The User Story and Feature approvals are by way of a Functional director who reports up to a functional vice president. The purpose of the approval is to be sure that the requements in various forms including the Features, and User Stories align with the organizational strategy, and Epics to move the development efforts forward effectively.
AASF™ Requirements Planning
AASF™ Team Responsibilities
Adaptive-Agile™ Product Owner
Agilest® AASP™ - Adaptive-Agile™ Scaling Professional
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