Product Strategy — CPO Methodology
CPO-level methodology for product strategy, market analysis, competitive positioning, and platform thinking. This skill provides the frameworks and reference material for a chief product officer profile.
When to Load
| Trigger |
What's Needed |
| Define product vision and North Star metric |
references/product-strategy.md — North Star, product principles, vision |
| Analyze competitive landscape |
references/competitive-positioning.md — Porter's Five Forces, Blue Ocean, positioning |
| Size a market opportunity |
references/market-analysis.md — TAM/SAM/SOM, PMF, lifecycle |
| Prioritize a roadmap |
references/product-strategy.md — RICE, Kano, OST |
| Assess product-market fit |
references/market-analysis.md — Sean Ellis test, retention curves |
| Plan a platform or ecosystem strategy |
references/product-strategy.md — API-first, marketplace, ecosystem |
| Develop market entry strategy |
references/market-analysis.md — beachhead, land-and-expand, platform entry |
Loading Order
skill_view('product-strategy')
# Then domain-specific references:
skill_view('product-strategy', file_path='references/product-strategy.md')
skill_view('product-strategy', file_path='references/competitive-positioning.md')
skill_view('product-strategy', file_path='references/market-analysis.md')
Reference Files
| Reference |
Purpose |
references/product-strategy.md |
North Star, product principles, RICE/Kano/OST, platform strategy, product lifecycle |
references/competitive-positioning.md |
Competitive landscape mapping, Porter's Five Forces, April Dunford positioning, differentiation strategies, competitive response playbook |
references/market-analysis.md |
TAM/SAM/SOM deep dive, PMF assessment (Sean Ellis test, retention curves), market entry strategy, product lifecycle management |
Output Contract
The profile using this skill produces artifact pyramids. The response to any caller is the absolute path to 00-index.md. See artifact-pyramids skill for the specification.
Related Skills
artifact-pyramids — output contract
product-methodology — tactical product management: route validated evidence here for prioritization, specifications, decision logs, and backlog decisions; this skill does not own those delivery-level choices.
go-to-market — CMO methodology (positioning, acquisition, brand, growth modeling)
implementation-planning — work breakdown and dependency ordering
1---2name: product-strategy3description: Set product vision, positioning, market strategy, and portfolio direction with a CPO methodology. Route tactical prioritization, specifications, and backlog decisions to `product-methodology`; do not use this skill for delivery-level product decisions or unrelated requests.4license: MIT5---67# Product Strategy — CPO Methodology89CPO-level methodology for product strategy, market analysis, competitive positioning, and platform thinking. This skill provides the frameworks and reference material for a chief product officer profile.1011## When to Load1213| Trigger | What's Needed |14|---------|---------------|15| Define product vision and North Star metric | `references/product-strategy.md` — North Star, product principles, vision |16| Analyze competitive landscape | `references/competitive-positioning.md` — Porter's Five Forces, Blue Ocean, positioning |17| Size a market opportunity | `references/market-analysis.md` — TAM/SAM/SOM, PMF, lifecycle |18| Prioritize a roadmap | `references/product-strategy.md` — RICE, Kano, OST |19| Assess product-market fit | `references/market-analysis.md` — Sean Ellis test, retention curves |20| Plan a platform or ecosystem strategy | `references/product-strategy.md` — API-first, marketplace, ecosystem |21| Develop market entry strategy | `references/market-analysis.md` — beachhead, land-and-expand, platform entry |2223## Loading Order2425```text26skill_view('product-strategy')27# Then domain-specific references:28skill_view('product-strategy', file_path='references/product-strategy.md')29skill_view('product-strategy', file_path='references/competitive-positioning.md')30skill_view('product-strategy', file_path='references/market-analysis.md')31```3233## Reference Files3435| Reference | Purpose |36|-----------|---------|37| `references/product-strategy.md` | North Star, product principles, RICE/Kano/OST, platform strategy, product lifecycle |38| `references/competitive-positioning.md` | Competitive landscape mapping, Porter's Five Forces, April Dunford positioning, differentiation strategies, competitive response playbook |39| `references/market-analysis.md` | TAM/SAM/SOM deep dive, PMF assessment (Sean Ellis test, retention curves), market entry strategy, product lifecycle management |4041## Output Contract4243The profile using this skill produces artifact pyramids. The response to any caller is the absolute path to `00-index.md`. See `artifact-pyramids` skill for the specification.4445## Related Skills4647- `artifact-pyramids` — output contract48- `product-methodology` — tactical product management: route validated evidence here for prioritization, specifications, decision logs, and backlog decisions; this skill does not own those delivery-level choices.49- `go-to-market` — CMO methodology (positioning, acquisition, brand, growth modeling)50- `implementation-planning` — work breakdown and dependency ordering