Talking Roadmaps Is product operations a team of assistants to the product manager? | Antonia Landi
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Mar 28, 2025 Join Antonia Landi, a Senior Product Operations Coach and Consultant, as she delves into the world of product operations, challenging misconceptions about its role. She shares insights on the importance of learning from peers and the inherent value of product operations in enhancing both user experiences and business outcomes. Antonia also discusses navigating the complexities of product management dynamics and the evolving strategic partnership between product operations and product managers, emphasizing the role of data and adaptability in achieving excellence.
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Product Ops Always Exists
- Product operations exists in every company, whether named or not, as a byproduct of product development.
- The key question is how much focus an organization puts on product operations to improve product delivery.
Purpose of Product Operations
- Product operations aims to enable great product management to deliver value to users and business.
- Its purpose is not just managing processes or tools but fostering better product delivery outcomes.
Product Ops Is Strategic Role
- Viewing product ops as assistants to PMs is an anti-pattern and akin to reviving the business analyst role.
- Product ops should be senior roles working at an organizational level, not entry-level or assistant roles.