How to manage a program in a product-mode organization

My colleagues often talk about the important advantages of organizing a
software development organization using products rather than projects.
While this is an effective organizational approach, it does have its
downsides. One of these is handling programs that require coordinating
across multiple product teams. Luiza Nunes and James Lewis share their
experiences dealing with this situation, outlining the kinds of problems
they see and the practices they've found to make it work.

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