Product Requirements Document (PRD)

Some notes about the PRD document.

Classic outline:

  • Introduction
    • Purpose
    • Background & Goals
    • Near-term objectives
    • Long-term objectives
    • