Product Management playbook/Module 7 · Engineering

Day 69 / 100 · Engineering · Working with Ops and support

The front line knows first.

Support and operations hear about problems long before dashboards do. Build them into how you discover, launch and learn.

Invite them into discovery

They know the real pain points, and the workarounds.

Brief them before launch

Release notes, FAQs and known issues, in advance.

Build a feedback loop

Tag tickets by feature. Review the top themes weekly.

Measure support impact

Did the launch create or remove support work?

Launch with them, not at them.