Product Owner Role

In an agile team, the Product Owner personifies the customer's needs and perspectives.

This role can involve a wide range of responsibilities, depending on its implementation. It may encompass tasks like formulating the overall strategy, shaping the product vision and roadmap, and working closely with the team to craft user stories while providing continuous feedback.

Typically, they lead the refinement of the backlog, while also ensuring the representation of other disciplines through close collaboration with key roles like the design owner or technical owner. This collaborative approach ensures the holistic alignment of all aspects of the product development process.

Resources

Henrik Kniberg really put Agile Product Ownership in a nutshell! Worth your 15.51 minutes.
Roman Pichler clarifies the very common confusion between the role of Product Manager vs. Product Owner. He also calls out how SAFe is using the term "Product Owner" differently than the Scrum Guide and from our usual understanding.

The Product Owner role is covered under the topic of Agile Roles and Responsibilities in the Adaptive Agility Fundamentals class.