Product Management playbook/Module 3 · Strategy

Day 28 / 100 · Strategy · Strategy on one page

It fits on a page, or it won’t fit in heads.

If your team can't explain the strategy in a minute, it can't guide the hundred small decisions they make every week.

One-Page Template · Fictional Example

01 · WHERE WE ARE

SMEs are leaving old PBX systems, but setup feels risky.

02 · WHERE WE'RE GOING

Every small business sounds like a big one.

03 · WHERE WE'LL PLAY

Owner-run businesses, 5–50 staff, South Africa first.

04 · HOW WE'LL WIN

Same-day setup, app control, local human support.

05 · WHAT WE WON'T DO

Enterprise call centres. Custom builds for single clients.

06 · HOW WE'LL KNOW

Setup time, 90-day retention, support calls per customer.

The test: ask three people on the team what the strategy is. If you get three different answers, the page isn't done.

If the team can’t say it, it isn’t real.