CPO Research - Products That Count
A global survey of 1500+ Chief Product Officers, interviewed by one of the first-ever Fortune 1000 CPOs In partnership with We interviewed product leaders from companies across all industries, geographies, revenue ranges, employee counts, and both public and private ownership. 70% of Fortune 1000 will have a CPO by 2027 50% of CPO will have P&L ownership by 2028 30% of Fortune 1000 CEOs will have a product background by 2028 Companies that do not have a CPO by 2030 will become obsolete By 2030, the role of Product Manager will cease to exist Speed to market is now the #1 internal challenge for CPOs, up from 14% in 2025 to 22% in 2026. But the bottleneck is no longer about how fast teams can build. It’s about whether the organization can keep pace with a rapidly changing product creation model. 2026 CPO INSIGHT RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS The role of classic product manager as we knew it is giving way to a broader, more execution-oriented operator: the Product Builder. What once took a team of
5 years of research on the role of the CPO 1,500+ CPOs interviewed and surveyed annually We interviewed product leaders from companies across all industries, geographies, revenue ranges, employee counts, and both public and private ownership. Employees < 500 500-999 1,000-4,999 5000-10,000 10,000+ Revenue < $100M $101-500M $500M-$1B $1B+ Industries Science & Tech Healthcare & Medical Banking & Financial Manufacturing Media Other Past predictions & how they’re tracking ON TRACK The 2022 Report Predicted: 70% of Fortune 1000 will have a CPO by 2027 ALREADY THERE The…
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