# About the Product Team category
**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/about-the-product-team-category/11386
**Category:** Product Team
**Created:** [October 15, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/about-the-product-team-category/11386 "2019-10-15T18:05:29Z")
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### Author:  [@silavapi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/silavapi)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/about-the-product-team-category/11386/1 "2019-10-15T18:05:29Z")
## Missions and expectations for the Product team
> To manage all aspects of the product release cycle and roadmap for the Mautic Open Source project
### Security
- Manage [security@mautic.org](mailto:security@mautic.org) inbox
- Check all dependencies updates to be aware of any security issues
- Work on all security issues by PR on private security repo
- Release security patch or manage with Release WG to include security fixes
- Maintain a historical security advisory list
### Releases
- Manage release timeline once the release is decided: define testing period, lock assigned PRs, merge, create the package, pre-release and release.
- Testing PRs and reviewing code for all included in the release
- Define criteria for testing, QA and ensuring that all code meets the coding standards
### Coding
- Develop features requested by Roadmap/Features Definition WG
- Review pending PR’s
- Fix issues
### Features definitions
- Benchmark competitors
- Be aware of the market trends
- Define user stories about features
### Roadmap Design
- Technical roadmap (security or patches)
- Define prior bug issues to address
- Define patch versions cadence
- Feature roadmap (minor & major versions)
- Define prior feature to to address (see with Feature definition WG)
- Define minor and major cadence / vision
- Define LTS version
### Profiles of contributors needed in this team
The product team needs the following skills and expertise:
- Developers/Engineers
- Marketers (for Feature Definitions WG)
- Mautic users (for tests in Releases WG)
- Project co-ordinator (helping in Releases WG & Roadmap Design WG)
Would you like to be involved in this team? Add a comment below!
The first meeting will be **w/c 11th November 2019**.
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### Author:  [@silavapi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/silavapi)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/about-the-product-team-category/11386/2 "2021-01-25T20:52:57Z")