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> What is the PO doing that the team and it's lead aren't better able to do? I think you've either been very lucky with teams or you've had terrible luck with
by wgerard 9y ago
> What is the PO doing that the team and it's lead aren't better able to do?
I think you've either been very lucky with teams or you've had terrible luck with product managers.
Let me turn it around, actually: Why have a team lead at all? Why can't the developers just collectively meet with higher-ups, decide on timelines, etc.?
- lostcolony 9y agoOh, the team does. The team lead serves largely as tie breaker, and as the person to help bring everyone back on track if discussions go off on a tangent. But the team lead is not there (and frankly would not be able to) decide by fiat on something the team was not amenable to; that can't work.