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Product Management

Product Team FAQ

Discover the key differences between product, feature, and delivery teams.

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Marty Cagan
Aug 30, 2019 • 8 min read
6.4
Intermediate
Collaboration
Design Ux
Outcome Focus
Product Manager
Product Teams

Summary

This article explores the roles and responsibilities within empowered product teams, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between designers, engineers, and product managers. It highlights the differences between delivery, feature, and product teams, and the necessity of having a competent product manager for team success. The article also critiques the current state of product management training and discusses the challenges of engaging on social media. Dive in to understand how true collaboration leads to successful product outcomes.

Takeaways

  • A competent product manager is essential for the success of empowered product teams.
  • Empowered product teams thrive on collaboration among designers, engineers, and product managers.
  • Many current product management training programs do not adequately prepare managers for empowered teams.
  • Social media platforms often fail to facilitate meaningful discussions on complex product management topics.
  • Understanding the differences between delivery, feature, and product teams is crucial for effective team dynamics.
  • Delivery teams are not cross-functional, they are not focused on outcome (they are all about output), and they are not empowered.
  • Designing is about much more than just usability, and engineering is about much more than feasibility.
  • Feature teams usually are cross-functional, but they are still all about output and not empowered.
  • Product teams are cross-functional, focused and measured by outcome, and empowered to come up with solutions that work.

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