Moving from Business Analyst to Product Owner is a change of accountability, not a bigger BA job. Learn the mindset and skill shifts the move demands, assess your own readiness against the Scrum Guide's Product Owner accountabilities, and build a personal transition plan.
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What you'll learn
- Explain why moving from Business Analyst to Product Owner is a change of accountability, not just a new job title
- Contrast classic BA competencies with the Product Owner accountabilities defined in the Scrum Guide 2020
- Assess your own readiness with a structured BA-to-PO skills-gap self-assessment
- Redesign day-to-day habits around owning value and priority rather than documenting requirements
- Produce a personal BA-to-PO Transition Self-Assessment and development plan
Syllabus
Why the BA-to-PO Move Is Harder Than It Looks
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From documenting requirements to owning value
Mapping the Two Roles
BA competencies and Product Owner accountabilities
The skills-gap self-assessment technique
Making the Shift in Real Work
Rewiring your daily habits
Case study — the BA who kept writing specs
Making the Transition Stick
Building your BA-to-PO Transition Self-Assessment
Common traps and how to avoid a stalled transition