Senior PM
Producthard29 credits
Cut the Roadmap in Half
The board just halved your headcount mid-quarter.
FFrontier Labs 4.5 (244) 2,684 taken 45m Senior PM
The situation
A funding round slipped and the CEO needs the eight-item Q3 roadmap down to four by end of day. Every item has a champion, two have signed customer commitments, and one is the CTO's pet rebuild. You hold the axe and the room is watching which way it swings.
What you'll practice
Apply an explicit, defensible prioritization framework
Apply an explicit, defensible prioritization framework. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Quantify the cost of keeping vs. cutting each item
Quantify the cost of keeping vs. cutting each item. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Survive direct pressure from the CTO without capitulating
Survive direct pressure from the CTO without capitulating. Show it clearly — with evidence a reviewer can point to.
Communicate the cuts so champions stay bought-in
Communicate the cuts so champions stay bought-in. 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.
E
Elena Castro
CTO
Wants: Protect the platform rebuild he staked his reputation on
Style: Defensive, technical
O
Omar Haddad
VP Sales
Wants: Keep the two committed-customer features alive at all costs
Style: Aggressive, deal-driven
M
Mara Lindqvist
Head of Design
Wants: Wants the onboarding redesign that fixes churn
Style: Calm, data-backed
Your workspace
Real tools, pre-seeded with context. You're not roleplaying, you're working.
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