As software developers, we love digging into technical problems and solving them. We also like to work on making our code more robust and maintainable. But to what extent does this make sense? As technically focused people, we can easily lose sight of whether a technical improvement actually brings at least the same long-term value as the effort put into it.

In this presentation, we will look at one way of sharpening our own sense of this. I have a strong technical focus, but I also like to put myself into the role of product owner. Why? In addition to technical skills, it also improves the ability to assess the value of development activities. In this presentation, we will look at when such a role change makes sense, how it can succeed, what pitfalls there are and what benefits it brings for you and for the project.