A product owner is accountable for effective product backlog management, but open source is different than the average corporate environment. At any time a contributor can come by with a feature you didn't count on. Project maintainers from outside your company can object to your plans. And how to even balance upstream and downstream backlogs? These are just a few of the many challenges you may face.

Whether you're an experienced product owner but new to open source or experienced in open source but new to product owner, this session is for you. I'll share my experiences transitioning from a developer to a product owner and welcome any questions & comments.