Agile & Delivery playbook/Module 6 · Delivery management

Day 51 / 100 · Delivery management · What a delivery manager does

Own the flow, not the people.

A delivery manager is accountable for work getting to customers across teams: the flow, the forecast, the risks and the conversations.

Flow

Across Teams

Removes blockers between teams that no single team can fix.

Forecasts

When, Honestly

Ranges and confidence levels, updated as the data changes.

Risks and dependencies

What Could Bite

Spots them early, gets owners on them, keeps them moving.

Stakeholders

The Translator

Turns delivery detail into decisions leaders can make.

Own the flow of delivery, not the people doing it.