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Chris
Butler
Director, Product Operations
GitHub
Chris Butler is a chaotic good product manager, writer, and speaker. He has product leadership and operations experience at Microsoft, Waze, KAYAK, Facebook Reality Labs, Cognizant, and Google. Today he is Director of Product Operations for GitHub's AI and Productivity team.
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16 September 2025 09:30 - 10:00
Tackling toil in product ops: Reporting, intake, dependencies & planning
Toil is the silent productivity killer in product operations repetitive, manual tasks that drain time and delay decisions. This session dives into the most common areas where toil creeps in: reporting, intake management, dependency tracking, and continuous planning. You'll hear how leading teams are identifying and eliminating these friction points with smarter workflows, automation, and better cross-functional coordination freeing up product ops to focus on higher-impact work.