plan-ceo-review

A CEO-level strategy review rethinks foundational problems and challenges premises to define a 10-star product. You need one when asked to "think bigger," "rethink this," or evaluate if your current product management scope is ambitious enough.

To expand product scope safely, use the selective expansion mode to hold your current scope while cherry-picking specific additions. This allows you to dream big and integrate high-value features without compromising the original product management rigor.

Conduct a plan review with maximum rigor by selecting the hold scope mode. This approach strips away speculative expansions and focuses decision-making on executing the current product strategy with the highest possible fidelity and discipline.

The best way to reduce product scope is to apply the scope reduction mode during your strategy review. This process identifies and removes non-essential features, stripping the plan down to its core components to ensure a focused and achievable product launch.

Yes, this strategy review approach works for both scope expansion and scope reduction. It supports four distinct decision-making modes—expansion, selective expansion, hold, and reduction—allowing you to tailor the plan review to either dream big or strip to essentials.