positioning-workshop

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Run a positioning workshop that surfaces target customer, unmet need, category, benefits, and differentiation. Use when your product messaging feels fuzzy, generic, or misaligned.

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## Purpose Guide product managers through discovering and articulating product positioning by asking adaptive questions about target customers, unmet needs, product category, benefits, and competitive differentiation. Use this to align stakeholders on strategic positioning before writing PRDs, launch plans, or marketing materials—ensuring you've made deliberate choices about who you serve, what need you address, and how you differ from alternatives. This is not a brainstorming session—it's a structured discovery process that outputs a Geoffrey Moore positioning statement backed by evidence and strategic choices. ## Key Concepts ### The Positioning Workshop Flow An interactive discovery process that: 1. Gathers product context (marketing materials, competitor intel) 2. Identifies target customer segment through questioning 3. Uncovers underserved needs via Jobs-to-be-Done lens 4. Defines product category and benefits 5. Establishes competitive differentiation 6. Outputs a complete positioning statement (uses `positioning-statement.md`) ### Why This Works - **Structured discovery:** Prevents "positioning by committee" (too vague) - **Evidence-based:** Uses real marketing materials, customer feedback, competitive intel - **Adaptive:** Questions adjust based on B2B vs. B2C, new product vs. repositioning, etc. - **Actionable output:** Generates a Geoffrey Moore positioning statement ready for stakeholder review ### Anti-Patterns (What This Is NOT) - **Not a tagline generator:...

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deanpeters
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deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills
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3 months ago
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