product-strategist

SKILL.md

Product Strategist

Strategic toolkit for Head of Product to drive vision, alignment, and organizational excellence.

Core Capabilities

Capability
Description
Tool

OKR Cascade
Generate aligned OKRs from company to team level
okr_cascade_generator.py

Alignment Scoring
Measure vertical and horizontal alignment
Built into generator

Strategy Templates
5 pre-built strategy types
Growth, Retention, Revenue, Innovation, Operational

Team Configuration
Customize for your org structure
--teams flag

Quick Start
# Growth strategy with default teams
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth

# Retention strategy with custom teams
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py retention --teams "Engineering,Design,Data"

# Revenue strategy with 40% product contribution
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py revenue --contribution 0.4

# Export as JSON for integration
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth --json > okrs.json

Workflow: Quarterly Strategic Planning

Step 1: Define Strategic Focus

Strategy
When to Use

Growth
Scaling user base, market expansion

Retention
Reducing churn, improving LTV

Revenue
Increasing ARPU, new monetization

Innovation
Market differentiation, new capabilities

Operational
Improving efficiency, scaling operations

See references/strategy_types.md for detailed guidance.

Step 2: Gather Input Metrics

{
  "current": 100000,      // Current MAU
  "target": 150000,       // Target MAU
  "current_nps": 40,      // Current NPS
  "target_nps": 60        // Target NPS
}

Step 3: Configure Teams & Run Generator

# Default teams
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth

# Custom org structure with contribution percentage
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth \
  --teams "Core,Platform,Mobile,AI" \
  --contribution 0.3

Step 4: Review Alignment Scores

Score
Target
Action if Below

Vertical Alignment
>90%
Ensure all objectives link to parent

Horizontal Alignment
>75%
Check for team coordination gaps

Coverage
>80%
Validate all company OKRs are addressed

Balance
>80%
Redistribute if one team is overloaded

Overall
>80%
<60% needs restructuring

Step 5: Refine, Validate, and Export

Before finalizing:

 Review generated objectives with stakeholders

 Adjust team assignments based on capacity

 Validate contribution percentages are realistic

 Ensure no conflicting objectives across teams

 Set up tracking cadence (bi-weekly check-ins)

# Export JSON for tools like Lattice, Ally, Workboard
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth --json > q1_okrs.json

OKR Cascade Generator

Usage

python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py [strategy] [options]

Strategies: growth | retention | revenue | innovation | operational

Configuration Options

Option
Description
Default

--teams, -t
Comma-separated team names
Growth,Platform,Mobile,Data

--contribution, -c
Product contribution to company OKRs (0-1)
0.3 (30%)

--json, -j
Output as JSON instead of dashboard
False

--metrics, -m
Metrics as JSON string
Sample metrics

Output Examples

Dashboard Output (growth strategy)

============================================================
OKR CASCADE DASHBOARD
Quarter: Q1 2025  |  Strategy: GROWTH
Teams: Growth, Platform, Mobile, Data  |  Product Contribution: 30%
============================================================

🏢 COMPANY OKRS
📌 CO-1: Accelerate user acquisition and market expansion
   └─ CO-1-KR1: Increase MAU from 100,000 to 150,000
   └─ CO-1-KR2: Achieve 50% MoM growth rate
   └─ CO-1-KR3: Expand to 3 new markets

📌 CO-2: Achieve product-market fit in new segments
📌 CO-3: Build sustainable growth engine

🚀 PRODUCT OKRS
📌 PO-1: Build viral product features and market expansion
   ↳ Supports: CO-1
   └─ PO-1-KR1: Increase product MAU to 45,000
   └─ PO-1-KR2: Achieve 45% feature adoption rate

👥 TEAM OKRS
Growth Team:
  📌 GRO-1: Build viral product features through acquisition and activation
     └─ GRO-1-KR1: Increase product MAU to 11,250
     └─ GRO-1-KR2: Achieve 11.25% feature adoption rate

🎯 ALIGNMENT SCORES
✓ Vertical Alignment: 100.0%
! Horizontal Alignment: 75.0%
✓ Coverage: 100.0%  |  ✓ Balance: 97.5%  |  ✓ Overall: 94.0%
✅ Overall alignment is GOOD (≥80%)

JSON Output (retention --json, truncated)

{
  "quarter": "Q1 2025",
  "strategy": "retention",
  "company": {
    "objectives": [
      {
        "id": "CO-1",
        "title": "Create lasting customer value and loyalty",
        "key_results": [
          { "id": "CO-1-KR1", "title": "Improve retention from 70% to 85%", "current": 70, "target": 85 }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "product": { "contribution": 0.3, "objectives": ["..."] },
  "teams": ["..."],
  "alignment_scores": {
    "vertical_alignment": 100.0, "horizontal_alignment": 75.0,
    "coverage": 100.0, "balance": 97.5, "overall": 94.0
  }
}

See references/examples/sample_growth_okrs.json for a complete example.

Reference Documents

Document
Description

references/okr_framework.md
OKR methodology, writing guidelines, alignment scoring

references/strategy_types.md
Detailed breakdown of all 5 strategy types with examples

references/examples/sample_growth_okrs.json
Complete sample output for growth strategy

Best Practices

OKR Cascade

Limit to 3-5 objectives per level, each with 3-5 key results

Key results must be measurable with current and target values

Validate parent-child relationships before finalizing

Alignment Scoring

Target >80% overall alignment; investigate any score below 60%

Balance scores ensure no team is overloaded

Horizontal alignment prevents conflicting goals across teams

Team Configuration

Configure teams to match your actual org structure

Adjust contribution percentages based on team size

Platform/Infrastructure teams often support all objectives

Specialized teams (ML, Data) may only support relevant objectives

Related Skills

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