Leadership assigns one Product Owner to the transit app, parking meters, bikeshare, and ferry tickets for efficiency, and none of the products has a coherent Product Goal. What should the Product Owner raise?
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Short Explanation
Four products on one Product Owner is four kitchens and one cook. Transit, parking, bikeshare, and ferry each need a real Product Goal and real ordering attention. Raise span-of-control as a design flaw before “efficiency” turns into four neglected backlogs.
Full Explanation
Product Owner accountability does not scale by stacking unrelated products onto one person. Each product needs a coherent Product Goal, an ordered Product Backlog, and enough stakeholder engagement to maximize value. Excessive span of control makes those accountabilities theatrical. Averaging velocity, delegating ordering to a PMO, or adding committees does not restore ownership; leadership must reduce the number of products per Product Owner.