Are you considering adopting a Product Operating Model but unsure what to do beyond the buzz?
So you’ve read the book, listened to podcasts, saw some videos.
Maybe you even have a hypothesis about why moving from projects or an agile feature factory to a Product Operating Model will help your product organization.
But what does it mean in practice?
Imagine having a clear trail map for your Product Operating Model Journey
You have clear outcome-oriented goals for why moving to Product makes sense for your organization.
You have a clear understanding of what a Product Operating Model would look like in your organization and how it is different than your current operating model.
You have clarity on how to approach the journey towards a Product Operating Model.
Introducing the Product Operating Model Strategy Workshop
In this workshop, heads of product/tech and their leadership teams:
Understand why companies are using Product Operating Models
Gain familiarity with Product Operating Model principles and patterns as well as some examples.
Assess their organization using a Product Operating Model lens.
Determine how to approach it in their context, with an emphasis on intent, principles, and context-appropriate patterns.
Do we need a Product Operating Model? Why? What is the strategic goal? What will be the evidence of traction towards that goal?
Clear picture of where the Product Organization currently stands through a Product Operating Model lens
A high-level trail map for adopting a Product Operating Model.
Approach
The bulk of the thinking is done together in real-time in workshop sessions, with us helping you apply relevant thinking approaches and tools.
We typically get acquainted with your context and expectations using a few focused empathy interviews to get the most out of the workshop.
Duration
1-2 days of interviews and preparation.
The main workshop is typically held for 2-3 days, depending on the organization’s size and complexity, and is preferably held in an offsite location.
About Your Guide
Yuval Yeret, a Product/Scaling Advisor more than 15 years of experience helping world-class companies level up their product organization will facilitate the workshop and guide your dialogue and exploration of your agility strategy.
Product Operating Model Strategy Workshop Engagement Options
The options build upon each other.
Product Operating Model Opportunities
Focused eye-opener workshop
Why a Product Operating Model
What a Product Operating Model Means Here
Assess Your Organization Through Product Operating Model Principles and Identify Key Opportunities for Improvement
How a Product Operating Model could work here
Product Operating Model Adoption Roadmap
I help you create and align on a product-oriented approach to pursuing a Product Operating Model
Product Operating Model Blueprint
Product Operating Model Implementation Approach/Roadmap
Product Operating Model Adoption MVP
I teach/mentor/coach you and your organization through a strategically focused Product Operating Model adoption MVP.
Advisory Availability to Change Leaders (DM, 1:1 conversations)
Support/Guide/Help Steer the Product Operating Model Journey
Yuval helped me bring the science and mindset of agile into the Biotech world. He advised me and my team on how to operationalize the agile best practices and apply them pragmatically and practically to our unique context – with a focus on transparency, empiricism, shared understanding, and empowerment. Yuval brings a wealth of experience across many industries and is a real partner in our journey.
By having Yuval on board, we found not just an experienced professional but also a partner in our lean journey with a passion and commitment to coach and guide us until we achieve our goals. Yuval’s vast knowledge and experience along with keen analytical skills enable him to fit the lean principles into our organization’s DNA and to help us overcome difficulties and constraints without risking our short-term business targets. Yuval has many capabilities which make him highly versatile. He can swiftly move from strategy/blueprints to training a class, implementing methods/processes all the way to helping us through some tough issues through hands-on coaching. This makes Yuval very valuable and influential in our journey towards lean.”
Yuval is the best Lean/Agile partner I have ever worked with. Over the 2+ years of our working relationship, he has consistently brought a pragmatic and refreshingly direct approach to problem-solving, coaching, and training. He leans in, and rather than prescribing a canned academic/textbook solution, he works with us to truly understand our core problems and then prescribes a tailored solution that works best for us. We have measured significant improvements in schedule adherence, quality, and customer satisfaction. The results have been dramatic. In addition to working with our core development teams, Yuval has presented Lean/Agile fundamentals to senior executives within my organization and customers who participate in our Customer Advisory Board meetings. He is a no-nonsense straight-talker, and I unconditionally recommend him to anyone serious about agile transformation.
When I asked, “Who should guide us through our Agile journey?” “Yuval” was the reply, followed by the reasons. What I have experienced has been consistent. Yuval is knowledgeable and guides you by asking the right questions at the right time to get you and your team thinking. He has a knack for identifying the missing concepts and language and getting us to talk about those in such a way that we can improve how we work together. Most consultants tell you the answer; Yuval asks the right questions so you find the answer yourself.
