RevOps Lab

#83 Becoming strategic in RevOps with our cheat sheet - with Janis and Philipp


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Janis and Philipp are back for another guest-free deep dive—this time breaking down the most downloaded cheat sheet they’ve ever released: The Strategic RevOps Cheat Sheet. In this candid Friday-afternoon recording (yes, with beer), they talk through the key pitfalls they see across hundreds of RevOps conversations and outline a practical cadence for having real strategic impact—no matter your title or team size.


We cover:

  • The most common RevOps pitfalls and how to avoid them

  • Why being “too reactive” kills your credibility and leverage

  • How to operationalize annual planning, even if you don’t own it

  • What strategic cadence actually looks like (QBRs, forecast meetings, board prep)

  • How to align planning with segmentation, territory models, and pipeline goals

  • The mindset shift from tech firefighting to business partnership

  • Tactical ways to become more strategic—even at the IC level


Free RevOps Resources:

https://www.getweflow.com/revops

Janis on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiszech⁠   

Phillip on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippstelzer⁠  


Chapters:

  • (00:00:00) Intro & Iced Tea vs. Friday Beer

  • (00:02:30) Pitfall 1: The Slack-Ping Hell of Internal Requests

  • (00:04:50) Pitfall 2: Go-to-Market Misalignment

  • (00:06:50) Pitfall 3: Data Trust and Strategy Disconnect

  • (00:09:00) The Mindset Shift: From Reactive to Proactive

  • (00:11:30) Strategic Operating Cadence: Annual to Monthly

  • (00:15:00) Bottom-Up GTM Planning and Headcount Models

  • (00:20:30) Aligning FP&A, Sales, and Marketing on Metrics

  • (00:23:45) From Planning to Execution: Staying Strategic

  • (00:26:00) Owning the Revenue Cadence (QBRs, Board Decks, Forecast Meetings)

  • (00:30:00) Strategic Impact via CSMs, Expansion, and Retention

  • (00:33:00) Translating KPIs to Executive Language

    (00:36:00) Final Thoughts & Cheat Sheet Summary


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