{"id":39593,"date":"2026-05-01T10:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planview1s.wpengine.com\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=39593"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:58:38","slug":"product-operating-model","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/topics\/product-operating-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Operating Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"generic \">\n  <section class=\"pom-page\">\n\n  <!-- Mobile TOC bar -->\n  <div class=\"pom-toc-bar\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <button class=\"pom-toc-toggle\">Content <span class=\"pom-toc-arrow\"><\/span><\/button>\n      <nav class=\"pom-toc-nav\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"#what-is-pom\">What is a Product Operating Model?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#not-scaled-agile\">POM is not just &#8220;Scaled Agile&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#why-move\">Why organizations move away from project-based work<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#what-gain\">What organizations gain with a Product Operating Model<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#who-benefits\">What types of organizations benefit from POM adoption<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#not-all-at-once\">You do not adopt POM all at once<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#starting-points\">Common starting points on the POM journey<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#how-planview\">How Planview supports your Product Operating Model evolution<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#faq\">Product Operating Model FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#ready\">Ready to take the next step?<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pom-layout\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n      <!-- Desktop Sidebar -->\n      <div class=\"aside-holder\">\n        <aside class=\"pom-sidebar\">\n          <div class=\"sidebar-explore\">\n            <p>Explore our expert webinars and comprehensive resources to learn how leading organizations are thriving with the Product Operating Model.<\/p>\n            <a href=\"#ready\" class=\"sidebar-cta tertiary\">Read more<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          <nav class=\"sidebar-nav\">\n            <p class=\"sidebar-nav-title\">Content<\/p>\n            <ul>\n              <li><a href=\"#what-is-pom\">What is a Product Operating Model?<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#not-scaled-agile\">POM is not just &#8220;Scaled Agile&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#why-move\">Why organizations move away from project-based work<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#what-gain\">What organizations gain with a Product Operating Model<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#who-benefits\">What types of organizations benefit from POM adoption<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#not-all-at-once\">You do not adopt POM all at once<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#starting-points\">Common starting points on the POM journey<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#how-planview\">How Planview supports your Product Operating Model evolution<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#faq\">Product Operating Model FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"#ready\">Ready to take the next step?<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n        <\/aside>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <main class=\"pom-main\">\n\n        <div class=\"pom-mobile-explore\">\n          <div class=\"mobile-card\">\n            <p>Explore our expert webinars and comprehensive resources to learn how leading organizations are thriving with the Product Operating Model.<\/p>\n            <a href=\"#ready\" class=\"tertiary\">Read more<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"container\">\n          <div class=\"main-content\">\n\n            <span class=\"scroll-trigger\"><\/span>\n\n            <h1 class=\"pom-hero-title l1-heading\">A practical guide to the<br>Product Operating Model<\/h1>\n            <p class=\"pom-hero-intro\">Understand what a Product Operating Model is, why organizations adopt it, and how to evolve toward it at a pace that works for your business.<\/p>\n            <p>Many organizations are under pressure to move faster, respond to customers more effectively, and improve returns on digital investments in pursuit of their most critical business goals. The Product Operating Model (POM) provides a modern way to organize, fund, and measure work around value, ensuring teams focus on solving real customer problems and delivering measurable business impact. This is your starting point for understanding POM and exploring how Planview supports the journey from project-based work to persistent, outcome-focused delivery.<\/p>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"what-is-pom\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">What is a Product Operating Model?<\/h2>\n              <p>The Product Operating Model emerged in response to widespread frustration with traditional project-based approaches to digital work. It organizes work around value rather than temporary projects. Instead of funding short-lived initiatives and constantly reshaping teams, organizations establish persistent, cross-functional teams aligned to long-lived products or product lines. These teams continuously deliver improvements, learn from results, and adjust priorities as business needs change.