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Organization Overview
Leadership Layer
Functional Lead
Technical Lead
Product Owner
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Scrum Teams
Each team: Scrum Master + Backend/Frontend Devs + QA + Project Coordinator
Leadership Roles
| Role |
Primary Responsibilities |
Scope |
| Functional Lead |
Cross-team oversight, business alignment, stakeholder management, go/no-go decisions |
All teams |
| Technical Lead |
Architecture decisions, technical standards, code quality oversight, technical release approval |
All teams |
| Product Owner |
Backlog management, prioritization, acceptance criteria, PRD ownership |
All teams |
Leadership Involvement by Phase
| Phase |
Functional Lead |
Technical Lead |
| Backlog Refinement |
Validates business alignment |
Assesses technical feasibility |
| UX/UI Design |
Reviews user workflows |
Reviews technical constraints |
| PRD Creation |
Co-authors with PO |
Reviews technical dependencies |
| PRD Sign-off |
Required approver |
Required approver |
| Sprint Planning |
Attends all team plannings |
Attends all team plannings |
| Development |
Available for escalations |
Code review, architecture decisions |
| Sprint Review |
Attends all team demos |
Attends all team demos |
| Release |
Final go/no-go decision |
Technical release approval |
Cross-Team Coordination
Scrum of Scrums
| Aspect |
Details |
| Frequency |
Weekly |
| Duration |
30 minutes |
| Attendees |
Functional Lead, Technical Lead, all Scrum Masters |
| Purpose |
Sync across teams, identify cross-team dependencies, resolve blockers |
Format: Each SM shares: progress, blockers, dependencies on other teams
Technical Sync
| Aspect |
Details |
| Frequency |
Weekly |
| Duration |
1 hour |
| Attendees |
Technical Lead, Senior Devs from each team |
| Purpose |
Architecture alignment, shared component decisions, technical debt prioritization |
Release Coordination
| Aspect |
Details |
| Frequency |
End of Sprint |
| Duration |
1 hour |
| Attendees |
Functional Lead, Technical Lead, all Scrum Masters, QA Leads |
| Purpose |
Coordinate multi-team releases, integration testing sign-off |
Individual Scrum Team Structure
Each Scrum team operates independently with:
| Role |
Count |
Responsibilities |
| Scrum Master |
1 |
Facilitate ceremonies, remove blockers, report to Functional Lead |
| Backend Developers |
2-4 |
API development, database, integrations |
| Frontend Developers |
1-3 |
UI implementation, UX integration |
| QA Engineer |
1-2 |
Test planning, execution, quality advocacy |
| Project Coordinator |
1 |
Sprint tracking, meeting coordination, status reporting, documentation |
Team Autonomy: Each team manages their own sprint backlog and daily work. Leadership provides direction and removes obstacles but doesn't micromanage.
Decision Authority Matrix
| Decision |
Owner |
Approvers |
Veto Power |
| Bug severity classification |
Tech Lead |
QA Lead, Support Lead |
Tech Lead (final) |
| Code review / PR approval |
Tech Lead |
- |
Tech Lead |
| QA sign-off |
QA Lead |
- |
Yes (can block releases) |
| Merge to main (triggers deploy) |
Tech Lead |
QA Lead (must pass) |
Tech Lead |
| Go/No-Go decision |
Tech Lead + QA Lead |
Product Mgr (features) |
Any can block |
| Rollback decision |
Tech Lead |
- |
Tech Lead (final) |
Deployment Flow: Production deployment is automatic when code is merged to main branch. Tech Lead owns the merge decision after QA approval.