Blog Post
APOM State of Play - Part 4: Organizing your Product Group
July 1, 2025
Organizing product groups effectively is essential as organizations grow or shift from project-based models. Ideal product teams are small, cross-functional, flexible, and self-managed. Scaling often requires approaches like Team Topologies, with Stream-Aligned, Platform, and Enabling Teams, treating shared services and platforms as products. There’s no one-size-fits-all model, but key ideas include making self-managed teams the core unit, decoupling delivery from skills development, and striking a balance between people and product growth. Ultimately, success relies on people and a holistic approach to change.