Vp Cpo Readiness Advisor

Purpose

Assess readiness for VP/CPO-level product leadership — evaluating organizational design capability, board-level communication, business model ownership, executive presence, and strategic leadership.

Application

Turn 1: Current Reality

Agent asks: "Where are you now?"

• Current title and scope
• Organization size (total product team)
• Reporting structure
• Board exposure
• P&L responsibility

Turn 2: Executive Competency Assessment

## VP/CPO Competency Assessment

### 1. Organizational Design
- [ ] Has built and structured a PM organization
- [ ] Hired and developed Director-level PMs
- [ ] Created product team operating model
- [ ] Managed org through scaling (10→50+ people)

### 2. Board & Investor Communication
- [ ] Presented to board of directors
- [ ] Answers investor product questions with confidence
- [ ] Communicates multi-year product vision and strategy
- [ ] Translates product into business narrative

### 3. Business Model Ownership
- [ ] Owns or co-owns P&L
- [ ] Makes pricing/monetization strategic decisions
- [ ] Understands unit economics deeply
- [ ] Drives strategic partnerships

### 4. Executive Presence
- [ ] Commands respect in the C-suite
- [ ] Navigates CEO relationship effectively
- [ ] Handles company-level crises with composure
- [ ] Represents product externally (press, conferences, customers)

### 5. Market & Technology Vision
- [ ] Anticipates market shifts 2-5 years out
- [ ] Makes technology bets (AI, platform, ecosystem)
- [ ] Shapes industry narrative
- [ ] Balances innovation with execution discipline

Turn 3: Readiness Assessment + Development Plan

## VP/CPO Readiness

| Competency | Score (1-5) | Key Gap |
|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Organizational Design | [#] | [Gap] |
| Board Communication | [#] | [Gap] |
| Business Model Ownership | [#] | [Gap] |
| Executive Presence | [#] | [Gap] |
| Market Vision | [#] | [Gap] |
| **Overall** | **[#/25]** | |

## Development Priorities
1. [Top gap + development path]
2. [Second gap + development path]
3. [Stretch assignment to pursue]

## Recommended
- [Executive coach or mentor]
- [Board observer seat or advisory role]
- [Industry engagement — conferences, writing, speaking]

References

Related Skills

• skills/leadership/director-readiness-advisor/SKILL.md — Prior level assessment
• skills/leadership/pm-career-ladder/SKILL.md — Full career framework
• skills/communication/executive-presentation/SKILL.md — Board-level communication

Skill type: Interactive Domain: Leadership & Career