280 Group Playbook

The 280 Group Playbook guides product managers to align their work with business objectives. The Playbook includes pre-filled examples to inspire great product management.

Free Playbook Packs

Gain access to free product management ‘plays’ taken directly from the pages of the 280 Group Playbook.

The 280 Group Product Management Starter Pack
The 280 Group Product Leader Pack

What’s in the Playbook?

Our Playbook is made up of the best product management ‘plays’, or concise guides with templates, that get product managers and product teams using best practices quickly. 

Clear & Concise Instructions

Our Playbook is laid out sequentially, to make it easy to navigate your way through the product management process from beginning to end.  Each play covers a product management best practice with concise and easy-to-digest instructions.

Templates (with Pre-Filled Examples)

Each Play includes a template to ensure that the theoretical is always connected to real-world application.   We’ve included pre-filled examples in the templates to inspire product managers on ways they can best utilize them.  We’ve also made 2 versions of the Playbook, (B2B and B2C), so you be sure to get examples that meet your needs.

Topics in the Playbook

01  Outcome & Strategy – Guided Discussion

02  The Outcome Tree – Section 1

03  Positioning Statement

04  Stakeholder Alignment

05  Personas, User & Buyer

06  Exploring the Problem Space

07  Empathy Interviews

08  Affinity Mapping

09  Customer Journey Map

10  Framing the Problem – Problem Statement

11  Exploring the Solution Space

12 Solution Hypothesis Statement

13  Storyboarding & the Outcome Tree – Returns

14  The Outcome Tree – Section 2

15  Risk Assessment

16  280 Group Product Outcome Canvas

17  Outcomes Based Roadmap

18  Beta Goals & Success Metrics

19  Go-to-Market Enablement & Successful Beta

20  Process Retrospective

21  Measuring Outcomes

22  Tiny Acts of Discovery

Get the 280 Group Playbook

The 280 Group Playbook guides product managers to align their work with business objectives. The Playbook includes pre-filled examples to inspire great product management.