{"id":77804,"date":"2022-02-22T17:27:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/?post_type=pp_resource&#038;p=77804"},"modified":"2023-04-27T15:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:19:04","slug":"product-operations","status":"publish","type":"pp_resource","link":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/resources\/how-prodpad-fits\/product-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"How ProdPad Fits: Product Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<section class=\"page-section content-dark\" style=\"\"><div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row has-text-align-center\">\n<div class=\"col-6\">\n  <figure class=\"animation\">\n    <div class=\"animation__container\"\n\t\t\tdata-pp-animation=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/how-prodpad-fits.json\"\n\t\t\tdata-pp-animation-loop=\"false\"\n\t\t\tdata-pp-animation-trigger=\"screen\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animation__poster\" alt=\"Dot with a jigsaw fitting in the ProdPad piece\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/how-prodpad-fits-poster.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"360\">\n    <\/div>\n  <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content is-style-wide\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-prodpad-fits-with-product-operations\">How ProdPad Fits with Product Operations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Product Operations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Product operations (or product ops) teams provide tools, data and processes to help product managers focus on what they do best. With the right tools and processes in place, product managers can use their time to discover solutions that are <a href=\"https:\/\/svpg.com\/four-big-risks\/\">valuable, usable, feasible, and viable<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Product ops teams bring together a suite of tools around product roadmaps, product analytics, customer feedback, backlog management, and research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ProdPad can go a long way towards providing structure and encouraging the kinds of best practices that help product managers be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor-link\" id=\"portfolio-okrs\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Portfolio Management and OKRs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard for teams to stay aligned when the company\u2019s priorities aren&#8217;t clear. To ensure everyone\u2019s on the same page, ProdPad&#8217;s Canvases ensure that everyone has access to the same information about the business model, vision, mission, and strategy. Added to that, Objectives and Key Results ensure that the immediate focus is clear, and everyone can align around what\u2019s important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.prodpad.com\/products\/4d20d0f0-7de1-11e8-8e97-011809fd47b5\/objectives\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tracking-key=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn how to structure Objectives and Key Results<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor-link\" id=\"lean-roadmap\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lean Roadmap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Group together ideas around problems to solve. It\u2019s easier to prioritize ideas for discovery and ensure that upcoming sprints are focused on solving the most valuable market problems. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/resources\/guides\/product-management-glossary\/lean-experimentation\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1645552126446547&amp;usg=AOvVaw2AGDPOoK3Mtn4vi-KrVn7D\">lean experimentation<\/a> to find the best solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a lean roadmap also encourages iteration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/continuous-product-discovery\/\">continuous discovery<\/a>, ensuring that the team avoids being a \u201cFeature Factory\u201d. Everyone has greater visibility into the big picture so they understand how their work fits into the wider strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.prodpad.com\/products\/portfolio-roadmap\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tracking-key=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Experience a Lean Roadmap for yourself<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor-link\" id=\"idea-backlog\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Idea Backlog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Separate the product backlog from the development backlog and identify the right solutions to user problems. Filters and impact\/effort scoring help product managers to identify which ideas are the most important. By linking them to the roadmap, it&#8217;s easy to manage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/prioritize-problems-not-product-ideas\/\">prioritization at the problem level<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/features\/productivity-and-collaboration\/dotbot-ai\/\">ProdPad\u2019s smart AI assistant, DotBot<\/a>, helps to identify duplicates and links reducing the amount of time needed for backlog management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.prodpad.com\/ideas\/?view=backlog&amp;ideasView=chart\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tracking-key=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Find the value in your Idea Backlog<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor-link\" id=\"config-workflows\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configurable Workflows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to funnel ideas through ideation with ProdPad&#8217;s configurable workflows. Instead of a large, messy, homogeneous backlog, workflow makes it easy to spot which ideas require discovery and specification and highlights opportunities in the backlog in a standardized way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prioritize ideas based on their readiness for development so that everyone understands what&#8217;s important when it\u2019s time for sprint planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.prodpad.com\/ideas\/?view=backlog&amp;ideasView=workflow\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" target=\"_blank\" data-tracking-key=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">See a pre-configured Idea Workflow<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor-link\" id=\"dev-integrations\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Development Integrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Delivery is best handled in a project management tool like Jira, Azure DevOps or Trello. Thankfully, ProdPad\u2019s two-way development integrations mean that developers can continue to use the tools they like, while business stakeholders can get a window into progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once ideas are synced with development, ProdPad\u2019s stays up-to-date  on progress. Business stakeholders see a simplified version of the development process and can drill down into the detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/integrations\/\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" target=\"_self\" data-tracking-key=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Work cross-functionally with unlimited integrations<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor-link\" id=\"cust-feedback\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customer Feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary goal of all product teams is to solve problems for their customers! By integrating sources of feedback with ProdPad\u2019s customer feedback module, the product team will have easy access to the insights that come from end-user comments and requests. Using these insights helps the product team understand which problems are the most important to solve, and how those problems affect the customer. By reading the customer\u2019s own words, the product team is more likely to solve the problem in a way that is acceptable to the customer. Not only that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/features\/productivity-and-collaboration\/dotbot-ai\/\">ProdPad\u2019s Smart AI Assistant, DotBot<\/a>, helps the product manager identify where customer feedback supports an idea in the product backlog, reducing the amount of time spent on data analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.prodpad.com\/feedback\/\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" target=\"_self\" data-tracking-key=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">See a customer feedback process in action<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"anchor-link\" id=\"team-collab\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team Collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Product managers don\u2019t have all the answers, but they do ask the best questions. ProdPad uses a variety of team collaboration tools to help the rest of the team get involved in understanding problems and identifying solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increased visibility into decision-making makes it easier for everyone to understand what\u2019s happening, and why, along with the reduced risk that comes from a shared approach to problem-solving. To make life even easier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/features\/productivity-and-collaboration\/team-collaboration\/\">ProdPad\u2019s Slack and email integrations<\/a>, plus ambient notifications, means that everyone can keep up to date using the tools they access daily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/features\/productivity-and-collaboration\/team-collaboration\/\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" target=\"_self\" data-tracking-key=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Solve problems together as a team<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is part of our &#8220;How ProdPad Fits&#8221; pages. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/resources\/how-prodpad-fits\/\">See our other &#8220;How ProdPad Fits&#8221; pages.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"parent":8921,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pp_exclude_from_search":false},"pp_uni_tag":[],"class_list":["post-77804","pp_resource","type-pp_resource","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How ProdPad Fits with Product Operations | ProdPad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ProdPad helps product operations teams standardize their roadmaps and product management process in a way that works for everyone.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/resources\/how-prodpad-fits\/product-operations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How ProdPad Fits: Product Operations: How ProdPad Fits\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ProdPad helps product operations teams standardize their roadmaps and product management process in a way that works for everyone.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/resources\/how-prodpad-fits\/product-operations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ProdPad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ProdPad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-27T14:19:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ProdPad.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2040\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"How ProdPad Fits: Product Operations\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"How ProdPad Fits with Product Operations What is Product Operations? 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