Product Ops Podcast S4:E8 - The Product Ops Strategy Stack with Jenny Wanger
Oct 28, 2025
Jenny Wanger, a product operations consultant and coach, shares her insightful journey transitioning from product leadership to focusing on scalable systems. She discusses the evolution of product ops roles and emphasizes the critical need for a cohesive product ops strategy amidst organizational change. Jenny highlights how to make value visible, prioritize tasks aligned with company goals, and the importance of storytelling for behavior change. Finally, she advises on shifting from perfect solutions to minimum viable processes to foster real adoption.
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Product Ops Work Exists Without The Title
- The work of product ops exists whether or not there's a titled person to do it.
- Focus on strategy first, not just whether product ops is a separate team.
Create A Product Ops Strategy Stack
- Build a product ops strategy that ties to vision and product strategy before listing tasks.
- Use pillars, a roadmap, and measurable goals to connect ops work to organizational priorities.
Let Product Strategy Drive Ops Priorities
- Derive product ops priorities from the company's top product strategy and goals.
- Turn strategic pillars into focused roadmap items like onboarding or communication improvements.