Product Owner with 2 years experience in role as company transitions to Agile. My company is fairly small and only a handful of people within the organization have experience in Agile and Product Management, what are some good ways to find a mentor outside of my organization?

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I guess you could try connecting with more people and hope that you’re lucky enough to find someone willing to help.

I would try to connect with some people on Linked in. I have had great success that way.

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