Abstract

This article presents a case study in which one library designated Product Owners to steer a website redesign project. The Product Owner, commonly used in agile approaches to software development, plays an important leadership role in the development process. In the case described here, two faculty librarians were selected to co-lead the project. This article outlines the benefits of using Product Owners and the factors that led to the two librarians being put on the project. The authors explore the challenges related to faculty librarians becoming Product Owners—a recognized leadership role without formal management responsibilities.

摘要

本文介绍了一个案例研究，其中一个图书馆指定产品负责人来指导网站重新设计项目。产品负责人通常用于软件开发的敏捷方法，在开发过程中发挥着重要的领导作用。在此处描述的案例中，选择了两名教师图书馆员来共同领导该项目。本文概述了使用 Product Owners 的好处以及导致两位图书管理员加入该项目的因素。作者探讨了与教员图书馆员成为产品负责人相关的挑战 - 一个没有正式管理职责的公认领导角色。