Leadership assigns two Product Owners to the single building-permit product “for coverage” during vacation and evening council meetings. They publish conflicting backlog orders. What problem should the candidate identify?
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Short Explanation
Two captains shouting different headings is not “coverage” — it is a collision course. One product gets one Product Owner so the order means something. Vacations need a deputy path, not a second steering wheel.
Full Explanation
Scrum holds one Product Owner accountable for the Product Backlog of a product. Dual Product Owners on the same product produce competing orders, dilute value decisions, and confuse Developers and stakeholders. Coverage for absence should be delegation under a single accountability, not parallel authority. Averaging orders or treating conflict as healthy choice replaces maximizing value with politics.