Pm Distinctive Competence

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julianoczkowski

pm-distinctive-competence

Articulate your organization's Distinctive Competencies the Pragmatic Institute way — the unique abilities to deliver value that are valued, different, and provable. Use when a PM says "what makes us different", "our moat", "unique strengths", "why us", "competitive advantage", or "distinctive competence". Strategy = intersect market problems with what only you can do. Produces a Distinctive Competencies worksheet as a Markdown or Word .docx artifact.

Overview

Publisher	julianoczkowski
Repository	`product-manager`
Skill name	`pm-distinctive-competence`
Stars	51
Forks	7
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by julianoczkowski on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Pm Distinctive Competence AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/julianoczkowski/product-manager/tree/main/skills/pm-distinctive-competence
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Store

Installed

Skills

Add skills

Import one or more skills from a public GitHub folder or a local .skill or .zip archive, or SKILL.md file.

From GitHub URLFrom .skill, .zip, or SKILL.md

GitHub repo or folder

https://github.com/julianoczkowski/product-manager/tree/main/skills/pm-distinctive-competence

Points to a single skill folder, or any folder that contains multiple skills. Public repos only.

CancelContinue

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/julianoczkowski/product-manager.git /tmp/product-manager
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/product-manager/skills/pm-distinctive-competence .claude/skills/pm-distinctive-competence

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Pm Distinctive Competence in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Pm Distinctive Competence on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Pm Distinctive Competence is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Distinctive Competencies (Framework: Market → Distinctive Competencies)

Articulate and leverage the organization's unique abilities to deliver value to the market. These are the strengths you intersect with validated market problems to find opportunities that are ideal for you (see the market-problem test and the opportunity-scoring attributes in ../pm-copilot/references/framework.md).

The test — an attribute is a distinctive competency only if it is all three

Valued — the market actually cares about it (it maps to a real problem they'll pay to solve).
Different — materially different from competitors and alternatives, not table stakes.
Provable — you have proof (data, track record, patents, references), not just a claim.

Brainstorm broadly first (how you build, deliver, sell, and support), then filter hard. Most candidate strengths fail the "different" or "provable" test — that's expected.

Interview the user (batch questions)

Brainstorm: where does your organization deliver value across the whole lifecycle (build, deliver, sell, support, data, brand, relationships, IP)?
For each attribute — is it materially different from competitors and alternatives?
What's your proof it's both valued and different? (metrics, wins, patents, references)
Which market problems (from pm-market-problems) do these strengths let you solve better than anyone?

Artifact template

markdown
# Distinctive Competencies — <organization / product>

**Company:** <company>  ·  **Feature / Product:** <feature / product name>
**Author:** <author>  ·  **Date created:** <date>  ·  **Version:** 1.0

Brainstorm attributes where your organization delivers value, then test each:
*valued? · materially different? · provable?*

| Attribute | Valued? (Y/N) | Different? (Y/N) | Proof |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| <attribute> | Y | Y | <evidence> |
| <attribute> | Y | N | <why it fails — table stakes> |

## Articulate your Distinctive Competencies
Based on this assessment, the attributes that are valued **and** different **and**
provable are:

1. **Distinctive Competency:** <statement>
2. **Distinctive Competency:** <statement>
3. **Distinctive Competency:** <statement>

## How these map to market problems
| Distinctive Competency | Market problem it lets us win | Evidence |
| :-- | :-- | :-- |

Deliver the artifact

Follow ../pm-copilot/references/artifact-output.md: ask Markdown or .docx, write the .md, convert to .docx on request via your environment's native document-creation capability. Then offer the next stage: score opportunities against these strengths in pm-opportunity-scoring, or set direction in pm-product-strategy.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Pm Distinctive Competence AI skill do?

Why use Pm Distinctive Competence on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Pm Distinctive Competence is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Pm Distinctive Competence in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/julianoczkowski/product-manager/tree/main/skills/pm-distinctive-competence. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Pm Distinctive Competence?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Pm Distinctive Competence?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Pm Distinctive Competence with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Pm Distinctive Competence AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by julianoczkowski under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Distinctive Competencies (Framework: Market → Distinctive Competencies)

The test — an attribute is a distinctive competency only if it is all three

Interview the user (batch questions)

Artifact template

Deliver the artifact

Frequently asked questions

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