> The call must include the Product champion and may also include Stage Leaders
I was not familiar with these roles before this article. Are they more colloquially known in the M&A world ?
I was not familiar with these roles before this article. Are they more colloquially known in the M&A world ?
The champion will often lead (1) but if they’re too busy may have a defined stage leader to make sure the trains keep moving well. In the later stage of (2) the stage leader will typically be someone with experience integrating companies. It’s an art.
I wouldn’t say they’re agreed on definitions, but I got what they meant from my exposure to M&A.
"Stage leaders" is specific to GitLab, referring to the stages of the DevOps lifecycle [1]. Stages are part of the product hierarchy definition [2], with sections, stages, groups, categories, features. Maybe the term is similar to "product group leader" in other areas.
FYI, created a merge request to link the product handbook from the acquisitions handbook, providing more context on stage leaders. [3]
[1] https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#devops...
[2] https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#hierar...
[3] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/merge_request...