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This week we are taking a quick journey into a discussion of prioritization outside of a team or an organization's span of control. It is easy to confuse influence and actually be able to exert control over an outcome.\xa0 Wishful thinking often can lead to frustration.\xa0 Tony TImbol also brings his \u201cTo Tell A Story\u201d column to the cast building on the ideas that are central fro good user stores.\xa0 Check out Tony\u2019s Product Owner training events at \xa0 This week to talk about the product owner\u2019s role in writing and maintaining user stories.\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News\xa0 This week we re-read Chapter 7 of Project to Product\xa0 (Amazon Affiliate Link). This week we consider Mik\u2019s first two epiphanies and introduce the topic of network value streams.\xa0\xa0 Catch up on previous installments: Week 1: - \xa0 Week 2: - \xa0 Week 3: - \xa0 Week 4: - Week 5: - \xa0 Week 6: - \xa0 Week 7: -\xa0 Week 8: -\xa0 \xa0\xa0 Next SPaMCAST\xa0 Next week an essay on the role of the team lead in Scrum. As Mellisa Greller points out, the role of the TL is often overlooked. When a role is overlooked it causes friction. Unless you are starting a campfire, friction is not a great idea.\xa0\xa0 We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley (i know I said that last week but this week we recorded the next few Alpha and Omega of Product Development columns).