Paul Jarvis: The Enthusiastic Product Owner, and How it Affects Agile Team Performance

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The Great Product Owner: The Enthusiastic Product Owner, and How it Affects Agile Team Performance

Celebrating a Product Owner who embodies enthusiasm for the product and excellent team collaboration, Paul outlines the essential qualities of an outstanding PO. This episode provides insights into building mutual trust between the team and the PO, emphasizing the PO's role as a part of the team and the importance of collective effort in refining and executing product vision.

The Bad Product Owner: The Isolated Product Owner Anti-pattern

Paul shares a cautionary tale of a Product Owner who, despite being good at their job, fell into the trap of working in isolation from the team. This episode explores the detrimental effects of isolation on the Agile process and offers tips on how Product Owners can foster collaboration and harness the collective power of their teams to unlock Agile's full potential.

 

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About Paul Jarvis

Paul is a seasoned Enterprise Lean Agile Coach, Trainer, RTE, and Scrum Master with a decade of experience in the FinTech sector, focusing on banking, payments, and e-commerce. Recently, he completed a 3.5-year tenure at a key player in investment banking.

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LeVar Burton—known for his role as Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge in Star Trek and as the host and executive producer of the beloved PBS children's series Reading Rainbow—recently sat down for a one-on-one chat with CVP of Microsoft Security, Vasu Jakkal, to discuss the impact of generative AI on our world.

 

Figure 1: LeVar Burton- pop culture icon, content creator, and literacy advocate

The conversation began with a discussion of the impact of Star Trek on both speakers' lives. Burton spoke about how seeing actress Nichelle Nichols on the bridge of the USS Enterprise meant the world to him, as it showed him what creator Gene Roddenberry said was true: “When the future came, there would be a place for me.” Jakkal shared how Star Trek was a pivotal influence in her childhood and is in part responsible for her career in cybersecurity. "Star Trek is a perfect example of what we imagine is what we create in this realm. Human beings, we are manifesting machines,” said Burton. “And Star Trek has been responsible for helping to sow the seeds of germination for a lot of different technologies that are in use in our everyday lives today."

 

Figure 2: Vasu Jakkal and LeVar Burton discussing Star Trek's impact on technology and their hope for how generative AI will transform our world.

Generative AI (GenAI) is the transformational technology of our generation. So, we asked LeVar Burton—one of the world’s foremost storytellers and champions of learning through his work in Reading Rainbow —to help us tell the story of how GenAI will improve education and opportunities for everyone across the globe. In addition to reshaping our everyday lives, our emails, and meetings, GenAI is changing how security work gets done. These new solutions—like Microsoft Copilot for Security—help SecOps professionals make sense of large amounts of data at machine speed. They simplify the complex to help defenders find a needle in the haystack, or even a specific needle in a needle stack. Jakkal also discussed how AI can help reduce the talent shortage in the security industry and make it more diverse. 

 

The Microsoft mission is to empower every person and organization in the world to achieve more. And the security mission is to build a safer world for all. Burton expressed his hope that generative AI will help in ways that we haven't thought of before, referencing the cultural shift that happened in just eight nights when the groundbreaking television miniseries Roots aired. "My hope, my prayer is that generative AI can help us educate our kids in ways that we haven't been able to and perhaps haven't even thought of,” stated Burton. He also emphasized the importance of making GenAI safe and accessible to all. Jakkal agreed, touching on the importance of responsibility when using AI, mentioning the Microsoft responsible AI framework—a set of steps to ensure AI systems uphold six principles: fairness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability.  

 

Central to the conversation was the concept of hope, and hope for the future. Burton said the younger generation gives him hope, as they see the world and technology in a different way. Jakkal expressed her hope that we can use GenAI to change the world in a good way, by working together and being responsible. Jakkal closed the discussion by saying "I think collectively together we have to use generative AI and the technologies that we have to change this course. Storytelling, the narrative to change the narrative to one of optimism, to one of hope, to one of inclusion… for all and done by all."  

 

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In this blog series dedicated to Microsoft's technical articles, we'll highlight our MVPs' favorite article along with their personal insights.

 

Shrushti Shah, M365 MVP, India

Configure user authentication with Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Learn

“I have been playing and working on Copilot Studio and this documentation is one of the greatest finds for me where you get to understand how to set up authentication when Copilot is built on SharePoint or private websites as a data source.”

*Relevant Activity: I have recently demonstrated the authentication capability as part of Women’s Day #ShareToInspire community event in India, you can find that here, https://youtu.be/t4eSiUiCilc?si=wZuSdNMkTgbqZPyI

 

Yoichi Ishikawa, Data Platform MVP, Japan

Implement a data science and machine learning solution for AI in Microsoft Fabric - Training | Microsoft Learn

“Microsoft Fabric, a leader in AI-era data analytics SaaS, opens new avenues in machine learning for Power BI users. Through Synapse Data Science, users can deepen their understanding of environments like PySpark via Learn modules with sample code exercises. Fabric's trial version offers these features at no extra cost, making it an excellent resource for enhancing machine learning and data analytics skills.”

(In Japanese: 「Microsoft Fabric」はAI時代のデータ分析をリードするSaaSで、Power BIユーザー向けに機械学習の新たな扉を開きます。「Synapse Data Science」を通じた探求は、サンプルコード付きのLearnモジュールにより、PySparkなどの環境への理解を深めることができます。Fabricの試用版は追加費用なしで利用可能で、機械学習とデータ分析のスキル向上に役立ちます。)

*Relevant Activity: Power BI Weekly News - connpass

 

Akira Hatsune, Windows Development MVP, Japan

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals: Generative AI - Training | Microsoft Learn

“If you want to learn about generative AI (Azure OpenAI Service), this is it! "Exercise - Explore Azure OpenAI Service" is full of illustrations, so you can proceed while looking at the diagrams and become proficient in no time. You will gain a deeper understanding of Azure OpenAI Service by experiencing it firsthand.”

(In Japanese: 生成系AI（AOAI）について学びたいとしたらここ！「演習 - Azure OpenAI Service を探索する」は、図解も多く、図を見ながら進めることで、一通りできるようになります。AOAIは体験することで一気に理解が深まります。)

 

Parag Chapre, Business Applications MVP, Australia

Virtual entities overview - Finance & Operations | Dynamics 365 | Microsoft Learn

“I recommend exploring "Streamlining Employee Image Approval with Workflows in Dynamics 365 Human Resources" for its efficiency-boosting potential. By leveraging workflows within Dynamics 365 HR, organizations can automate and standardize the employee image approval process. This ensures consistency, saves time, and reduces manual effort. Additionally, streamlined approval workflows enhance compliance and security by enforcing standardized procedures. With this content, HR professionals gain insights into leveraging technology to optimize HR processes, improve employee experience, and focus on strategic initiatives. Ultimately, it empowers organizations to efficiently manage employee image approvals while enhancing overall HR operations."

*Relevant Blog: Streamlining Employee Image Approval with Workflows in Dynamics 365 Human Resources - Parag Chapre

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