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Something I find most valuable about the Global Study of Product Team Performance Survey<\/em><\/a> is how it shines light on team needs. The two questions I review here are a case in point.<\/p>\n

Question: Select the top three things you believe would improve the effectiveness of your product team. (Choose three.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Response<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A change in product development methodology<\/td>\n29.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Increased executive sponsorship<\/td>\n24.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highly skilled engineering staff<\/td>\n40.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Additional testing\/QA staff<\/td>\n29.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Additional user experience staff<\/td>\n33.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Additional project managers or scrum masters<\/td>\n11.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Additional product managers or owners<\/td>\n18.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Improved cross-department communication<\/td>\n45.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Provide training<\/td>\n34.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tools or automation<\/td>\n32.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What the Answers Reveal About Product Team Effectiveness<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Two solutions stood out as having the potential to improve the product team\u2019s effectiveness. These were: Improve cross-department communication (45.3%) and bring on highly skilled engineering staff (40.2%). Also receiving significant levels of response were:<\/p>\n