<\/p>\n              <p>POM connects strategy to execution by ensuring that investment decisions, team structures, and success measures all align to business outcomes. Rather than planning once a year and measuring activity, organizations continuously allocate funding, measure impact, and refine direction based on what creates the most value.<\/p>\n              <blockquote class=\"pom-quote\">\n                <em>A Product Operating Model is not a tool, a framework, or a rollout. A successful product operating model provides the operating context that connects strategy, funding, teams, and outcomes over the long term.<\/em>\n              <\/blockquote>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"not-scaled-agile\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">POM is not just &#8220;Scaled Agile&#8221;<\/h2>\n              <p>Many organizations assume POM is simply another name for Agile at scale. It is not. Agile practices focus on how teams deliver work. The Product Operating Model focuses on how the business operates around that work. Organizations can have teams using agile delivery practices while still being constrained by project funding, rigid governance, and output-based metrics.<\/p>\n              <p>POM addresses those structural constraints. It shifts investment from projects to persistent teams, replaces activity-based reporting with outcome-based measurement, and creates a direct line between strategic objectives and execution. Agile can be part of a Product Operating Model, but POM is the broader system that makes enterprise adaptability possible.<\/p>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"why-move\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">Why organizations move away from project-based work<\/h2>\n              <p>Traditional approaches struggle in environments defined by constant change and organizations operating primarily through projects often face:<\/p>\n              <ul>\n                <li>A disconnect between executive strategy and day-to-day execution<\/li>\n                <li>Slow response to market and customer feedback<\/li>\n                <li>Funding models that restrict learning and adaptation<\/li>\n                <li>Fragmented customer experiences caused by silos<\/li>\n                <li>Difficulty scaling beyond isolated team improvements<\/li>\n                <li>Talent churn driven by unstable team structures<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <p>Projects can deliver outputs, but they are poorly suited for continuous value delivery, modern digital products, and long-term ownership. The Product Operating Model addresses these challenges by changing how work is organized, funded, and measured, without requiring everything to change at once.<\/p>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"what-gain\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">What organizations gain with a Product Operating Model<\/h2>\n              <div class=\"pom-cards-grid\">\n                <div class=\"pom-card\">\n                  <h3 class=\"l3-heading\">Strategic transformation<\/h3>\n                  <ul>\n                    <li>Stronger connection between strategy and execution<\/li>\n                    <li>Investment decisions guided by business outcomes<\/li>\n                    <li>Funding models that support continuous delivery<\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n                  <h3 class=\"l3-heading\">Operational excellence<\/h3>\n                  <ul>\n                    <li>Faster time to market<\/li>\n                    <li>Fewer handoffs and dependencies<\/li>\n                    <li>Better coordination across teams and portfolios<\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n                  <h3 class=\"l3-heading\">Continuous evolution<\/h3>\n                  <ul>\n                    <li>Tighter customer feedback loops<\/li>\n                    <li>Data-driven improvement over time<\/li>\n                    <li>More engaging, purpose-driven work for teams<\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <blockquote class=\"pom-quote pom-quote--centered\">\n                <em>Organizations that adopt product operating models consistently report faster delivery, improved financial performance, and higher employee engagement.<\/em>\n              <\/blockquote>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"who-benefits\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">What types of organizations benefit from POM adoption<\/h2>\n              <p>The Product Operating Model approach delivers the most value to organizations that:<\/p>\n              <ul>\n                <li>Are undergoing or planning digital initiatives<\/li>\n                <li>Need faster response to market and customer change<\/li>\n                <li>Manage complex portfolios across teams and products<\/li>\n                <li>Want better insight into returns on technology investment<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <p>Industries such as financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare often see early benefits due to their scale, regulatory needs, and digital complexity &#8211; even when competing with more digital-native organizations.<\/p>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"not-all-at-once\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">You do not adopt POM all at once<\/h2>\n              <p>No organization implements a Product Operating Model in a single step. Instead, organizations evolve toward POM step by step, starting where pressure is greatest and expanding as confidence and results grow.<\/p>\n              <p>They might evolve funding decisions, introduce product-level planning, improve portfolio visibility, or stabilize team structures first. POM can begin with a single product, a department, or a specific business challenge.