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altitude-horizon-framework
altitude-horizon-framework is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by deanpeters. Its author describes it as: “Understand the PM-to-Director transition through altitude and horizon thinking. Use when diagnosing scope, time-horizon, or leadership-level gaps.”. The project has 6.5k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills`.
What altitude-horizon-framework does
Defines the two-axis mental model that distinguishes Director-level thinking from PM thinking: **Altitude** (how wide you zoom out) and **Horizon** (how far ahead you look). Use this to understand what actually changes in the transition, diagnose which transition zone is creating friction, and apply the Cascading Context Map when organizational direction is vague or absent.
Installation
Add altitude-horizon-framework to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add deanpeters/Product-Manager-SkillsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for altitude-horizon-framework is organised into these sections:
- Purpose
- Input
- Key Concepts
- The Two Axes
- The Waiter vs. Restaurant Operator
- Four Transition Zones
- Named Failure Modes
- The Cascading Context Map
- Application
- Using This Framework as a PM (Pre-Transition)
- Using This Framework as a Newly Promoted Director
- Running a Cascading Context Map
When to use it
Reach for altitude-horizon-framework when you want productivity help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Ships in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, an established project with 6,527 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does altitude-horizon-framework do?
- Understand the PM-to-Director transition through altitude and horizon thinking. Use when diagnosing scope, time-horizon, or leadership-level gaps.
- How do I install altitude-horizon-framework?
- Run /plugin marketplace add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills before installing.
- Is altitude-horizon-framework free to use?
- altitude-horizon-framework is publicly available on GitHub, but deanpeters has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Where does altitude-horizon-framework come from?
- altitude-horizon-framework ships inside deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 6,527 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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