Re: Open (free) Product Owner Assessment

Ken, 

 Thank you for inviting feedback.  This is the first occasion I honestly feel I can contribute.
 

 I have recently taken on a mantle in a new consulting position here in a country where Agile uptake is proving to be definitely way behind global trend (South Africa) - that of an Agile proponent, trainer to our resources regarding Agile and Scrum basics and an adviser to our management / sales resources approaching new client contracts on Agile adoption.
 

 With that in mind and having been through a practical experience as a tester in a large corporate development team using a mature Agile / Scrum approach, I was truly grateful to see your post and take this 'test'.  Whilst my score was not quite at your pass mark, I was gratified to learn from taking the test that all that I practically absorbed whilst working in the mature team is accurately reflected in your test questions and the explanation of what I didn't answer correctly.  So, a great affirmation to me regarding what I try to communicate about the role of being the PO.
 

 My experience tells me that we are experiencing many of the basic original issues when trying to motivate companies to move their IT development forward.  I think our biggest inhibitor here is truly the change of culture / attitude.
 

 I hope that the link to your test will remain available for some time to come in order to allow me to continue to use the link to your test when I train and advise others?  Thanking you in advance.
 

 Gary Pitt
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