangen, einschließlich Produkt Backlog und User Stories. Zudem werden Releasemanagement, Schätzungen, Planung und Verfolgung behandelt. Das Buch erläutert das Arbeiten mit Sprints, einschließlich ihrer Eigenschaften, der Vorbereitung und Durchführung von Sprint-Planungssitzungen, des Sprint Backlogs, Daily Scrums, Sprint-Reviews und -Retrospektiven sowie der Optimierung des Sprint-Fortschritts. Außerdem wird die Anwendung von Scrum für große und verteilte Projekte sowie die unternehmensweite Einführung von Scrum thematisiert. Es richtet sich an Einsteiger und Fortgeschrittene, die sich auf Scrum-Zertifizierungen wie Certified ScrumMaster und Certified Scrum Product Owner vorbereiten. "I've known and worked with Roman for years with Scrum, so the book is full of practical advice." (aus dem Geleitwort von Ken Schwaber)