Pm North Star
Skill ActiveDefine and validate a North Star metric and its input metric tree for a B2B SaaS product. Uses Sean Ellis criteria for validation. Builds the full metric hierarchy from North Star down to team-level input metrics. Use when someone says "north star metric", "what should we measure", "product metric", "input metrics", "metric tree", "Sean Ellis", "one metric that matters", "how do we know if we're winning", or "product health metric".
To help product leaders clearly define and validate a core North Star metric and its supporting input metrics, ensuring alignment with product value and business goals for B2B SaaS products.
Features
- Defines North Star metrics using Sean Ellis criteria
- Builds a hierarchical input metric tree
- Validates metrics against business value and actionability
- Adapts to domain-specific contexts via `domain-context.md`
- Guides users with probing questions and structured output
Use Cases
- Use when defining a new North Star metric for a B2B SaaS product.
- Use to validate the correctness and actionability of an existing North Star metric.
- Use to decompose high-level product strategy into team-level input metrics.
- Use when discussing 'product health' or 'what to measure' with product leadership.
Non-Goals
- Defining specific, granular instrumentation requirements for tracking metrics.
- Providing generic marketing or sales analytics.
- Replacing detailed financial forecasting or revenue analysis.
Maintenance
- warning:Commit recencyThe last commit was on April 15, 2026, which is more than 12 months ago, suggesting the project may be unmaintained.
Versioning
- warning:Release ManagementThere is no explicit versioning detected in the SKILL.md frontmatter or CHANGELOG, and installation instructions reference 'main', making it difficult to pin a specific version.
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add marfoerst/the-pragmatic-pm/plugin install the-pragmatic-pm@the-pragmatic-pmQuality Score
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