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Why Do You Need a Product Owner? 5 Ways to Improve Your Software Development Project

Written by Małgorzata Maksimczyk | Aug 7, 2018 11:52:00 AM

Team composition is one of the key aspects you need to consider when launching a software development project.

The value of some roles is clear from the get-go. For example, developers and testers write and test the code, respectively. However, roles such as Product Owner or Scrum Master are a little less straightforward.

So why do you need a Product Owner?

That’s the question we’ll be answering in this article, from both your perspective and the perspective of your development team, highlighting the potential benefits.

We will focus on several aspects we find crucial for the success of either the product or the project (the “project” being the amount of time spent working on the product). Read on!