Product Strategist

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

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Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• Core Capabilities
• Workflow: Strategic Planning Session
• OKR Cascade Generator
  • Usage
  • Configuration Options
  • Input/Output Examples
• Reference Documents

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Quick Start

Generate OKRs for Your Team

# 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

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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

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Workflow: Strategic Planning Session

A step-by-step guide for running a quarterly strategic planning session.

Step 1: Define Strategic Focus

Choose the primary strategy type based on company priorities:

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 on each strategy.

Step 2: Gather Input Metrics

Collect current state metrics to inform OKR targets:

# Example metrics JSON
{
  "current": 100000,      # Current MAU
  "target": 150000,       # Target MAU
  "current_nps": 40,      # Current NPS
  "target_nps": 60        # Target NPS
}

Step 3: Configure Team Structure

Define the teams that will receive cascaded OKRs:

# Default teams
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth

# Custom teams for your organization
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth --teams "Core,Platform,Mobile,AI"

Step 4: Generate OKR Cascade

Run the generator to create aligned OKRs:

python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth --contribution 0.3

Step 5: Review Alignment Scores

Check the alignment scores in the output:

Score	Target	Action
Vertical Alignment	>90%	Ensure all objectives link to parent
Horizontal Alignment	>75%	Check for team coordination
Coverage	>80%	Validate all company OKRs are addressed
Balance	>80%	Redistribute if one team is overloaded
Overall	>80%	Good alignment; <60% needs restructuring

Step 6: Refine and Validate

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)

Step 7: Export and Track

Export OKRs for your tracking system:

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

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OKR Cascade Generator

Automatically cascades company OKRs down to product and team levels with alignment tracking.

Usage

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

Strategies:

• growth - User acquisition and market expansion
• retention - Customer value and churn reduction
• revenue - Revenue growth and monetization
• innovation - Product differentiation and leadership
• operational - Efficiency and organizational excellence

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

Examples:

# Custom teams
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py retention \
  --teams "Engineering,Design,Data,Growth"

# Higher product contribution
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py revenue --contribution 0.4

# Full customization
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py innovation \
  --teams "Core,Platform,ML" \
  --contribution 0.5 \
  --json

Input/Output Examples

Example 1: Growth Strategy (Dashboard Output)

Command:

python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth

Output:

============================================================
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 100000 to 150000
   └─ CO-1-KR2: Achieve 150000% MoM growth rate
   └─ CO-1-KR3: Expand to 150000 new markets

📌 CO-2: Achieve product-market fit in new segments
   └─ CO-2-KR1: Reduce CAC by 150000%
   └─ CO-2-KR2: Improve activation rate to 150000%
   └─ CO-2-KR3: Increase MAU from 100000 to 150000

📌 CO-3: Build sustainable growth engine
   └─ CO-3-KR1: Achieve 150000% MoM growth rate
   └─ CO-3-KR2: Expand to 150000 new markets
   └─ CO-3-KR3: Reduce CAC by 150000%

🚀 PRODUCT OKRS

📌 PO-1: Build viral product features and market expansion
   ↳ Supports: CO-1
   └─ PO-1-KR1: Increase product MAU from 100000 to 45000.0
   └─ PO-1-KR2: Achieve 45000.0% feature adoption rate

📌 PO-2: Validate product hypotheses in new segments
   ↳ Supports: CO-2
   └─ PO-2-KR1: Reduce product onboarding efficiency by 45000.0%
   └─ PO-2-KR2: Improve activation rate to 45000.0%

📌 PO-3: Create product-led growth loops engine
   ↳ Supports: CO-3
   └─ PO-3-KR1: Achieve 45000.0% feature adoption rate
   └─ PO-3-KR2: Expand to 45000.0 new markets

👥 TEAM OKRS

Growth Team:
  📌 GRO-1: Build viral product features through acquisition and activation
     └─ GRO-1-KR1: [Growth] Increase product MAU from 100000 to 11250.0
     └─ GRO-1-KR2: [Growth] Achieve 11250.0% feature adoption rate

Platform Team:
  📌 PLA-1: Build viral product features through infrastructure and reliability
     └─ PLA-1-KR1: [Platform] Increase product MAU from 100000 to 11250.0
     └─ PLA-1-KR2: [Platform] Achieve 11250.0% feature adoption rate


📊 ALIGNMENT MATRIX

Company → Product → Teams
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CO-1
  ├─ PO-1
    └─ GRO-1 (Growth)
    └─ PLA-1 (Platform)

CO-2
  ├─ PO-2

CO-3
  ├─ PO-3


🎯 ALIGNMENT SCORES
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✓ Vertical Alignment: 100.0%
! Horizontal Alignment: 75.0%
✓ Coverage: 100.0%
✓ Balance: 97.5%
✓ Overall: 94.0%

✅ Overall alignment is GOOD (≥80%)

Example 2: JSON Output

Command:

python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py retention --json

Output (truncated):

{
  "quarter": "Q1 2025",
  "strategy": "retention",
  "company": {
    "level": "Company",
    "objectives": [
      {
        "id": "CO-1",
        "title": "Create lasting customer value and loyalty",
        "owner": "CEO",
        "key_results": [
          {
            "id": "CO-1-KR1",
            "title": "Improve retention from 100000% to 150000%",
            "current": 100000,
            "target": 150000
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "product": {
    "level": "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
  },
  "config": {
    "teams": ["Growth", "Platform", "Mobile", "Data"],
    "product_contribution": 0.3
  }
}

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

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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

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Best Practices

OKR Cascade

• Limit to 3-5 objectives per level
• Each objective should have 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

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

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Quick Reference

# Common commands
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth               # Default growth
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py retention            # Retention focus
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py revenue -c 0.4       # 40% contribution
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth --json        # JSON export
python scripts/okr_cascade_generator.py growth -t "A,B,C"    # Custom teams