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A CEO-level product strategy review reframes core problems and evaluates roadmap directions to identify high-impact products. It applies four scope modes—expansion, selective expansion, hold, and reduction—to optimize outcomes and maximize growth.

Expanding product scope during roadmap planning involves evaluating ambitious directions through a scope expansion mode. This process identifies a 10-star product by validating strategic premises and selectively cherry-picking expansions to maximize impact.

Scope reduction is necessary when a product strategy requires stripping features to essential components. This mode applies maximum rigor to streamline roadmap planning, ensuring risk-aware management and focused outcomes during strategy reviews.

This approach applies directly to pivot planning and vision reviews by reframing problems and testing strategic premises. It supports proactive plan reviews to validate scope decisions and refine focus for ambitious product directions.

The four modes for optimizing scope decisions are scope expansion, selective expansion, hold scope, and scope reduction. These modes guide strategy reviews by applying varying levels of rigor to shape product roadmaps and manage risk.

Selective expansion refines focus by holding the current scope steady while strategically cherry-picking new expansions. This strategy review mode balances risk-aware scope management with targeted growth for the product roadmap.