Interim, one-off or ongoing · Styria and remote across DACH
External Product Owner
for your software development
Software should grow out of real needs, not assumptions. As an external Product Owner I make sure your team knows what to build next, and why. Depending on what your project needs, I step into the Product Owner role for a set period, clean up the backlog, or take over the conversations with your customers. I am based in Styria and work remotely across the DACH region, and on site where it helps.
Services
Product Ownership that moves your team forward.
Product development should rest on concrete requirements at the right time, not on assumptions. I translate in both directions - from requirements analysis with your business side through to acceptance in the sprint.
Backlog & Roadmap
A current backlog your team can actually work with.
- Building and maintaining the product backlog
- Prioritisation by business and customer value
- MVP scoping, roadmap and release planning
- Cleaning up existing backlogs
Your budget goes into what your customers actually need - not into features nobody uses.
Requirements & User Stories
Clearly worded requirements that are prioritised and testable.
- Requirements analysis with your business side and users
- User stories with acceptance criteria
- Slicing into workable increments
- Acceptance and documentation
Your team builds the right thing from the first sprint, instead of paying to fix it later.
Sprint & Team Steering
Your point of contact for questions and decisions.
- Sprint planning, refinement, review
- Coordination between stakeholders and team
- Transparency on progress and risks
- Introducing agile practices in the team
You can see what is being built and why - and stay in control.
Who this is for: SMEs and start-ups building their own software. Product-, project- or client-driven. Including cases where nobody currently fills the Product Owner role.
Working together
At the scope your project actually needs.
From a one-off workshop through a Product Owner for a fixed period to a permanent role in your team. We settle scope and terms in a free, no-obligation initial call.
Interim Product Owner
The Product Owner role fully covered, for a defined period - remote or on site in Styria.
- Bridging a vacancy or parental leave
- Additional capacity at peak times
- A point of contact for you and your team
- Handover to your successor
Ongoing Support
Fixed capacity per week or sprint.
- Product Owner role in day-to-day operations
- Backlog maintenance and prioritisation
- Participation in the sprint events
- A reliable point of contact for your team
One-off Engagement
For a clearly defined question.
- Backlog audit with recommendations
- MVP scoping for a new initiative
- Requirements workshop with your team
- Sprint setup to get you started
Terms on request. Billed by time spent or as an agreed contingent - whichever suits your project. Remote across the DACH region, on site in Styria and nearby.
Discuss the right modelAbout me
The interface between users and technology.
I am Irma Pezo, a graduate engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) in IT and business informatics with 12 years in the IT industry - seven of them as a Product Owner.
As a Product Owner I make sure products with real customer value are built within a workable frame. I am convinced that software should grow out of real needs rather than assumptions. Developers, management and business units all need to understand what is being worked on next, and why.
I am based in Bad Gleichenberg in south-eastern Styria, Austria. I work remotely with teams across the DACH region and, by arrangement, on site with you - Feldbach, the Graz area and Styria are within easy reach.
Contact
Let us talk about your project.
30 minutes, no obligation, no sales pitch. We clarify what you need and whether I am the right person for it.
Write to me using the contact form,
or email me directly at hallo@irmapezo.at
or call me on +43 664 996 34 699