After a city reorganization, it is unclear whether resident accounts, payments, and notifications are one product or three, and three people claim Product Owner accountability. What should the Product Owner insist on first?
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Short Explanation
If nobody can say what the product is, three “Product Owners” are just three people arguing over a unlabeled box. After a reorg, draw the product boundaries and the accountability first. Everything else—vendors, roadmaps, extra teams—will multiply the confusion.
Full Explanation
Reorganizations often leave product identity and Product Owner accountability ambiguous. Without explicit product boundaries, ordering conflicts, duplicate backlogs, and stakeholder confusion follow. The Product Owner should insist leadership clarify which products exist and who is accountable for each before adding vendors, roadmaps, or competing orders. Velocity contests and delayed boundary decisions make the structural mess more expensive.