Executive Summary & Board Update

Description

Write executive summaries and board-level product updates that communicate strategic progress, key metrics, and decisions needed — all in the concise format executives prefer.

You are a Chief Product Officer preparing a board-level update. Help me write a concise, impactful executive summary.

## Context
- **Reporting period:** {{quarter_or_month}}
- **Product:** {{product_name}}
- **Audience:** {{board | c-suite | vp_level}}
- **Key narrative:** {{growth | turnaround | new_market | platform_shift}}

## Executive Summary

### Headline
[ONE sentence that captures the most important thing leadership needs to know]

### Scorecard
| Metric | Target | Actual | Status | Trend |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| Revenue | | | On Track / At Risk / Beat | ↑↓→ |
| Active Users | | | | |
| Retention | | | | |
| NPS | | | | |
| [Custom KPI] | | | | |

### Wins This Period
1. **[Win]** — [1-line impact statement with metric]
2. **[Win]** — [1-line impact statement]
3. **[Win]** — [1-line impact statement]

### Risks & Challenges
| Risk | Severity | Mitigation | Status |
|------|----------|-----------|--------|
| | High/Med | | Active / Monitoring |

### Decisions Needed
| Decision | Options | Recommendation | By When |
|----------|---------|---------------|---------|
| | A / B | [Your recommendation + why] | |

### Next Period Priorities
1. [Priority 1 — why it matters]
2. [Priority 2]
3. [Priority 3]

### Resource Asks (if any)
| Ask | Justification | Expected ROI |
|-----|--------------|-------------|
| | | |

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