A professional responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of a product launch, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and successful market entry. Essential for managing the complexities of launching a new product and coordinating cross-functional teams.
Enterprise Project Management (EPM) is a comprehensive approach to managing projects across an entire organization. Essential for coordinating complex, cross-functional projects and achieving organizational objectives.
The process of making a new feature available to users, often involving coordination between development, marketing, and support teams. Essential for managing the rollout and communication of new features to users.
The comprehensive process of planning, executing, and overseeing all activities related to the introduction of a new product to the market. Crucial for coordinating efforts to ensure a successful product launch and achieving market impact.
A collection of multiple squads working in the same domain or on related projects, typically consisting of 40-150 people. Important for ensuring alignment and coordination across related squads, fostering a larger community with shared goals.
Short for Product Operations, a function that supports product management teams by streamlining processes, managing tools, and ensuring efficient operations. Important for optimizing product management activities and improving cross-functional collaboration.
A cross-functional team focused on solving customer problems and achieving business outcomes, with a strong emphasis on discovery, experimentation, and continuous improvement. Crucial for creating valuable and innovative products that meet user needs and drive business success through iterative development and close collaboration with stakeholders.
A small, cross-functional team of 6-12 people focused on delivering a specific product feature or component. Essential for agile development, allowing for rapid iteration and close collaboration among team members.
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a process that aligns strategic, operational, and financial planning to optimize business performance. It ensures cohesive and efficient planning across all functions.
A role responsible for overseeing multiple product managers and ensuring alignment and collaboration across different product lines within an organization. Crucial for coordinating efforts and driving strategic product development.
A team structure within an organization focused on managing and integrating complex subsystems. Important for ensuring seamless integration and functionality of complex projects.
Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) is a framework for scaling agile product development to multiple teams working on a single product. It provides a minimalist, large-scale agile approach that maintains the simplicity and effectiveness of Scrum while addressing the challenges of coordination and integration in multi-team environments.
A detailed strategy outlining the timeline, milestones, and deliverables for a product release, ensuring that all activities are aligned and completed on schedule. Essential for coordinating efforts and ensuring a successful product launch.
A role responsible for ensuring that products and services are delivered efficiently, on time, and within budget. Crucial for managing project timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
A senior role responsible for guiding the product management team and overseeing the development and strategy of products. Crucial for ensuring successful product development and alignment with business goals.
A professional responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and feature definition of a product or product line, ensuring it meets market needs and business goals. Essential for guiding the development and success of products from conception to market.
The process of bringing a product from development to market, ensuring it meets quality standards and customer needs. Crucial for the successful launch and adoption of a product.
SAFe is a framework designed to scale agile practices across large organizations by integrating agile and lean principles. It is widely used but criticized for its rigidity, bureaucratic structure, and potential to stifle true agile culture.