Structure the first 90 days of a VP or CPO transition as a diagnostic process, not an execution sprint. The single most common failure in senior product leadership transitions is acting before understanding — changing structures, replacing people, or announcing strategy before building the evidence base that makes those decisions defensible.
This playbook runs in three phases: Diagnose (Month 1), Validate (Month 2), Act with Evidence (Month 3). Each phase builds on the last. Skipping phases doesn't accelerate results — it guarantees expensive reversals.
This is not a 100-day plan for impressing your new boss. It's a diagnostic protocol for making durable decisions.
Ein 30-60-90-Tage-Playbook für VP- und CPO-Führungskräfte, die eine neue Rolle übernehmen: Diagnostizieren, bevor handeln, ungeschriebene Strategien ans Licht bringen, Menschen bewerten und den Beweisbestand aufbauen, der alle Entscheidungen beeinflusst. Quelle: deanpeters/product-manager-skills.