𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟰. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗠𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗽
Stop treating product leadership like a funnel.
A funnel mindset fails. It treats marketing, product, sales, and success as separate silos. In this model, the CPMO acts as a project manager. They focus on handoffs between departments. This approach creates friction and slows down growth.
A loop mindset wins. The CPMO owns one integrated system. The role is about continuous discipline, not moving tasks from one person to another.
The loop consists of five stages:
• Sense: Read the market and product data in real time. • Frame: Define positioning and the narrative every quarter. • Shape: Build the strategy, roadmap, and packaging. • Ship: Launch products through a consistent system. • Scale: Create compounding growth loops.
These stages do not happen one after another. They happen at the same time.
Sense happens every day through customer chats and data. Frame happens every quarter. Shape happens during planning cycles. Ship happens during launches. Scale happens continuously.
The CPMO does not delegate the integration of these stages. While different leaders run parts of the system, the CPMO holds the entire loop together.
A morning conversation with a customer updates Sense. An afternoon board meeting tests Frame. A pricing decision commits Shape. A product release executes Ship.
There is no top of the funnel. There is no bottom. There is only one system with one accountable leader.
The loop is not a task. It is your operating model.
Source: https://dev.to/sadhiqali/chapter-4-the-cpmo-loop-4l11
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