(2020-01-13) How To Manage A Program In A Product Mode Organization

How to manage a program in a product-mode organization. Why are programs so hard?

In their ideal state, product-mode (product-led) organizations are formed of loosely coupled, autonomous teams that respond rapidly to articulated and unarticulated user needs. On occasion however, opportunities arise that require a response involving coordination across multiple teams. If not managed effectively the outcome will result in missed revenue, unsatisfied customers and wasted team capacity. We refer to the organizational initiatives that respond to these opportunities as programs

The Spotify model

Back in 2012

We're releasing this article in installments. Future installments will describe various practices we've learned to help allow this kind of coordination to work effectively..