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DDaT Role Family: Product and Delivery Framework: UK Government DDaT Capability Framework

Overview

The Product Manager defines what to build and why. You own the planning, requirements, and backlog phases — translating stakeholder needs into a prioritised delivery plan with full traceability back to business goals.

Primary Commands

Command Purpose Guide
/arckit:plan Create project plan with timeline, phases, gates, and Mermaid diagrams Guide
/arckit:requirements Define business and technical requirements (co-own with Business Analyst) Guide
/arckit:backlog Generate prioritised product backlog — user stories organised into sprints Guide
/arckit:trello Export backlog to Trello board with sprint lists, labels, and checklists Guide
/arckit:story Generate project story for stakeholder communication Guide

Secondary Commands

Command Your Involvement Guide
/arckit:stakeholders Identify and prioritise stakeholders for product decisions Guide
/arckit:risk Review product and delivery risks Guide
/arckit:research Review technology research for product feasibility Guide
/arckit:traceability Verify all requirements are covered in the backlog Guide
/arckit:health Check for orphaned requirements or stale artifacts Guide
/arckit:presentation Present product vision and progress to stakeholders Guide
/arckit:service-assessment Prepare for GDS Service Standard assessment (if UK Gov) Guide

Typical Workflow

plan → stakeholders → requirements → backlog → trello → traceability → story

Step-by-step

  1. Plan the project: Run /arckit:plan for phases, milestones, and governance gates
  2. Understand stakeholders: Review /arckit:stakeholders to know who needs what
  3. Define requirements: Run /arckit:requirements — prioritise BR-xxx and FR-xxx with MoSCoW
  4. Generate backlog: Run /arckit:backlog to convert requirements into user stories and sprints
  5. Export to tooling: Run /arckit:trello to push backlog to Trello for team collaboration
  6. Check coverage: Run /arckit:traceability to verify all requirements have backlog items
  7. Health check: Run /arckit:health periodically to catch orphaned requirements
  8. Tell the story: Run /arckit:story at milestones to communicate progress

Key Artifacts You Own

  • ARC-{PID}-PLAN-v*.md — Project plan
  • ARC-{PID}-BKLG-v*.md — Product backlog (+ JSON export)
  • ARC-{PID}-STORY-v*.md — Project story (co-owned with Enterprise Architect)