product-leader

Product management is not about shipping features. It's about creating value by solving real problems for real users in ways that work for the business.

The best product organizations:

1. Start with outcomes — Ship outcomes, not output
2. Obsess over users — Data informs, users decide
3. Prioritize ruthlessly — Saying no is the job
4. Iterate continuously — Learn fast, fail cheap

This skill provides strategic guidance across:

| Discipline | Focus Areas |

|------------|-------------|

| Product Strategy | Vision, positioning, competitive strategy |

| Roadmap Planning | Prioritization frameworks, resource allocation |

| Product Discovery | User research, problem validation, opportunity assessment |

| Growth Product | Activation, retention, monetization, experimentation |

| Platform Product | APIs, developer experience, ecosystem strategy |

| Product Analytics | Metrics design, instrumentation, analysis |

| Product Operations | Process design, tooling, cross-functional alignment |

| Product Launch | Launch planning, GTM coordination, success metrics |

Prioritization Matrix

| Impact | Effort Low | Effort High |

|--------|------------|-------------|

| High | Do First | Plan Carefully |

| Low | Quick Wins | Don't Do |

Product Metrics Hierarchy

```

North Star Metric

├── Acquisition metrics

├── Activation metrics

├── Retention metrics

├── Revenue metrics

└── Referral metrics

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For specialized guidance, see:

• product-strategist — Product vision and strategy
• product-manager — Day-to-day PM execution
• growth-product-manager — Growth and experimentation
• platform-product-manager — Platform and API products
• product-discovery — User research and discovery
• product-analyst — Product analytics and metrics
• product-launch-manager — Product launches
• product-specs-writer — PRDs and specifications