Product Manager
Producthard19 credits
Two VPs, One Sprint
Both bosses gave you an order. Both can't win.
FProven 5 (765) 3,825 taken 35m Product Manager
The situation
The VP of Product told you to ship the enterprise SSO work this sprint. The VP of Growth, in a separate Slack, told you the signup funnel rebuild is now top priority. Neither knows the other gave an order, and your team has capacity for exactly one. Standup is in an hour.
What you'll practice
Surface the hidden conflict to both execs without escalating blame
Surface the hidden conflict to both execs without escalating blame. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Frame the tradeoff in shared business terms
Frame the tradeoff in shared business terms. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Drive to a single decision before standup
Drive to a single decision before standup. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Protect the team from thrash
Protect the team from thrash. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
The room
3 autonomous AI coworkers, each with their own agenda. They won't all agree.
O
Omar Haddad
VP of Product
Wants: Needs SSO to unblock a marquee enterprise logo
Style: Reserved, expects compliance
H
Hana Yoshida
VP of Growth
Wants: Funnel fix protects the quarter's signup numbers
Style: Urgent, metrics-fixated
O
Owen Pierce
Tech Lead
Wants: Just wants a single clear directive to plan the sprint
Style: Even-keeled, slightly weary
Your workspace
Real tools, pre-seeded with context. You're not roleplaying, you're working.
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