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Dependency

Meaning in product management, with examples

/dɪˈpendənsi/nounCore term

In product management, dependency means: A piece of work that cannot start or finish until something else, often owned by another team or company, is done first.

In Turkish: bağımlılık, ön koşul

How it is used

Dependencies are a top reason for delays. PMs identify, track and manage dependencies, remove them where possible and flag them early in planning. Common phrases: we have a dependency on the platform team; this is blocked by a dependency.

Example sentences

  1. We have a dependency on the payments team, so we can't promise a date yet.

  2. Let's map all the dependencies before quarterly planning.

Common collocations

  • have a dependency on
  • manage dependencies
  • cross-team dependency
  • remove a dependency
  • dependency map
  • timelineThe planned order and dates of the main steps of a piece of work, from the start to the launch.
  • milestoneAn important point or event in a plan, such as the end of a beta or a feature being ready for launch, used to check progress.
  • escalateTo take a problem or disagreement to a more senior person because it cannot be solved at the current level or is becoming urgent.
  • roadmapA high-level plan that shows what a product team intends to work on over the coming months or quarters, and why, without detailing every task.
  • quarterly planningThe process in which product and engineering teams decide every three months which goals and initiatives they will focus on in the next quarter.

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