The Exciting Journey of a Product Owner

Florian’s job as Product Owner is to define product ideas and find use cases for Bosch together with his team. During the product development phase, he has the opportunity to design and shape the product. He is in constant communication with the customer and prepares the market entry including the go-to-market strategy and the cost/price calculation. Moreover, Florian is also responsible for creating a project vision and defining a clear direction for the team.

In the mornings, Florian usually participates in the “development daily”, where current topics and challenges are discussed. Throughout the day, he completes different tasks such as elaborating  the project strategy and collaboration obstacles his team members, talking with other Product Owners about best practices, and discussing further product ideas with customers or external partners. In the afternoon, he works on other tasks, for example writing user stories or preparing pitches. Following Scrum principles, he is engaged in different stages like sprint plannings, backlog refinements, or team retrospectives throughout the week.

According to Florian, he spends almost 2/3 of his working time in the office. The contact with colleagues matches his outgoing personality. “I feel more creative when discussing challenges with like-minded people. In my opinion, meeting in person boosts the success of every project.” However, he prefers to work remotely on days when more individual focus and concentration is required.