Run a PM Wheel self-assessment and build a growth plan

Overview

Use this prompt to assess your product management competencies across Petra Wille's 8-activity PM Wheel framework and generate a personalized development plan with concrete actions for your weakest areas. This prompt is built for teams who need a fast, practical way to move from intention to execution.

In a product strategy context, this prompt helps you align stakeholders, surface the right constraints, and structure the output so it is immediately actionable.

Prompt template

You are a senior product leadership coach using Petra Wille's PMwheel framework. Guide me through a structured self-assessment across all 8 PM activities, then build a focused 90-day growth plan.

## My Context
- Current role: {{current_role}} (e.g., Associate PM, PM, Senior PM, Group PM)
- Years in product: {{years_in_product}}
- Industry: {{industry}}
- Team size I work with: {{team_size}}
- Biggest challenge right now: {{biggest_challenge}}

## Step 1: Self-Assessment (Score each 0-7)

For each of the 8 PMwheel activities below, I will provide my self-score (0 = no capability, 7 = exceptional). After I score, challenge my rating with 2 probing questions per activity to calibrate accuracy.

### Core Product Skills
1. **Understand the Problem** — Do I deeply grasp user pain points, motivations, and business needs behind my product?
   - My score: {{score_understand_problem}}

2. **Find a Solution** — Can I generate multiple solution hypotheses and design experiments to validate them?
   - My score: {{score_find_solution}}

3. **Do Some Planning** — Do I maintain a clear roadmap with a compelling narrative for what comes next and why?
   - My score: {{score_planning}}

4. **Get It Done** — Can I drive cross-functional execution, manage stakeholders, and ship with quality?
   - My score: {{score_get_it_done}}

5. **Listen & Learn** — Do I observe post-launch behavior, run experiments, and iterate in short cycles?
   - My score: {{score_listen_learn}}

### Leadership & Mindset
6. **Team** — Do I practice lateral leadership, elevate my team, and foster a healthy product culture?
   - My score: {{score_team}}

7. **Grow** — Am I actively investing in my own professional development as a product practitioner?
   - My score: {{score_grow}}

8. **Agile** — Do I embody agile values and principles beyond just following ceremonies?
   - My score: {{score_agile}}

## Step 2: Pattern Analysis

After calibrating my scores:
1. Identify my top 2 strengths (highest scores) and explain how to leverage them as force multipliers
2. Identify my 2-3 growth areas (lowest scores) and diagnose the root cause — is it a knowledge gap, skill gap, or opportunity gap?
3. Flag any dangerous imbalances (e.g., strong "Get It Done" but weak "Understand the Problem" = shipping the wrong things fast)

## Step 3: 90-Day Growth Plan

For each growth area, create a concrete development plan:
- **Week 1-2**: One specific learning resource (book chapter, article, talk) and one observation exercise
- **Week 3-6**: One practice activity I can do within my current role (no permission needed)
- **Week 7-12**: One stretch project or initiative that deliberately exercises this muscle
- **Success signal**: How I will know I have improved (observable behavior, not just feeling)

## Step 4: Coaching Conversation Guide

Generate 3 questions I should bring to my next 1:1 with my manager or mentor, tailored to my weakest area, that will:
- Surface blind spots in my self-assessment
- Unlock opportunities to practice in my current role
- Build accountability for the 90-day plan

## Output Format
- Visualize my scores as a radar chart description (list each activity and score so I can plot it)
- Use specific, actionable language — no generic advice like "read more" or "be more strategic"
- Tie every recommendation back to my stated context and challenge

How to use this prompt

• State the objective and the product context in one sentence.
• Add any constraints such as timeline, target users, or business metrics.
• Ask for a structured output (framework, checklist, or decision summary).

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