executive-onboarding-playbook

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.

A 30-60-90 day playbook for VP and CPO leaders entering a new role: diagnose before acting, surface unwritten strategy, assess people, and build the body of evidence that informs all decisions. Source: deanpeters/product-manager-skills.