Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from the trenches

Product Owners Who Protect Focus and Enable Ownership | Deborah Colombari

September 18, 2026·11 min
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Deborah Colombari: Product Owners Who Protect Focus and Enable Ownership In this episode, we refer to INVEST criteria and Behavior Driven Development. The Great Product Owner: Clear Outcomes, Strong Refinement, and Space for the Team Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.   "He doesn't say how. That allows the team to own the solution." - Deborah Colombari   Deborah describes a great Product Owner who came from project management, but learned to work deeply with upstream discovery and refinement. This PO uses INVEST criteria, Behavior Driven Development-style acceptance criteria, and explicit policies so that developers understand what needs to be done and why. He writes down expected outcomes at the epic and feature level, not only at the story lev

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