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The Study of Product Team Performance, 2019

 

The Study of Product Team Performance, 2019

from Actuation Consulting in partnership with PDMA

 
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It gives us great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 2019 Study of Product Team Performance. This groundbreaking research is brought to you by Actuation Consulting in partnership with PDMA, and generously sponsored by Planbox.

The purpose of this global study is to assess the dynamics of product team performance and determine what factors impede or improve product development outcomes. This year’s survey results will be compiled and the aggregate survey results will be made available to participants through Actuation Consulting and our partners. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential.

The survey contains 29 questions and will take approximately 7 minutes to complete. Let's get started!
 
1. 1 of 29. Do you play an active role creating or enhancing products or services within your organization? *This question is required.
2. 2 of 29. Is the product you primarily work on intended for internal or external customers?  *This question is required.
3. 3 of 29. Is the product you primarily work on a new product or are you enhancing an existing product?  *This question is required.
4. 4 of 29. Which of the following titles do you directly report to? *This question is required.
5. 5 of 29. Which of the following best describes your organization’s primary business focus? *This question is required.
6. 6 of 29. What is your company’s annual revenue in U.S. dollars? *This question is required.
7. 7 of 29. Did your company achieve its financial goals and objectives in 2018?  *This question is required.
8. 8 of 29. Which of the following titles best describes your primary role? *This question is required.
9. 9 of 29. Which of these statements best describes your view of your core product team’s performance against organizational expectations? *This question is required.
10. 10 of 29. How would you rate your product team's cross-functional collaboration, trust and communication? *This question is required.
11. 11 of 29. Is your product team stable (e.g., fully dedicated resources: product manager, engineers, testers, etc.)? *This question is required.
12. 12 of 29. Does your product team complete work efforts: *This question is required.
13. 13 of 29. Which of the following methodologies best describes the way your organization develops products? *This question is required.
14. 14 of 29. Which of the following methodologies do you associate with increasing your product’s profitability? *This question is required.
15. 15 of 29. When does product management get involved in your company's innovation efforts? *This question is required.
16. 16 of 29. How would you define your current level of innovation maturity? *This question is required.
17. 17 of 29. How are you currently managing your innovation program? *This question is required.
18. 18 of 29. Who is involved in your innovation planning and activities? (Check all that apply.) *This question is required.
19. 19 of 29. What are the Innovation Program outcomes you are seeking and have the mandate to achieve? (Check all that apply.) *This question is required.
20. 20 of 29. Do you feel your organization has a coherent business strategy that the product team understands and can act upon? *This question is required.
21. 21 of 29. What metrics is your product team held accountable to? (Check all that apply.) *This question is required.
22. 22 of 29. How much time do product managers spend in the field  (talking to customers, conducting marketing research, attending tradeshows, etc.) in your organization? *This question is required.
23. 23 of 29. What criteria do you use to prioritize requirements? (Check all that apply.) *This question is required.
24. 24 of 29. Do individual contributors' size all the stories or requirements in the backlog or just those that have been selected for the next iteration? *This question is required.
25. 25 of 29. Who manages cross departmental launch readiness of your product to your customers? Launch readiness typically consists of activities such as contract updates; training of vendors, partners and support teams; development of marketing programs and complementary service offerings; supply chain readiness; and price book updates. *This question is required.
26. 26 of 29. Organizations typically share a tactical product roadmap with customers and customer-facing employees – how far into the future does your tactical product roadmap illustrate future development activities when shared with customers?  *This question is required.
27. 27 of 29. Does your product team participate in product or product line portfolio reviews with members of executive leadership? *This question is required.
28. 28 of 29. How much time do you spend on activities that help you achieve your business objectives versus firefighting? *This question is required.
29. 29 of 29. What role did you have prior to becoming a product manager? *This question is required.
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