Episode 29: Developers from the Perspective of Product Owners

Developers from the Perspective of Product Owners Follow us on Twitter! @tech_done_right Also, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! 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 Agile Teams and Escaping Velocity with Doc Norton and Claire Podulka From Idea To Company With Maci Peterson and Alicia Drucker Managing For Career Development with Claire Lew and Dan Hodos Special Guests: Cat de Merode and Matt McNamara.