Structure VP onboarding as diagnostic process

Structure VP/CPO 30-60-90 day transition as diagnostic process with evidence-based decision gates

New VPs/CPOs avoiding destructive first moves and orgs hiring execs who want to ground decisions in evidence rather than gut instinct.

• · role (VP/CPO)
• · organization context
• · key stakeholders
• · org structure/processes

• · 30-day diagnostic interview plan
• · 60-day validation findings
• · 90-day recommendations with body of evidence

• · role accepted or offer being evaluated
• · stakeholder alignment on diagnostic phase (Month 1)
• · access to org systems/people

• · acting before understanding (Week 1 changes backfire)
• · skipping phases doesn't accelerate (phases build on each other)
• · unwritten strategy not surfaced (missing board dynamics, investor pressures)
• · people assessment without evidence (diamond vs wrong-role misclassified)

• · consultant mindset (observe before diagnosing)
• · body-of-evidence requirement
• · unwritten strategy surfacing techniques
• · people assessment framework (diamonds vs wrong-role)
• · explicit pre-negotiation talking points for new exec