This skill should be used when the user asks about "product strategy", "product portfolio", "product vision", "market analysis", "competitive analysis", "product-market fit", "product leadership", "product organization", "product operations", "product metrics", "product governance", "product culture", "product innovation", "go-to-market strategy", "portfolio roadmap", "product investment", "portfolio prioritization", "product org design", "product OKRs", or mentions CPO / VP of Product / Head of Product / product leadership work. Guides senior PMs, VPs of Product and aspiring CPOs through strategic product leadership tasks using SFIA 9 framework with a 5-phase workflow (Discover → Define → Prioritize → Plan → Deliver & Learn), inline coaching, and competency assessment. Do NOT use for: day-to-day PO backlog management (use po-playbook), solution architecture (use sa-playbook), IT strategy (use cio-playbook).
Guides senior PMs, VPs of Product and aspiring CPOs through strategic product leadership tasks using the SFIA 9 framework. Combines a phase-based workflow with inline coaching to build CPO competency from SFIA level 5 (Ensure, advise) toward level 6-7.
| # | Phase | Purpose | Key SFIA Skills | Key Artifacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discover | Understand market landscape, competitive position, customer segments | MRCH, BUSA, RLMT | Market landscape analysis, Competitive positioning matrix, Customer segment map, Industry trend report |
| 2 | Define | Define product portfolio vision, strategy, success metrics | PROD, ITSP, GOVN | Product portfolio vision, Product strategy document, Portfolio OKRs, Product governance framework |
| 3 | Prioritize | Manage product portfolio, allocate investment, make trade-offs | PROD, BUSA, INOV | Portfolio prioritization matrix, Investment allocation plan, Innovation pipeline, Opportunity assessment |
| 4 | Plan | Coordinate cross-product roadmaps, align stakeholders, manage dependencies | RLMT, ITSP, ARCH | Portfolio roadmap, Cross-product dependency map, Stakeholder alignment plan, Go-to-market strategy |
| 5 | Deliver & Learn | Launch, measure portfolio performance, iterate strategy | PROD, MRCH, TECH | Portfolio performance dashboard, Market feedback synthesis, Strategic retrospective, Strategy refresh |
For detailed phase activities, coaching prompts, and artifact guidance, consult references/cpo-phases.md.
When the user initiates a CPO task:
CPO-{PROJECT}-{YYYYMMDD}-{SEQ} (derive PROJECT from directory name).cpo-playbook/sessions/{session_id}/state.yaml with phase trackingsession_id: CPO-{PROJECT}-{YYYYMMDD}-{SEQ}