Transforming a State Government’s Childcare Services to a Product Management Model​
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Transforming a State Government’s Childcare Services to a Product Management Model​

We helped our client improve service accessibility, stakeholder satisfaction & operational efficiency through a product management transformation. 

The Business Opportunity

A state government’s Department of Human Services partnered with Stone to transition from a traditional, compliance-driven approach to a product management model. This multi-year initiative aimed to enhance service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency across a sprawling bureaucracy serving over 500,000 families. Stone leveraged a tailored product management framework to drive change, using education, coaching, and scalable tools to instill new behaviors across the departments and agencies.​

Transforming a State Government’s Childcare Services to a Product Management Model​

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The Department of Human Services managed critical programs, including pre-K education, daycare provider licensing, and subsidies for low-income families. However, it faced systemic challenges. Opportunities included: bureaucratic inertia, siloed operations, project-based approaches, regulatory constraints, and stakeholder complexity. The department sought to adopt a product management model to deliver user-centric, sustainable services.​

Transforming a State Government’s Childcare Services to a Product Management Model​

Meaningful Results

As a result of Stone’s work, the State realized the following benefits:​

– Service Accessibility: 25% reduction in processing times for key services (e.g., subsidies, licensing).​

– Stakeholder Satisfaction: 12-point increase in satisfaction scores from families and providers.​

– Operational Efficiency: 20% improvement in cross-division collaboration, reducing redundant efforts.​​

Why We Loved This Project

Stone’s partnership with the State Government’s Department of Children’s Services illustrates the challenges and opportunities of adopting a product management model in a bureaucratic context. By leveraging a tailored framework, we drove gradual change through education, coaching, and enablement, overcoming resistance and regulatory hurdles. While results emerged more slowly than in private sector transformations, the initiative laid a foundation for user-centric, sustainable services, demonstrating that product management can thrive in government with patience and strategic execution.​

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