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OCE.5:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them
Anti-pattern
Repair
“The product manager role owns the roadmap.”
Recover whether the phrase denotes a position, role kind, assignment, authority, responsibility, contribution expectation, or current Work; establish each needed claim directly.
“Create a position by adding a box to the chart.”
Obtain the authorized establishment decision or other applicable constitutive basis, then publish the chart as a view.
“The position requires strategic thinking and leadership.”
State the expected contribution and eligible role kinds first; send measurable holder capability and person-development needs to their owners.
“The incumbent defines the job.”
Use observations of Work and participants’ knowledge as evidence, then decide the position from the organization’s intended contribution and institutional basis.
“No holder means no position.”
Check continuation conditions. Record vacancy and the assignment need separately.