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epic-hypothesis teaches product managers to frame feature work as testable if/then statements with lightweight experiments and measurable success criteria, enabling early validation before full commitment.

user-story teaches mike cohn format combined with gherkin acceptance criteria to translate user needs into testable development work. covers use case structure, common pitfalls, quality checks, and validation steps with worked examples.

positioning-statement teaches the geoffrey moore framework for building defensible product positioning. it guides users through target specificity, underserved need articulation, category selection, and differentiation validation via a five-step procedure with stress-testing and anti-pattern callouts.

finance-metrics-quickref provides a lookup table of 30+ SaaS financial metrics organized by category, with formulas, benchmarks, red flags, and four decision frameworks for feature investment, channel scaling, pricing changes, and business health assessment.

recommendation-canvas is a structured template for framing ai product proposals across business outcomes, customer outcomes, problem statements, solution hypotheses, positioning, assumptions, pestel risks, and success metrics. designed for product managers evaluating whether ai-powered features justify investment.

customer-journey-mapping-workshop guides product managers through structured discovery by posing five adaptive questions about personas, scenarios, phases, emotions, and opportunities, generating a visual artifact with ranked improvement priorities tied to specific pain points.

epic-breakdown-advisor guides product managers through richard lawrence's humanizing work methodology, applying 9 splitting patterns sequentially to convert large epics into vertical-slice user stories that preserve end-to-end value.

tam-sam-som-calculator guides product managers through structured market sizing via adaptive questioning, generating citation-backed tam/sam/som estimates grounded in census data and industry reports. workshop-facilitation protocol ensures repeatable, investor-ready analysis.

discovery-interview-prep guides product managers through structured customer research planning by adapting interview methodology to research goals, constraints, and segments. generates tailored question frameworks, opening scripts, and success criteria across multiple interview formats.

product-strategy-session orchestrates six structured phases from positioning through execution planning, integrating 15+ component skills to move teams from strategic ambiguity to validated roadmap over 2-4 weeks.

positioning-workshop guides product managers through structured discovery of positioning via five adaptive questions about customers, needs, category, and differentiation. outputs a Geoffrey Moore statement backed by evidence rather than assumption.

prd-development guides product managers from scattered discovery into a structured, stakeholder-aligned PRD, capturing problem, users, solution, and success criteria as a living document.

prioritization-advisor guides product managers toward the right prioritization framework by diagnosing product maturity, team structure, and decision context, then recommending and explaining frameworks like rice, ice, or value/effort matrices.

storyboard creates a six-frame visual narrative following a problem-to-solution arc designed for stakeholder alignment and concept validation. emphasizes character, emotional resonance, and concrete outcomes over feature lists.

feature-investment-advisor walks product managers through financial evaluation of feature builds using revenue connection, cost structure, and roi analysis. it pairs quantitative assessment with strategic judgment to surface build/don't build/build-later recommendations with supporting calculations and sensitivity guidance.

structured methodology for writing customer-focused press releases before product development, applying amazon's working backwards framework to force clarity on value propositions and problem statements during planning phases.

pestel-analysis provides a macro-environmental scanning framework for identifying external threats and opportunities across six dimensions. intended for strategic planning timelines of 12-24 months, it covers political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal forces that shape product direction.

evaluates financial viability of specific pricing changes (increases, new tiers, discounts, add-ons) using arpu/nrr analysis and three-scenario modeling; identifies go/no-go decisions with quantified revenue and churn impact.

user-story-mapping covers hierarchical journey visualization using the Patton framework, organizing user activities horizontally as narrative flow and vertically by release priority. useful for cross-functional alignment on user goals rather than features.

proto-persona guides early-stage user profiling by synthesizing research, market signals, and team knowledge into a structured hypothesis for design alignment. lacks procedural clarity and concrete validation checkpoints.

user-story-mapping-workshop guides product managers through structured inquiry to transform flat backlogs into two-dimensional visual maps organized by user workflow and release priority, producing prioritized story hierarchies and incremental release plans.

pol-probe frames lightweight validation experiments to test risky product hypotheses before committing engineering resources, emphasizing disposability and narrow scope through templated definition and quality checks.

jobs-to-be-done maps customer motivations across functional, social, and emotional dimensions to validate product direction and messaging. framework-driven approach for discovering unmet needs beyond surface-level feature requests.

acquisition-channel-advisor guides product managers through evaluating acquisition channels using unit economics (cac, ltv, payback), customer quality (retention, nrr), and scalability (magic number). uses a decision matrix to recommend scaling, testing, or killing channels based on financial and operational data.

customer-journey-map structures cross-functional understanding of customer experience across five stages with action, emotion, and kpi documentation. execution guidance is sparse and assumes user will fill in methodology gaps.

saas-revenue-growth-metrics teaches revenue and retention calculation with formulas, benchmarks, and pitfall patterns. framework-heavy reference without actionable automation or decision procedures.

eol-message provides a template-based framework for writing end-of-life announcements that center customer impact over business justification, with guidance on tone, structure, and common pitfalls to avoid.

problem-framing-canvas applies MITRE's three-phase structured workshop to ground product problem definition in stakeholder reality and equity. teams examine assumptions, map who experiences the problem and who's excluded, then synthesize into refined problem statements and how-might-we questions.

roadmap-planning orients product teams toward outcome-driven release sequencing by bundling prioritization, epic definition, and stakeholder alignment. the skill treats roadmap as strategic narrative rather than feature list, but lacks concrete procedures for execution.

altitude-horizon-framework articulates a mental model distinguishing director-level thinking from product manager thinking via two axes (altitude/scope and horizon/time), useful for diagnosing organizational friction but lacking actionable steps for adoption.

lean-ux-canvas guides teams through structured problem framing using an 8-box facilitation template, combining assumptions into testable hypotheses before building. covers business outcomes, user needs, and learning experiments to validate core assumptions.

vp-cpo-readiness-advisor offers conceptual coaching on executive transitions using the three ps framework, but lacks operational structure, concrete procedures, and actionable decision trees needed for practical agent deployment.

company-research gathers product strategy and executive perspective from public sources for competitive analysis, interview prep, or partnership evaluation. lacks procedural depth and edge case handling.

saas-economics-efficiency-metrics covers 15+ unit economics and capital efficiency metrics for product managers evaluating business model viability, including cac/ltv/payback analysis and gtm performance benchmarks, but lacks actionable procedural steps and concrete trigger conditions.

business-health-diagnostic outlines a four-dimensional saas assessment framework (growth, retention, unit economics, capital efficiency) but lacks concrete procedural steps, trigger examples, and failure mode handling needed for execution.

problem-statement provides a narrative framework for user-centered problem framing using persona, desired outcomes, barriers, root causes, and emotional impact. intended for discovery and stakeholder alignment before solution design.

director-readiness-advisor — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

executive-onboarding-playbook — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

skill-authoring-workflow — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

ai-shaped-readiness-advisor — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

pol-probe-advisor — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

workshop-facilitation — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

context-engineering-advisor — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

opportunity-solution-tree — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

user-story-splitting — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

discovery-process — an installable skill for AI agents, published by deanpeters/product-manager-skills.

Structure a spoken PM product-sense answer with assumptions, segmentation, pain-point prioritization, and MVP tradeoffs. Use when practicing design, improve,…