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R&D management expertise for R&D portfolio management, technology roadmapping, research methodology, patent strategy, lab management, academic partnerships, and regulatory pathways. Use when managing research programs, planning technology roadmaps, or building patent portfolios.
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Recommend the next roadmap-backed change, then after explicit confirmation scaffold it as a normal spec-driven change.
Use historical analogies to inform strategic decisions by identifying structural similarities and differences between past and present situations. Use this skill when the user draws on historical precedent to justify a strategy, needs to evaluate whether a historical comparison is valid, or wants to learn from past events — even if they say 'this is like the dotcom bubble', 'history repeats itself', or 'what can we learn from how X handled this'.
Apply principled negotiation using BATNA, ZOPA, and the Harvard method to prepare for and conduct negotiations. Use this skill when the user needs to prepare for a negotiation, evaluate their bargaining position, design win-win solutions, or handle difficult negotiation situations — even if they say 'how do I negotiate this deal', 'what's my leverage', 'they won't budge on price', or 'help me prepare for this meeting'.
Apply Upper Echelons Theory (Hambrick and Mason, 1984) to analyze how top management team characteristics — demographics, experiences, values — shape strategic choices and organizational outcomes. Use this skill when the user needs to evaluate TMT composition effects on strategy, predict strategic direction from leadership profiles, assess whether managerial discretion enables or constrains executive influence, or when they ask 'does leadership background matter for strategy', 'how does TMT composition affect decisions', or 'why did this management team make that choice'.
Apply structured decision analysis using decision matrices, decision trees, expected value, and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). Use this skill when the user faces a complex decision with multiple options and criteria, needs to compare alternatives objectively, quantify risk vs reward, or facilitate group decisions — even if they say 'which option should we choose', 'help me decide', 'how do we compare these options', or 'what's the expected outcome'.
Apply Transaction Cost Economics (Williamson, 1975, 1985) to analyze governance structure choices — market, hybrid, or hierarchy — based on transaction characteristics. Use this skill when the user needs to decide make-or-buy, evaluate outsourcing vs vertical integration, design governance mechanisms for inter-firm relationships, or when they ask 'should we build this in-house or outsource', 'why do firms vertically integrate', or 'how should we structure this partnership'.
Apply Agency Theory (Jensen and Meckling, 1976) to diagnose principal-agent problems — moral hazard, adverse selection — and design governance mechanisms to align interests. Use this skill when the user needs to analyze conflicts of interest between owners and managers, design incentive or monitoring structures, evaluate corporate governance effectiveness, or when they ask 'how do we ensure managers act in shareholders interest', 'why is this incentive plan failing', or 'what governance mechanisms reduce agency costs'.
Generate the competitive analysis section with competitor profiles, SWOT analysis, competitive matrix, differentiation strategy, market share positioning, and sustainable competitive advantage (moat). Proves the business can win against alternatives. Use when building or reviewing competitive analysis sections, benchmarking against competitors, or defining market positioning. Incorporates Farris's competitive metrics, guerrilla positioning strategy, value-based differentiation frameworks, Teece's business model vs strategy distinction (business model = architecture of value creation and capture; strategy = how the model is made difficult to imitate), Kaza's four differentiation types (aesthetic experience, social experience, boundary interactions, purposeful experiences), Ohmae's 3C Strategic Triangle and Key Factors for Success, and the Portable MBA onstage/backstage model with Value Net complementors framework.
Consolidates objective metrics of a sprint. Use when you need quantitative data about deliveries, blockers, deviations, and velocity to feed retro, sprint review, or capacity decisions.