<\/p>\n              <p>The goal is progress, not perfection. The Product Operating Model is an ideal end state for many organizations, but the path toward it is incremental, practical, and shaped by real business needs.<\/p>\n              <blockquote class=\"pom-quote\">\n                <em>You do not need to be &#8220;converted&#8221; to get value from POM. You can adopt what helps now, and evolve from there.<\/em>\n              <\/blockquote>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"starting-points\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">Common starting points on the POM journey<\/h2>\n              <p>Most organizations begin with a specific problem they need to solve.<\/p>\n              <ul>\n                <li><strong>Aligning work with business outcomes:<\/strong> Improve visibility from strategy to execution and shift reporting from outputs to measurable results.<\/li>\n                <li><strong>Portfolio investment prioritization:<\/strong> Evaluate demand, funding, and capacity across projects and products to make better trade-offs.<\/li>\n                <li><strong>Optimizing team performance:<\/strong> Identify delivery bottlenecks, improve predictability, and connect daily work to strategic goals.<\/li>\n                <li><strong>Integrating fragmented tools:<\/strong> Create a single source of truth across development, planning, and delivery systems.<\/li>\n                <li><strong>Modernizing legacy approaches:<\/strong> Support digital initiatives, compliance needs, or post-merger integration without destabilizing delivery.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"how-planview\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">How Planview supports your Product Operating Model evolution<\/h2>\n              <p>Planview does not sell a Product Operating Model. Planview helps organizations operate more effectively within one by providing the structure, visibility, and measurement capabilities organizations need at every stage of their evolution toward POM. Whether you are aligning strategy to execution, rethinking funding decisions, stabilizing teams, or measuring outcomes, Planview supports the connective tissue between those efforts.<\/p>\n              <p>Organizations rarely adopt all capabilities at the same time. Planview meets you where you are and helps you take the next step, in the order that makes sense for your business.<\/p>\n              <p>Capabilities supported:<\/p>\n              <ul>\n                <li>Strategic and portfolio alignment<\/li>\n                <li>Outcome-based measurement<\/li>\n                <li>Scenario planning and investment decision support<\/li>\n                <li>Cross-team visibility and dependency management<\/li>\n                <li>Integration across the delivery toolchain<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n            <section id=\"faq\">\n              <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">Product Operating Model FAQ<\/h2>\n              <div class=\"pom-faq\">\n\n                <div class=\"faq-item open\">\n                  <button class=\"faq-question\">Do we need to reorganize our entire company to move toward a product operating model? <span class=\"faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/button>\n                  <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <p>No. Most organizations evolve toward a product operating model over time. Adoption typically starts in a specific area where change is most needed and expands as results become visible. The approach is designed to reduce risk by allowing learning and adjustment along the way, not by forcing a company-wide reorganization.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                  <button class=\"faq-question\">Can a product operating model work in regulated industries? <span class=\"faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/button>\n                  <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <p>Yes. A product operating model can be adapted to meet the compliance and governance requirements of regulated industries while still delivering the speed and alignment benefits of outcome-focused delivery.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                  <button class=\"faq-question\">How does a product operating model work with annual budgeting cycles? <span class=\"faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/button>\n                  <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <p>Many organizations use rolling investment reviews alongside annual budgets to allow for more dynamic allocation of funding to products and programs as results and priorities evolve throughout the year.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                  <button class=\"faq-question\">What if we already tried agile or another modernization effort and it did not deliver results? <span class=\"faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/button>\n                  <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <p>Agile transformations often fall short because they focus on team-level practices without changing the funding, structure, and governance that surround those teams. A product operating model addresses the structural conditions that determine whether agile practices can actually deliver value.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                  <button class=\"faq-question\">What skills or roles change when moving toward a product operating model? <span class=\"faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/button>\n                  <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <p>Product managers, portfolio leads, and funding decision-makers take on expanded roles. The shift is less about adding headcount and more about clarifying ownership and accountability within existing structures.