What if you could transform chaos into meaningful contribution? As Product Owners, we’re often expected to align all the different stakeholders around a single product vision and, frankly, it’s hard! With the developers’ focus on technical excellences, the clients’ request for even more features, and your organization’s view on keeping the budget in check, how could we stay sane in this nightmare world?

Imagine turning every challenge into an opportunity for your team to thrive. How would this shift your approach to managing diverse stakeholder priorities?

In our workshop, The Product Owner’s Nightmare: from Chaos to Contribution, we will explore practical insights and actionable strategies for navigating diverse stakeholder agendas. Through interactive exercises and structured debriefs, you will gain concrete tips to tweak and apply immediately in your professional contexts, empowering you to foster understanding and collaboration among your stakeholders.

After Agile Tour 2023 Bernadeta and Charles-Louis discussed the fact that there weren’t many topics focused on Product Ownership at the conference - so that’s how, in November 2023, we decided to create a workshop in the hope that it would be presented at the conference… and here we are ;-)

About the speakers:

Bernadeta Nikrevičė – From Chemist to Scrum Master. This remarkable transformation has equipped her with a unique perspective, allowing her to effortlessly experiment with IT teams and drive change through small, incremental experiments.

Bernadeta thrives on innovation and empowering teams to reach their full potential. She excels in facilitating, coaching, and leading teams to achieve peak productivity and collaboration. Her passion for continuous learning and the Agile mindset fuels her eagerness to adapt and grow constantly.

She trully believes that you can achieve anything you can imagine, as long as you remain focused and diligently work towards your dreams. This outlook guides her in all her endeavors, and she is dedicated to helping people turn their dreams into reality.

With a background that combines scientific rigor and agile philosophy, Bernadeta is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between technical precision and agile flexibility. Her journey from chemistry to IT has not only enriched her skill set but also given her a profound understanding of the dynamics of change and the importance of small, consistent steps in achieving significant progress.

Charles-Louis de Maere’s mission is to make the world a better place one step at a time by reducing frustration levels in the workplace. His main area of expertise is in the field of human relationships.
As a Scrum Master/Agile Coach, Charles-Louis thrives when bringing people in contact with agile values and letting them apply their understanding of it to their context. This can be limited to the IT department. However, he’s noticed the benefits are much higher when everyone is on board. Charles-Louis is also more interested in pragmatism than applying dogmas without reflection. The goal should still be to work on something of value and perform relevant work. He’s worked both with start-ups as well as big institutions, adapting his coaching to what’s needed.

As a trainer/facilitator, Charles-Louis strongly believes people learn at their best when they are given the space to experiment and start important conversations. Although he has a fair idea of the structure of the training, he also lets the training topics emerge from what the participants need to enrich their experience, rather than enforcing his strict training program.