Step 1: Determine the scope of your product development system
Rather than think of product development only as a section of the org chart, or as a set of processes, we’ll view it as a system. That is:
The management, ways of working, and interactions of all the people who contribute to the product, from idea to delivery.
As such, it’s rarely just Engineering or a team in IT. The people probably even report to different functional managers. However, they’re all inter-dependent and necessary for the creation of the complete product.
Take a moment to make a clear mental picture of the scope of your product development system — who and what it includes.