iterate-pivot-decision
Documents a strategic pivot or persevere decision with the evidence, analysis, and rationale. Use when evaluating whether to change direction on a product, feature, or strategy based on market feedback.
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill iterate-pivot-decision --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
<!-- PM-Skills | https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills | Apache 2.0 --> # Pivot Decision A pivot decision document captures the analysis and rationale behind a strategic direction change.or the decision to stay the course. Based on the Lean Startup concept of "pivot or persevere," this artifact ensures major strategic decisions are made with evidence, communicated clearly, and preserved for organizational learning. ## When to Use - After significant validated learning suggests the current direction may not work - At planned pivot-or-persevere checkpoints (e.g., after MVP launch) - When key hypotheses have been invalidated by market feedback - During strategy reviews when considering major direction changes - When stakeholders are debating whether to change course ## When NOT to Use - You are reporting experiment results without a direction decision attached -> use `measure-experiment-results` - The decision is technical or architectural rather than directional -> use `develop-adr` - You want to explore candidate directions before deciding anything -> use `define-opportunity-tree` - The team needs the period-end reflection ceremony -> use `iterate-retrospective`; a pivot c
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What does the iterate-pivot-decision skill do?
Documents a strategic pivot or persevere decision with the evidence, analysis, and rationale. Use when evaluating whether to change direction on a product, feature, or strategy based on market feedback.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill iterate-pivot-decision --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From product-on-purpose/pm-skills, a repository with 518 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.