Course Syllabus
The CPO Accelerator program is designed to address the unique challenges found in product executive leadership. Our expert course coaches have consolidated years of executive consulting and coaching experience into one carefully-crafted curriculum to help you grow and shine.
SESSION 1
Settling In: The Role of the Product Executive
How does my new role as product executive/ head of product differ from my role as a product leader?
What are some common pitfalls I might encounter, and how can I steer clear?
How are my current skills measuring up, and what are some areas for improvement?
What does it really mean to become a part of the “executive team”?
SESSION 2
Developing Talent: Organizational Design
How does the scope of my domain change as an executive? What else will I oversee?
How do I structure my team for growth? What do I need to do to successfully scale?
How do I make sure I’m hiring the right talent?
How can I carve out career paths for my teams?
SESSION 3
Setting the Right Course: Product Strategy Creation & Deployment
How do I create a strong strategy, and how do I deploy that strategy to my teams and help them create plans for their products? What cadence should I follow to revisit that strategy?
How do I make sure I’m not micromanaging? When is it necessary to be more prescriptive?
How do I make sure my teams are aligned?
How do I form good intents, and make sure everyone is clear on those intents?
SESSION 4
Driving an Outcome Oriented Strategy: Product Operations
How does Product Operations help me lead product management more effectively?
How do I get the data I need to inform my product strategy and measure success in an outcome oriented way?
What processes, tools, and governance structure do I need to ensure insights are being communicated across the org?
What do I need to keep a product team running successfully? (User research ops, data & insights, reporting and strategy cadences)
SESSION 5
Winning Them Over: How to Work With Your CEO and Board
How do I best work and communicate with my Board of Directors?
How do I become a reliable asset to my CEO?
How can I get my CEO to trust that I’m the right person to take over their baby, the strategy?
How do I assure the board that the company's growth strategy is in good hands?
SESSION 6
Getting it All Done: Establishing Strong Executive Partnerships
How do I become a valuable partner to executives from Sales, Marketing, Support, Technology, Finance, and Design?
What is my go-to-market strategy and how do Sales, Marketing, and Support work with me?
How do I shift my organization from being sales-driven to product-led?
What are the individual goals of my fellow executives?