Empowering Product Owners as Strategic Leaders in Scrum Teams

TL;DR; Product Owners should be empowered as strategic leaders who drive product vision and business value, not just manage backlogs. Scrum Masters play a key role in coaching Product Owners to use customer insights and data for better decisions. Development managers should ensure Product Owners have the authority and support to lead effectively, rather than treating them as task managers.

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