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                  <button class=\"faq-question\">How does Planview help without forcing a full operating model shift? <span class=\"faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/button>\n                  <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <p>Planview supports where you are today. You can start with portfolio visibility, capacity management, or outcome tracking and expand your use of Planview as your operating model evolves.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                  <button class=\"faq-question\">What is the best way to get started in a move toward the Product Operating Model? <span class=\"faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/button>\n                  <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <p>Start where pressure is highest. Identify the biggest friction point, whether that is funding, visibility, prioritization, or delivery, and address that first. Planview can help you build from there.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"seperator\"><\/span>\n\n          <section id=\"ready\" class=\"pom-cta-section\">\n  <h2 class=\"l2-heading\">Ready to transform your organization with the Product Operating Model?<\/h2>\n  <p>Dive deeper into proven strategies, real-world success stories, and expert insights.<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"pom-resource-heading l3-heading\">Blog posts<\/h3>\n  <ul class=\"pom-link-list\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/the-case-for-adopting-a-product-operating-model\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Case for Adopting a Product Operating Model<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/why-product-operating-models-increase-success-insights-from-mckinsey-company\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Product Operating Models Increase Success: Insights from McKinsey &amp; Company<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/ai-trend-report-4-paradigm-shifts-to-prepare-for\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI Trend Report: 4 Paradigm Shifts to Prepare For<\/a><\/li>\n    \n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/why-your-agile-transformation-stalled-and-how-to-fix-the-real-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Your Agile Transformation Stalled (And How to Fix the Real Problem)<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/pov-dont-let-your-structure-keep-fighting-your-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t Let Your Structure Keep Fighting Your Talent<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/facing-roadblocks-in-your-project-to-product-shift-heres-the-first-step-to-speed-up-your-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facing Product Operating Model Roadblocks? Here&#8217;s the First Step to Speed Up Your Progress<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/12-essential-mindset-shifts-for-product-operating-model-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\">12 Essential Mindset Shifts for Product Operating Model Leaders<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <h3 class=\"pom-resource-heading l3-heading\">Articles<\/h3>\n  <ul class=\"pom-link-list\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/resources\/guide\/master-the-product-operating-model-core-principles-for-leaders\/\">Mastering the Product Operating Model: Core Principles for Leadership Teams<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"\/resources\/guide\/master-the-product-operating-model-core-principles-for-leaders\/product-operating-model-transformation\/\">Product Operating Model Transformation: Creating the Strategy-Execution Connection<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"\/resources\/guide\/master-the-product-operating-model-core-principles-for-leaders\/product-operating-model-kpis-and-metrics-to-measure-success\/\">Product Operating Model KPIs and Metrics to Measure Success<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <h3 class=\"pom-resource-heading l3-heading\">Additional resources<\/h3>\n  <ul class=\"pom-link-list\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/Beginners-Guide-to-the-Product-Operating-Model-_webinar_plt_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to the Product Operating Model<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/p2p-five-steps-to-a-product-operating-model-_webinar_vsm_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\">Five Steps to a Product Operating Model<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/the-evolution-of-the-product-operating-model-_webinar_vsm_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Evolution of the Product Operating Model in the Age of Generative AI<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/project-to-product-state-of-the-industry-_report_vsm_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\">The 2024 Project to Product State of the Industry Report<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/creating-outcome-based-enterprise-_ebook_plt_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\">Creating an Outcome-Based Enterprise<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n            <span class=\"scroll-end\"><\/span>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/main>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section> \n<\/section>","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39593","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Product Operating Model (POM): A Practical Guide for Enterprise Leaders<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn what a Product Operating Model is, why enterprises adopt POM, and how to evolve from project-based work to outcome-focused delivery at a practical pace.\" 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