Novack Jason – Agile New England https://agilenewengland.org Networking Events for Agilists, Agile Software Development, GamingWordPress Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:55:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://agilenewengland.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-ANE_Logo_512x512Transparent-32x32.png Novack Jason – Agile New England https://agilenewengland.org 32 32 The Path from BA to PO https://agilenewengland.org/the-path-from-ba-to-po/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:17:02 +0000 https://dev.agilenewengland.org/?p=10192 The Product Owner is a key player in Scrum, yet there is confusion around the true value and responsibilities of this important role. Many companies have difficulty staffing it. Oftentimes Business Analysts are called upon to assume Product Owner responsibilities, without much clear direction. Some think of the PO role as “an analyst on steroids”. While there is indeed some common ground, in reality, the two roles face drastically different sets of expectations. In this discussion, we’ll highlight the differences between Product Ownership and Analysis. We will also offer up transition strategies for Analysts who dare to make the leap.

About the speaker:

Jason Novack is an Agile Coach with BigVisible Solutions, a coaching and agile enablement consultancy. He has over 13 years of experience in software development in various management roles including the last 7 years practicing and coaching Agile approaches including Scrum, XP and Kanban. Jason has vast experience ranging from a ramping up a single co-located team to running a globally distributed set of teams within a single program to major Agile transformations across the entire enterprise. He has experience in several major industries including Financial Services, Trading Systems, HR Outsourcing and Online Gaming.

Jason has a deep passion for empowering and enabling teams to achieve results they never knew were possible. His diverse experience in both business and technical areas coupled with a straightforward and inquisitive nature help him find problem areas and replace them with simple yet innovative solutions. Through his leadership skills, Jason is able to effectively provide teams with the knowledge, tools and techniques they need to learn Agile and to have it stick.

Jason has received certifications from the Scrum Alliance as both a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).

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