Roles & Groups

Application Team & Feature Team

Application Teams use the Modules to build concrete Applications, ie System Variants that are configured for specific markets. The requirements, definition, configuration, integration and testing of the applications are entirely the responsibility of the interdisciplinary Application Teams who also assume system responsibility over the entire product or system life cycle. Some organizations distinguish between Product…

Users, Customers and Sales

These are the primary Stakeholders in product development at all levels (Organization , Cluster and Team ). At the Team level, the Application Teams in particular have close contact with Users, Customers and sales, as they give and evaluate the ultimate requirements for the products, systems and applications. Stakeholders are invited to the Review meetings…

Cluster Product Owner (CPO)

The Cluster Product Owner is part of the Team Product Owner Group (TPOG). They have the responsibility for the market and business side of the product development process at the Cluster and System level. (A general description of the product owner role can be found here.) The Cluster-Product-Owner, the Cluster System Engineer and the Cluster…

Cluster Product Owner Group (CPOG)

The Cluster Product Owner Group consists of the Cluster Product Owners of all Clusters in the Organization, plus the Portfolio Owner. It has the overall responsibility for market and business side of the product development process on the Portfolio at the organizational level. The Cluster Product Owner Group including the Portfolio Owner has the following…

Cluster Scrum Master (CSM)

The Cluster Scrum Master has, together with the Team Scrum Master Group (TSMG) the responsibility for the Infrastructure and Processes of the Cluster,   The Cluster-Scrum-Master forms with the Cluster System Engineer and the Cluster-Product-Owner the management circle of the cluster. The CSM ensures that the Tteams of its Cluster can work optimally. Together with…

Cluster Scrum Master Group (CSMG)

The Cluster Scrum Master Group, consists of the Cluster Scrum Masters of the Clusters and the Organization Scrum Master (OSM) The group is responsible for the processes, infrastructure and the cultural side of the product development process at the organizational level . The CSMG maintains the Organization Improvement Backlog to plan and implement improvement projects .…

Cluster System Engineer (CSE)

With the Team System Engineer Group at the Cluster / system level,  the cluster System Engineer is responsible for the technology and architecture  within the product creation process.   The Cluster System Engineer, together with the Cluster Product Owner and the Cluster Scrum Master, form the management circle of the cluster . Together with the…

Cluster System Engineer Group (CSEG)

The Cluster System Engineer Group (CSEG) consists of the Cluster System Engineers of all Clusters in the Organization . At the organizational level, it corresponds to the role of the Working Team at the team level. Together with the Portfolio Architect , the Cluster System Engineer Group is responsible for the Technology and Architecture side…

Cluster

Each Cluster consists of several Teams and divides the Organization into related and consistent Value Streams. The Clusters are responsible for the various Systems, Applications and Products for specific Markets . Many different competencies are usually required for the implementation of extensive and complex systems. In order to work together on such a project, a…

Communities of Practice

Communities-of-Practice (CoP) are groups that deal with specific knowledge and experience topics. All employees have the opportunity to work in the self-organized CoPs within their “practice time” or training period. The P4 framework provides about 10% of the working time for this.   The Communities of Practices are about: Exchange of experience Training and personal…