# Agile Roles

# Product Owner (PO)

Representative, ideally from the business unit, who owns the vision for the product

Responsibilities:

Define the product
Create and prioritize user stories
Assist in planning
Review/validate implementations
Communicate with stakeholders

# Product Manager (PM)

Representative from the Operations, Planning, and Analysis (OPA) who manages the product implementation. The product owner may fulfill responsibilities of the product manager (and vice versa) if one or the other is unavailable or does not exist. This flexibility does not apply to the role of scrum master (below).

Responsibilities:

Prioritize tasks
Establish deadlines

# Scrum Master (SM)

Representative from OPA who manages sprint cadence

Responsibilities:

Schedule and lead ceremonies
- Sprint Planning
- Backlog Refinement
- Daily Standup
- Sprint Demonstration
- Sprint Retrospective
Track team velocity and capacity
Plan sprints
Manage communication between team and stakeholders
- Focus on blockers and removal

# Dev Team

Team responsible for product implementation. Includes developers and QA.

Responsibilities:

Attend and participate in ceremonies
Define and collaborate on implementation plan
- Identify and define/create subtasks
- Identify and define interfaces PRIOR TO implementation
Communicate
- Blockers
- Pivots
- Unknowns
- Options
Execute implementation plan

# Honorable Mentions

DBAs and Architecture/Infrastructure team members may be included as necessary.