Stakeholder

15. April 202028. April 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

Stakeholders are all persons and groups affected by a system, as well as all those directly interested or involved in the product. Stakeholders are invited to Review meetings at all levels and can optionally be invited to Backlog Refinement meetings to explain their requirements.

To identify stakeholders, the P4 framework uses two different life cycles as conceptual guidelines. These are:

the product life Cycle (from the idea to the end of product maintenance) and
the single item life Cycle (from purchase of raw material to recycling)

For each product or system, the different stakeholders (= interest groups) can be identified from these.

Product life cycle

Item life cycle

The P4 framework distinguishes between three groups of stakeholders, which are assigned to the three areas

Other stakeholders

In addition to the “direct” stakeholders, other, “more general” stakeholders are usually defined in requirements management. These are, for example

the society, consisting of public and government organizations
the environment (mostly affected by emissions and waste)
competitors

In the P4 framework, these stakeholders are not represented by Stakeholder Needs, but by specific goals (e.g. to describe the competitive situation) or they are represented by norms and standards in the area of Quality Attributes & Constraints (QA&C).

Stakeholder map

A Stakeholder map shows the various stakeholders with their needs and the strength of their influence on the team or system.

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Definition on Wikipedia: Stakeholder

Modelling the organization

28. March 202023. April 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

With organizational modeling, the specific organization is modeled by P4 elements, i.e. the teams, groups and Clusters are represented by their information and work flows.

The processes can now be represented within the organizational model, whereby this is done by defining and documenting the corresponding inputs, responsibilities, actions and outputs. Every organizational unit is described according to the SIPOC method (Supplier – Inputs – Process – Outputs – Customers).

Cluster Management Circle

8. February 20204. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

A Cluster within the product development Organization is managed by a group of managers. It consists of at least the following roles:

Other management roles complement the Management Circle depending on the type and orientation of the Cluster.

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Management Circle of the Organization

8. February 20204. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

The product development Organization is managed by a group of managers. It consists of at least the following roles:

Other management roles complement the Management Circle depending on the type and orientation of the organization. Often the CEO of the Organization is leading this Management Circle.

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Cluster System Engineer Group (CSEG)

15. September 201912. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

The Cluster System Engineer Group (CSEG) consists of the Cluster System Engineers of all Clusters in the Organization . At the organizational level, it corresponds to the role of the Working Team at the team level.

Together with the Portfolio Architect , the Cluster System Engineer Group is responsible for the Technology and Architecture side of the product development process at the organizational and portfolio level .

Manager of other Areas and the P4N

5. September 201914. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

The managers of areas that are not included in the P4 Dev Framework are assigned to the group of Stakeholders . The managers of other areas come from infrastructure areas such as IT, HR, accounting and facility / site management. The Stakeholders of the Supplier, Supply chain and Production area are described here , the Stakeholders of the Users, Customers and Sales area are described here.

Communities of Practice

11. August 201911. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

Communities-of-Practice (CoP) are groups that deal with specific knowledge and experience topics. All employees have the opportunity to work in the self-organized CoPs within their “practice time” or training period. The P4 framework provides about 10% of the working time for this.

Cluster Scrum Master Group (CSMG)

20. July 201916. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

The Cluster Scrum Master Group, consists of the Cluster Scrum Masters of the Clusters and the Organization Scrum Master (OSM) The group is responsible for the processes, infrastructure and the cultural side of the product development process at the organizational level .

The CSMG maintains the Organization Improvement Backlog to plan and implement improvement projects .

The role of the Organization Scrum Master (OSM) forms the highest management role in the company.

Cluster Product Owner Group (CPOG)

20. July 201915. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

The Cluster Product Owner Group consists of the Cluster Product Owners of all Clusters in the Organization, plus the Portfolio Owner. It has the overall responsibility for market and business side of the product development process on the Portfolio and organizational level.

Team System Engineering Group (TSEG)

14. July 201911. May 2020 Oliver Schönfeld

The Team System Engineer Group is made up of all Team System Engineers from the cluster . At the Cluster level, it corresponds to the role of the Working Team.

The Team System Engineer Group with the Cluster System Engineer is responsible for the technology and architecture within the product development at the Cluster / system level .