<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">The shift from project to product is a structural change that involves funding, team design, measurement, incentives, and culture.Product leaders play a crucial role in shaping this shift effectively.The article targets Heads of Product, Tribe Leads, Group Product Managers, and senior product professionals.Real empowerment of product teams involves enabling them to own outcomes and make decisions.Empowerment is achieved through challenging conversations that shift control towards product teams.Teams need domain-level clarity to move beyond delivery coordination towards strategic thinking.Great product teams prioritize based on evidence rather than assumptions.Leaders need to provide coherent and visible strategies to their teams.Internal product work, though less glamorous, is essential for faster and safer operations.Leading internal products should be approached with the same seriousness as customer-facing products.