What are the three product 'games' mentioned in the framework?

The framework classifies products into Attention (maximizing time spent), Transaction (maximizing purchase frequency), or Productivity (maximizing efficiency and task completion).

How does this skill help software developers?

It helps developers understand the strategic impact of their work, allowing them to prioritize features and fixes that directly influence the product's core value metrics.

Can I use this skill for early-stage startups?

Yes, it is highly effective for early-stage teams to move from founder-led intuition to a data-driven culture focused on activation and product-market fit.

What is the North Star Framework?

It is a product strategy model that aligns teams around a single metric representing core customer value, supported by specific input metrics that drive sustainable growth.

North Star Framework

Name: North Star Framework
Author: lev-os

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Productividad y Flujo de Trabajo

Implement a strategic product management framework to align teams around a core customer value metric and its driving inputs.

The North Star Framework skill provides a structured methodology for identifying a single, impactful metric that captures the core value a product delivers to its customers. By decomposing this 'North Star' into actionable input metrics and work streams, it helps cross-functional teams move away from optimizing disconnected or vanity metrics toward sustainable, value-driven growth. This skill is particularly useful for product leaders and developers looking to bridge the gap between technical output and business outcomes through data-driven strategy and transparent roadmap trade-offs.

Características Principales

01Identification of core customer value exchange and product 'game' types

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03Decomposition of high-level goals into 3-5 actionable input metrics

04Guidance on establishing measurement cadences and avoiding common metric anti-patterns

05Framework for selecting a North Star Metric using a 7-criteria checklist

06Mapping of cross-functional work streams to specific metric levers

Casos de Uso

01Aligning cross-functional engineering and product teams around a unified success metric

02Prioritizing product roadmaps based on their potential impact on core customer value

03Diagnosing stalled growth by breaking down top-line metrics into actionable drivers

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lev-os/agents north-star-framework

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT