How to Build a Product Development Team

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Every time thee squad presents or reports on their results, we try to make sure all three of those people are metaphorically standing in front of the company. And my ideal for the functioning of that organization is that if the engine manager is sick for a week, then the product manager can step in and provide the direction t the team needs because they have enough context. So that's the structural thing that we built in the team and the good news, you know, it just scales by adding more way or so wor Adding this year, or adding folks at the middle war who have a triad responsible for multiple squads, who ere pushing all ere towards one goal.

We welcome Jonathan Nolen, Senior VP of Engineering and Product at LaunchDarkly, to talk about his 100+ people Product Delivery team - a term coined by the company, where Engineering, Product, and Design come together.

Key Takeaways:

Tech companies should shift their mindset from building and shipping software to delivering services to customers.
Having Engineering, Product, and Design as one team with shared goals is key for all companies delivering services.
Impact is not just about visibility. Your teams need to articulate what their impact is, preferably in one sentence.
Structuring your orgs right is necessary for scaling, but finding the right individuals is essential for success.

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