Having worked in Consulting organization all my life I always wanted to work in a Product company and I am glad to say that working in a company where Product - Project and Dev Management is on the same page.
If that is the case and your company is on Agile imagine rolling out new stuff in 4 weeks !! Isnt that cool. So how do you get Product - Project and Dev on the same page ?
First step is clearly clarify what are the roles and if there is any misunderstanding on that. I did that when I joined the new team and it was extremely sucessful. As a result this is how the three functions stack up.
- Product Manager:
§ Owns the requirements and prioritization based on inputs from Product Owner and team goals.
§ Provides specs, PRD, requirements to Dev team.
§ Gives direction to launch dates etc.
§ Manages external communications (partners, sponsors etc.) to provide timely feedback etc.
- Dev Manager:
§ Owns the resources to execute planned work.
§ Has bottom-line responsibility for resolving resourcing , major software delivery issues.
§ Overall technical responsibility for design, architecture etc for product.
§ Provides leadership and guidance to team members reporting to reach optimum performance levels and career development.
- Project Manager:
§ Owns the Project Management deliverables:
§ Project Plan. (In Agile world Sprint Plan) plus managing wiki and intranet.
§ Project Monitoring & Control: daily stand up meetings and spackle updation. Will also include management of Intranet sites. Updation of Issues list of the features. Manager planned versus unplanned work in consultation with Rob.
§ Project Reporting: Weekly Status Report for projects.
§ Communication: Communicates and interacts with stakeholders (Product Manager and Dev Manager) for team and manages inter-project dependencies.
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