Information Summary for Software Engineers Taking on Product Owner Roles

Tadashi Shigeoka ·  Thu, February 2, 2023

I’ll share information I researched when a Software Engineer took on the Product Owner role.

Prerequisites

  • The role of Product Owner (PO) varies depending on the product
  • The role changes depending on BtoC or BtoB, entertainment or enterprise SaaS, etc.

Product Owner Roles

"X" Takes on the Product Owner Role

Business owner takes on the product owner role Business-side person takes on the product owner role UX designer or architect takes on the product owner role Customer takes on the product owner role Software engineer takes on the product owner role

My Product Owner Philosophy

Given my background as a software engineer, I believe that for technology-oriented products, having a software engineer serve as PO is the most suitable choice.

Reference Information

Product Owner Reference Articles

Product Owner Case Studies

That’s all from the Gemba.