{"id":7020,"date":"2017-08-22T10:32:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T15:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actuationconsulting.com\/?p=7020"},"modified":"2017-08-22T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T15:32:35","slug":"definition-of-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actuationconsulting.com\/definition-of-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Definition of Done: Who Should Define Done?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the second post in a series exploring insights gained from the latest Global Study of Product Team Performance<\/em><\/a>. Let\u2019s consider what our survey participants told us in two more key areas: definition of done and first level engineering manager responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Question: Who defines your product team\u2019s definition of done that you apply against every feature or story?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Response<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Created by the product team (collectively)<\/td>\n29.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Engineering Management<\/td>\n4.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Product Owner<\/td>\n15.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Product Manager<\/td>\n19.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Management<\/td>\n23.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No one! We wing it!<\/td>\n7.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Insights into Answers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Having a clear definition of done is a basic element of a successful product management process. Yet, only 29.4% of respondents indicated that a collective decision by the product team established this important definition. It is disturbing that 7.4% of respondents say their product teams have not defined \u201cdone\u201d and that their companies have not designated anyone to define it.<\/p>\n

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Question: Which of the following activities do first level engineering managers in your organization undertake beyond day-to-day management of the team? (Choose up to five.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Response<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not much of anything as far as I can tell<\/td>\n5.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We don\u2019t have managers<\/td>\n7.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manage technical debt<\/td>\n23.20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Act as scrum manager<\/td>\n24.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Champion engineering best practices<\/td>\n34.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Work as an individual contributor to develop the product<\/td>\n41.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Act as project manager\/direct project activities\/manage project portfolio<\/td>\n41.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collaborate with product management to integrate technical items into the product backlog<\/td>\n43,70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
On-board new engineers<\/td>\n46.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grow skills and careers, mentor, counsel, and coach<\/td>\n50.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Match\/assign people to teams\/projects<\/td>\n52.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Roles Fulfilled by First Level Engineering Managers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Clearly, in most organizations surveyed first level engineering managers\u2019 duties extend well beyond day-to-day team management. The exceptions to this conclusion are the 7.9% of respondents from teams that have no managers and the 5.9% who hold that these managers do little beyond day-to-day management.<\/p>\n

Going Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Next week I\u2019ll share more insights from our latest research. Plus, I\u2019ll continue building toward the revelation of the six new statistically significant factors that separate high performing teams from the pack.<\/a><\/p>\n

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