Roles

Product Owner

What Is a Product Owner?

The Role

Owns the backlog and decides what gets built next. Without one person making those calls, teams build features nobody asked for and miss the ones that matter.

What They Do

  • Keeps a single, prioritized list of what to build.
  • Decides what gets built next and what waits.
  • Answers the team's questions about how features should work.
  • Accepts or rejects finished work against the agreed requirements.
  • Balances what users ask for with budget and schedule.

When It Matters

From planning through every release. When nobody owns these decisions, teams build features nobody asked for, wait on answers, and miss the ones that matter.

Who Fills It

One person with authority to make day-to-day product decisions, usually from your company. Moosara can also own product decisions for you.

Where It Fits

  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Project team
  • Phase: Plan

Working With Moosara

Moosara is a boutique, remote-first software consultancy based in Austin, Texas, for companies of 1 to 10 people. We put the right roles on your project for its size, so you are not paying for people you do not need.

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