Fractional Glossary Terms

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A Fractional CPO is a senior product executive hired on a part-time or project basis to own product vision, strategy, and roadmap - without the cost or commitment of a full-time appointment.

They bring structure to product chaos: prioritising backlogs, aligning stakeholders, leading product teams, and ensuring what gets built actually maps to what customers need and what the business can monetise.

For startups and scale-ups without a dedicated product leader, a Fractional CPO is the difference between shipping features and shipping the right features.

Think: the product mind that keeps engineering and business speaking the same language.

Hiring for this? See the fractional CPO hiring page for when to bring one in, what the engagement looks like, and how Fractionus places them.