The author shares their journey of implementing a product approach to data teams, based on insights from Marty Cagan's book INSPIRED.
The company reorganized tech teams to focus on long-term product building, defining roles for Product Managers (Data PMs) and Engineers.
Emphasis was put on collaboration principles and developing a clear vision for each product to guide the team's direction over the next 2 years.
By using reference documents and service catalog for data products, the team integrates user feedback and new needs to enrich existing products and make them more relevant over time.