Product Ops! Driving Innovation and Success Behind the Scenes | Antonia Landi

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In this podcast episode, Antonia Landi, a product operations coach and consultant, discusses the role and importance of product operations in the overall product management world.

Product operations is described as the work around the work, providing product teams with the tools and support they need to be successful.

Takeaways

• Product operations provides the tools and support for product teams to be successful.
• Product operations focuses on the organization as a whole, rather than just the product.
• A separate product operations role enables strategic thinking and allows product managers to focus on their core responsibilities.
• Primary activities of product operations include managing tools and data, facilitating collaboration and communication, and setting goals and metrics.
• Challenges in product operations include leading by influence, dealing with interpersonal challenges, and maintaining direction and focus.
• Product operations can be implemented by hiring a dedicated person or making it a shared responsibility.
• Setting a clear strategy and direction for product operations is important for success.
• Product operations professionals should understand their limitations and evaluate the fulfillment of the role in a resistant environment.

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Connect with Antonia

• Website: https://www.antonialandi.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landiantonia/ 

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

02:18 What is product operations?

03:24 How is product ops different from traditional product management?

05:58 Do product managers report to product ops?

07:33 Key responsibilities of product operations

10:39 Does product ops talk to users or customers?

11:48 Benefits of having product operations

16:07 Frameworks or tools for product ops

19:11 Optimizing collaboration and communication

22:55 KPIs and metrics for product ops and teams

26:59 Does product ops help with setting goals and success metrics?

30:28 Challenges in product operations

34:25 Advice on how to implement product ops

38:43 Pitfalls to avoid when setting up product ops

41:03 Advice from Antonia

Podcast Links

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vit-lyoshin/ 

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