The role of a product manager in the agile world

Why should you watch this episode?

• You’ll learn the difference and relationship between a product owner and a product manager.
• You’ll clarify the role of the PO in an agile team.
• You’ll find out who is suitable for the PO role, what key competencies are needed, and what aspects of product management they should know.
• You’ll see what has proven to be essential prerequisites for a PO’s successful performance.

Who are the guests?

Eva Novotná

Eva Novotná is a product manager at Productboard. Previously, she worked as a digital consultant and agile coach at McKinsey, advising companies across various industries such as telecommunications, banking, and pharmaceuticals. As an agile coach, she supported individual teams and also worked on company-wide digital and agile transformations.

Marek Grynhoff

Marek Grynhoff has been working as CPO at Heureka Group since 2018, which operates a shopping guide in 9 CEE countries. He is responsible for product strategy and leading the entire team. Marek is an advocate of agile methodologies. That’s why he helped introduce OKR-based management at Heureka instead of rigid roadmaps. Rather than big projects, he promotes step-by-step product development with ongoing validation to ensure changes make sense and bring value to customers. Marek spends most of his free time with his family, going on nature trips with his three children, cycling, and skiing together in winter. Besides online, he enjoys technology in general, as well as engineering, cars, and motorsport.