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Solution Management

A shared vision is not an idea…it is rather, a force in people’s hearts…at its simplest level, a shared vision is the answer to the question ‘What do we want to create?’

—Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline [1]

Definition: Solution Management is the function responsible for defining desirable, viable, feasible, and sustainable large solutions that meet customer needs and for supporting development across the solution life cycle. 

Details

The Solution Management role is key to successful enterprise solution delivery. Defining the solution Vision, aligning the Solution Train and its stakeholders to the vision, and coordinating development progress across multiple ARTs and Suppliers is a challenging and critical task for every enterprise. But as is the case with Product Management, the role of Solution Management for a Solution Train is typically fulfilled by multiple people, each guiding different aspects of the solution.

Key Collaborations

Creating a successful solution requires collaboration across the different roles and groups involved in development. Solution Management leads the interactions with the following participants (Figure 1):