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The PM Frameworks Compendium

Every PM framework worth knowing in one page — with a one-line description, when to use it, and where to go deeper.

Prioritization

Frameworks

  • RICE: quantitative scoring (Reach × Impact × Confidence ÷ Effort)
  • Kano Model: categorize features by satisfaction impact
  • MoSCoW: Must/Should/Could/Won't have
  • PIE Framework: pricing optimization
  • Feature Audit: catalog + prioritize existing features

Discovery & Research

Frameworks

  • Jobs To Be Done: understand progress customers want to make
  • Customer Discovery Interview: structured user interviews
  • Persona Development: fictional user representations
  • Design Thinking: empathize/define/ideate/prototype/test
  • Jobs Map: map stages of a job to be done

Strategy & Growth

Frameworks

  • AARRR: Acquisition/Activation/Retention/Revenue/Referral
  • SWOT Analysis: internal + external assessment
  • Blue Ocean Strategy: create uncontested market space
  • Ansoff Matrix: 2×2 for growth paths
  • Core Loops / Habit Loop: engagement design
  • TAM/SAM/SOM: market sizing

Metrics & Analysis

Frameworks

  • OKRs: goal setting
  • NPS: loyalty metric
  • Revenue Waterfall: decompose revenue changes
  • Power User Analysis: study your top 5-10%
  • Demand Curve: price elasticity

Product Development

Frameworks

  • Lean Canvas: 1-page startup business model
  • Business Model Canvas: 9-box strategic model
  • Value Stream Mapping: process visualization
  • Feature Rollout: staged release strategy
  • PMF Matrix: segment-level product-market fit

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