Processes That
Actually Run.
Four operating processes for developer-first growth teams: from quarterly strategy to weekly experiments to team org. Built on Sean Ellis's growth process and the experimentation cadence from Reforge's growth curriculum.
By Daria Dovzhikova · Updated May 2026
Growth Strategy Development Process
Step-by-step process for developing comprehensive growth strategies from market analysis to execution planning.
- 01Market and competitive landscape mapping
- 02ICP and persona definition with buying triggers
- 03Goal-setting via North Star + 3-4 input metrics
- 04Channel scoring against ICP fit and unit economics
- 05Quarterly OKRs aligned to leadership
- 06Quarterly review + roadmap refresh
Growth Experimentation Framework
Systematic approach to designing, running, and analyzing growth experiments for optimal results.
- 01Hypothesis with binary success criteria
- 02ICE scoring (Impact × Confidence × Ease)
- 03Sample size calculation + power analysis
- 04Run with single-variable isolation
- 05Statistical significance check before declaring winner
- 06Document learning + roll into roadmap
Metrics & Analytics Setup
Complete guide for setting up growth analytics, tracking systems, and performance dashboards.
- 01Event taxonomy doc (named events, properties, payloads)
- 02Identify and trait sync across product, marketing, sales tools
- 03Single source of truth via warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery)
- 04Reverse ETL for activation across CRM, lifecycle, ads
- 05Dashboard hierarchy: company KPIs → team OKRs → experiment results
- 06Weekly reporting cadence + monthly review meeting
Growth Team Organization
Best practices for organizing growth teams, defining roles, and establishing effective workflows.
- 01Decide pod model (functional vs. funnel-stage vs. squad)
- 02Define roles: PM, engineer, analyst, designer, marketer
- 03Set up rituals: weekly standup, biweekly review, monthly retro
- 04Establish backlog with ICE-scored experiments
- 05Build hand-off contracts with product, sales, and CS
- 06Hire to bottleneck — not headcount goals
Further Reading
The growth-process vocabulary on this page lines up with these. Each is more depth than fits in a one-page summary.
- Sean Ellis: The Growth Process (ICE)Sean Ellis on the experimentation cadence and the original Impact-Confidence-Ease scoring used in step 2 here.
- Reforge Analytics ProgramThe metrics-and-analytics setup curriculum that aligns with step 3 of this process guide.
- First Round Review: The Art and Science of Product TeamsOn the role split between product, growth, marketing, and engineering in step 4.
- Lenny: How to Organize Your Product TeamOrg-design patterns for growth teams at different stages.
- HBR: How to Organize an Effective Data TeamHarvard Business Review on the centralized-vs-embedded analytics function.
- Reforge: The Growth Strategy SeriesThe strategy curriculum behind step 1's discovery and prioritization framework.
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