The Study of Product Team Performance

Our goal coauthoring the Study of Product Team Performance is to continuously improve our understanding of why some product teams excel while others struggle. 

Free Download: Get the Most Recent Studies

         white paper: Pandemic Study of Product Team Performance, released March 18, 2021
The Pandemic Study of Product Team Performance
     white paper: 2019 Study of Product Team Performance, released May 1, 2020
The 2019 Study of Product Team Performance
         white paper: 2016 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2016 Study of Product Team Performance
         white paper: 2015 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2015 Study of Product Team Performance
         white paper: 2014 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2014 Study of Product Team Performance

Summaries: What Each Study Revealed About Software Development Effectiveness

     white paper: 2019 Study of Product Team Performance, released May 1, 2020
The 2019 Study of Product Team Performance
         The study: 2016 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2016 Study of Product Team Performance
         The study: 2015 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2015 Study of Product Team Performance
         white paper: 2014 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2014 Study of Product Team Performance
         white paper: 2013 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2013 Study of Product Team Performance
         white paper: 2012 Study of Product Team Performance
The 2012 Study of Product Team Performance

Recorded Presentations of Findings

Findings: The 2019 Study of Product Team Performance

Commentaries on Individual Study Findings

          2019 Study: Backlog and backlog sizing findings chart
High Performance Teams Know Where They’re Headed
2016 Study: Definitions of Done findings graph
Definitions of Done Crafted by the Team Matter
Agile Values
Agile: Not a Magic Pill
Agile Values
Daily Standups Matter
photo: engaged product management
Onboarding : Mostly Overlooked Success Factor
          photo: engaged product management
Good Product Management Matters
          Table: what do practitioners think is the method that will make their product more profitable? (--2013 Study of Product Team Performance)
No One Believes in Waterfall
     Table: what do practitioners think is the method that will make their product more profitable? (--2013 Study of Product Team Performance)
The Most Convincing Reason to Move from Waterfall
         white paper: 2012 Study of Product Team Performance
Improving cross-functional collaboration and trust

Lightning Talk Presentations of Individual Findings

Definitions of Done and
High Performance Teams
Standups and
High Performance Teams

The Authors

Greg Geracie, lead author
Greg Geracie, CEO, Actuation Consulting, lead author
Matt Jackson, President, OpsVantage
Matt Jackson, President, OpsVantage
Steve Starke, Partner, Actuation Consulting
Steve Starke, Partner, Actuation Consulting
Ron Lichty
Ron Lichty, President
Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.