Manager Frameworks and Models - Product Lifecycle Governance
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Feb 24, 2025
Explore the nuances of product lifecycle governance and how it can transform management practices. Discover practical techniques to prioritize backlogs and clarify leadership roles. Uncover the significance of effective decision-making and structural governance models in aligning team efforts. Learn why addressing tech debt and integrating it into your backlog is vital for a healthy product process. The discussion also highlights how documentation and sharing governance models can enhance collaboration and strategic alignment within organizations.
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Engineering Management Content
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This podcast series offers tools and tactics for engineering managers.
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Product Lifecycle Governance
Understand "product lifecycle governance" to solve team problems.
This concept helps understand work prioritization and leadership alignment.
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Understanding Workflows
Product lifecycle governance clarifies how work flows and decisions are made.
It's crucial for new managers to understand their company's unique process.
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This episode introduces product lifecycle governance, offering practical techniques for engineering managers to tackle challenges like backlog prioritisation and leadership misunderstandings, helping turn potential problems into strategic advantages.
Uncover how to use product lifecycle governance to expose vulnerabilities in your product development process, by understanding where decisions are made and who makes them.
Learn how to move beyond simply managing a product to governing its lifecycle, turning unexpected issues into opportunities for better alignment and strategic advantage.
Discover why understanding your governance model is crucial for ensuring that everyone is working on the most important tasks, and how to iterate on it for better clarity and effectiveness.
Explore why focusing on a clear governance model and identifying decision points can be more useful than simply executing processes without understanding the bigger picture.
Learn why surfacing tech debt and integrating it into your backlog is essential for a healthy product lifecycle.
Understand that documenting and sharing your governance model can lead to better collaboration and alignment within the organisation.
This episode provides language and a mental model around product lifecycle governance to help navigate challenges, especially when transitioning to a new role or company. It emphasises understanding where decisions are being made, what your power is as a manager, and how to collaborate to develop a better governance model. The goal is to ensure everyone is working on the right thing at the right time, optimising decision-making and processes.
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