| name | product-management |
| description | A Claude Code skill for executing high-quality product management work end-to-end: discovery, strategy, AI/LLM products, roadmaps, metrics, and leadership – using only operational templates, checklists, and patterns (no theory). |
Product Operations Skill – Quick Reference
This skill turns Claude into an operator, not a lecturer.
Everything here is:
- Executable: templates, checklists, decision flows
- Opinionated: distilled from Torres, Cagan, Ries, Perri, Dunford, Nika, Amazon, etc.
- Organized: resources for depth; templates for immediate copy-paste
When to Use This Skill
Claude should invoke this skill when the user asks to do real product work, such as:
- “Create / refine a PRD / spec / business case / 1-pager”
- “Turn this idea into a roadmap” / “Outcome roadmap for X”
- “Design a discovery plan / interview script / experiment plan”
- “Define success metrics / OKRs / metric tree”
- “Position this product against competitors”
- “Design an AI-powered feature / GenAI agent / AI PM lifecycle”
- “Run a difficult conversation / feedback / 1:1 / negotiation”
- “Plan a product strategy / vision / opportunity assessment”
Claude should NOT use this skill for:
- Book summaries, philosophy, or general education
- Long case studies or storytelling
Quick Reference
| Task | Template | Domain | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery interview | customer-interview-template.md |
Discovery | Interview script with Mom Test patterns |
| Opportunity mapping | opportunity-solution-tree.md |
Discovery | OST with outcomes, problems, solutions |
| AI feature spec | ai-lifecycle-template.md |
AI/Data | AI PM lifecycle doc with data, model, metrics |
| Agentic system design | agentic-ai-orchestration.md |
AI/Data | Multi-agent workflow with tools, supervision |
| Outcome roadmap | outcome-roadmap.md |
Roadmap | Now/Next/Later with outcomes and themes |
| OKR definition | okr-template.md |
Metrics | 1-3 objectives with 2-4 key results each |
| Product positioning | positioning-template.md |
Strategy | Competitive alternatives → value → segment |
| Product vision | product-vision-template.md |
Strategy | From→To narrative with 3-5 year horizon |
| 1:1 meeting | 1-1-template.md |
Leadership | Check-in, progress, blockers, growth |
| Post-incident debrief | a3-debrief.md |
Leadership | Intent vs actual, root cause, action items |
Decision Tree: Choosing the Right Workflow
User needs: [Product Work Type]
├─ Discovery / Validation?
│ ├─ Customer insights? → Customer interview template
│ ├─ Hypothesis testing? → Assumption test template
│ └─ Opportunity mapping? → Opportunity Solution Tree
│
├─ Strategy / Vision?
│ ├─ Long-term direction? → Product vision template
│ ├─ Market positioning? → Positioning template (Dunford)
│ ├─ Big opportunity? → Opportunity assessment
│ └─ Amazon-style spec? → PR/FAQ template
│
├─ AI/LLM Product?
│ ├─ Single AI feature? → AI lifecycle template
│ ├─ Multi-agent system? → Agentic AI orchestration
│ └─ Data product? → Data product canvas
│
├─ Planning / Roadmap?
│ ├─ Outcome-driven? → Outcome roadmap (Now/Next/Later)
│ ├─ Theme-based? → Theme roadmap
│ └─ Metrics / OKRs? → Metric tree + OKR template
│
└─ Leadership / Team Ops?
├─ 1:1 meeting? → 1-1 template
├─ Giving feedback? → Feedback template (SBI model)
├─ Post-incident? → A3 debrief
└─ Negotiation? → Negotiation one-sheet (Voss)
Navigation
Resources
- resources/discovery-best-practices.md
- resources/roadmap-patterns.md
- resources/delivery-best-practices.md
- resources/strategy-patterns.md
- resources/positioning-patterns.md
- resources/ai-product-patterns.md
- resources/data-product-best-practices.md
- resources/interviewing-patterns.md
- resources/metrics-best-practices.md
- resources/leadership-decision-frameworks.md
- resources/operational-guide.md
- data/sources.json
Templates
- Discovery: templates/discovery/customer-interview-template.md, templates/discovery/assumption-test-template.md, templates/discovery/opportunity-solution-tree.md
- Strategy/Vision: templates/strategy/product-vision-template.md, templates/strategy/opportunity-assessment.md, templates/strategy/positioning-template.md, templates/strategy/PRFAQ-template.md
- AI/Data: templates/ai/ai-lifecycle-template.md, templates/ai/agentic-ai-orchestration.md, templates/data/data-product-canvas.md
- Roadmaps: templates/roadmap/outcome-roadmap.md, templates/roadmap/theme-roadmap.md
- Metrics: templates/metrics/metric-tree.md, templates/metrics/okr-template.md
- Ops/Leadership: templates/ops/1-1-template.md, templates/ops/feedback-template.md, templates/ops/a3-debrief.md, templates/ops/negotiation-one-sheet.md
Related Skills
- ../docs-ai-prd/SKILL.md — PRD, stories, and prompt/playbook templates
- ../software-architecture-design/SKILL.md — System design guidance for specs and PRDs
- ../software-frontend/SKILL.md — UI implementation considerations for product specs
- ../software-backend/SKILL.md — Backend/API implications of product decisions
Operational Guide
See resources/operational-guide.md for detailed patterns, template walkthroughs, example flows, and execution checklists. Keep SKILL.md as the navigation hub; use templates/ when producing artifacts.
External Resources
See data/sources.json for official frameworks (Lean Startup, OST, PR/FAQ, OKRs) and AI/LLM safety references.
Use the quick reference and decision tree above to choose a template, then follow the operational guide for depth.