Tim Coventry

Tim Coventry

Position: CEO
Company: Business Analysis

Biography
Tim is the CEO for Business Analysis (BAPL) – a specialist business analysis company offering business analyst services for to ASX listed & private companies, government and not for profit organisations. BAPL is an Australian owned and operated company with consultants operating across Australia. Internal practice uplift allows us to quickly ramp up with demand and maintain a very high level of competency. With over 25 years’ experience and a strong contribution to business analysis across the globe, Tim is an acknowledged expert in his professional field. He has expertise in multiple delivery frameworks Waterfall, Hybrid and Agile. Tim holds a Bachelor of Education, Workplace Category IV Trainer and Assessor Certificate, and is a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP). He has presented at the BA World Symposiums in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, Building Business Capability in 2013 and 2014, PMI EMEA Global Congress 2015, PMI Virtual Conference 2016, IIBA Australia Chapter BA Professional Day 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 participates regularly in International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA®) forums. With a strong background in education and assessment Tim has a keen interest in business analysis competency models, is an author of the IIBA® Competency Model, expert reviewer of the IIBA & Agile Alliance Agile Extension and is a past IIBA® Australia Chapter President. He is married with 3 children and enjoys running & drinking wine, usually in that order!

In Scrum, one of the most used delivery frameworks the Product Owner “is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team”.
The Product Owner is the key person responsible for managing the Product Backlog, Epics, User Stories and tracing these continuously.

The role of a Product Owner includes:

Detail orientated Product focus on building, testing & delivering;
Optimising the delivery framework process;
Aligning the Product vision into a team Backlog for development;
Championing customer needs for the development team;
Leading the Product Backlog, Epics & User Stories;
Prioritising the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve the vision;
Leading the value of the work the Development Team performs;
Enabling the visibility of the Product Backlog, transparency, and clarity to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next; and,
Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.

Sound like many competencies of a Business Analyst? Come with me on a journey to learn about the pathway from Business Analyst to Product Owner

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