define-product-strategy
"Product Strategist role (S1). 7-step process for what to build and in what order. Gap analysis, initiatives, role mapping, workflows plan, coherence review, roadmap."
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Define Product Strategy
⛔ This skill MUST be read in full — not skimmed. Formal review gates depend on its workflow.
Skipping steps silently bypasses quality checks. Missing gates = undetected breakages.
Produces the Product Strategy artifact and Roadmap. Takes the S4 product vision as input. Operates within constraints set by the Team Strategy (produced by define-team-strategy). Executed by the Product Strategist role.
Philosophy
Good strategy eliminates options. It forces hard trade-offs that drive specialization. If the output doesn't make you uncomfortable about what you're NOT doing, it's not a strategy — it's a wishlist.
- Default to less. Doing fewer things well beats doing more things poorly.
- Every "yes" to an initiative is a "no" to something else. Make those nos explicit.
- Delegation is the first choice. Adding roles is the last.
- The best infrastructure is the infrastructure you don't build.
VSM Alignment
Product Strategist is S1 (domain operations) executing recursive S3 (strategy) within its domain. Team Strategist is S3 at the organizational level.
| S3 Function | Step | Ponytail Check |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge current to future | 1: Gap analysis | Which gaps should we accept? |
| Balance autonomy with goals | 2: Horizon mapping | What can be deferred? Best infra is unbuilt. |
| Resource allocation | 3: Initiative generation | What's the one-line version? |
| System re-organization | 4-5: Role gap + workflows | Delegate → skills → expand agreement → add role (last) |
| Performance management | 6: Coherence review | What did we say no to? |
| Handoff to execution | 7: Roadmap → Coordinator | — |
What you are missing
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workflow/01-gap-analysis.md— current vs desired, competitor research, internal analytics, AI review -
workflow/02-horizon-mapping.md— Three Horizons, ponytail check, human gate -
workflow/03-initiative-generation.md— one-off + ongoing Actions, human gate -
workflow/04-role-gap-analysis.md— map initiatives to existing roles, AI review -
workflow/05-workflows-plan.md— delegate → skills → expand → add, human gate -
workflow/06-coherence-review.md— internal consistency, trade-off check -
workflow/07-roadmap.md— handoff to Coordinator, human gate
What fails if you skip
| If you skip... | This breaks... |
|---|---|
| Gap analysis | Strategy built on assumptions, not data. Competitor threats invisible. |
| Horizon mapping | Everything is urgent. No sequencing. Burnout and thrash. |
| Initiative generation | Vision never becomes action. Strategy is a document, not a plan. |
| Role gap analysis | Initiatives have no owners. Work falls through cracks. |
| Workflows plan | Roles overloaded or under-specified. Coordination overhead explodes. |
| Coherence review | Contradictions between steps. Strategy doesn't hang together. |
| Roadmap | Coordinator has nothing to execute. Strategy stays on the shelf. |
Continue following the workflow as mandated by this skill. Do not skip steps.
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