What role do engineers have in planning which features you build in the sprint? How do I get buy-in without giving them control?

Engineers should have a strong voice in both sprint and strategic planning. The key is creating the right environment for structured input, not handing over decision-maki...

At a high-level, I usually like to think about the somewhat simplistic delineation that PMs decide ‘what’ to build, while engineers deliver the ‘how’. Ultimately, priori...

Engineering plays a huge role in initiative planning, not in deciding what we build, but in shaping how we build it and what’s feasible. I involve them early in problem d...

Generally, the engineering manager (EM) is more involved than the individual contributor (IC) engineers. First, before planning of individual features happen, I make sure...

Engineers are part of your squad. They should be in the room for Problem Shaping, Live Prototyping, and Fresh Eyes. You should review your problem backlog regularly with ...

I’m a huge believer in transparency. Make your roadmap and decision process transparent. We use a weighted scoring algorithm where roadmap items (and ultimately supportin...

I'd suggest to begin with not thinking about this from a lens of "control" at all. Its very important that a PM builds a culture of shared strategy, shared goals and trus...

Hm. There appears to be an undercurrent of "us vs them" in your question, maybe this is intentional, but look at your inner beliefs on that to see if there's a negative b...

Control is tricky word. product development is organized chaos with some rythm to it.I am not an expert in sprint planing, but engineers shouldTechnical sounding board o...