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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).
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/profile-playbook:cpo-playbookThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
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.
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}
workspace: .cpo-playbook/sessions/{session_id}
current_phase: discover
phases:
discover: { status: in_progress, artifacts: [] }
define: { status: not_started, artifacts: [] }
prioritize: { status: not_started, artifacts: [] }
plan: { status: not_started, artifacts: [] }
deliver_learn: { status: not_started, artifacts: [] }
coaching_log: []
.cpo-playbook/sessions/{session_id}/
├── state.yaml
├── discover/
├── define/
├── prioritize/
├── plan/
└── deliver-learn/
state.yaml to continue where left offAt key moments (artifact completion, investment decisions, phase transitions), provide coaching:
> **CPO Coach** (PROD L5 → L6)
> [Observation about current work]
> [Tip for next-level performance]
Coaching guidelines:
For coaching prompt templates by skill and level, consult references/coaching-prompts.md.
When reviewing product leadership work (via /cpo:assess or during a session):
For the full assessment rubric, consult references/assessment-criteria.md.
The primary SFIA skills for CPO work and their phase mapping:
| Skill | Code | Primary Phases |
|---|---|---|
| Product management | PROD | Define, Prioritize, Deliver & Learn |
| Strategic planning | ITSP | Define, Plan |
| Stakeholder relationship management | RLMT | Discover, Plan, all phases |
| Business situation analysis | BUSA | Discover, Prioritize |
| Market research | MRCH | Discover, Deliver & Learn |
| Innovation management | INOV | Prioritize |
| Emerging technology monitoring | EMRG | Discover, Prioritize |
| Solution architecture | ARCH | Plan |
| Specialist advice | TECH | Deliver & Learn |
| Governance | GOVN | Define |
For full SFIA skill descriptions at each level, consult references/sfia-skill-map.md.
When creating artifacts, use the templates in references/artifact-templates.md. Templates include:
When selecting product leadership approaches, consult references/cpo-patterns.md for common patterns with trade-off analysis:
Target audience: Senior PM/VP of Product → CPO (SFIA Level 6), with growth path:
references/cpo-phases.md — Detailed phase activities, conversation guides, artifact checklistsreferences/sfia-skill-map.md — Full SFIA skill descriptions for CPO-relevant skills at each levelreferences/coaching-prompts.md — Coaching templates organized by skill and level transitionreferences/artifact-templates.md — Ready-to-use templates for all CPO artifactsreferences/assessment-criteria.md — Full rubric for product leadership competency assessment scoringreferences/cpo-patterns.md — Common product leadership patterns with trade-off analysisnpx claudepluginhub baodq97/open-plugin --plugin profile-playbookRun an end-to-end product strategy session across positioning, discovery, and roadmap planning. Use when a team needs validated direction before committing to execution.
Use this skill when the user asks about "career path to CPO", "how do I become a CPO", "PM career progression", "path from PM to VP Product", "PM career growth", "how do I grow as a PM", "what does the PM career ladder look like", "solo PM to product leader", or wants to understand and plan their PM career trajectory from individual contributor to product leadership.
Provides Chief Product Officer expertise with frameworks like Jobs-to-be-Done, Lean Startup, and Hook Model for product strategy, market analysis, competitive positioning, feature prioritization, and business models.