The Great Product Owner: User-Centric Product Ownership, A Key to Agile Team engagement
Karina shares a success story of an engaged and technically adept Product Owner who collaborated closely with the team and stakeholders. This PO’s focus on user-centric solutions and effective communication led to a successful project outcome.
The Bad Product Owner: The Consequences of a Disengaged and Absent Product Owner
In this segment, Karina tells the story of a project plagued by an absent Product Owner, leading to poor communication and integration issues between teams. This scenario highlights the importance of a PO’s active involvement in the development process. What happens when a Product Owner is disengaged? Discover the pitfalls of absentee Product Owners and how to avoid them.
The Ultimate Guide to Supporting Product Owners as a Scrum Master
Are you having trouble helping the team work well with their Product Owner? We’ve put together a course to help you work on the collaboration team-product owner. You can find it at bit.ly/coachyourpo. 18 modules, 8+ hours of modules with tools and techniques that you can use to help teams and PO’s collaborate.
About Karina Margole
Karina Margole is an Agile Coach with over a decade of experience, based in the UK. She has ADHD and a passion for creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. Karina approaches her work with a holistic, systemic view while also paying attention to individuals on a personal level.
You can link with Karina Margole on LinkedIn.

Kevin is the lead scrum master at Domestic and General, with 10 years’ experience in project management before moving into scrum mastery. He now heads up a team of scrum masters, whilst continuing to support his own squads. Kevin believes scrum masters need to focus on self-improvement to turbocharge their ability to better support teams and the wider business on the journey to effectiveness.