What reporting structure should Product Owners follow?

1.	What reporting structure should Product Owners follow?
Answer» Each organization is different and so is their structure. With an organization with a product management GROUP in place, the product owners can report to the product MANAGERS. But in an organization which is just starting up the practice of Scrum MIGHT not have a full-fledged hierarchy in Agile, hence, in this type of structure the product owners usually report to someone who is a level up in position, it can be the senior manager or the director. In case of SAFe environment, there is a proper structure with product group in place. Ideally, the product owner reporting should be made in such a way that they get full space on creating the vision, for innovations. It should bring out the best from the product owner ROLE rather than diminishing its influence. The organizations NEED to understand accept the importance of this role, hence, the reporting structure should not hinder the product.

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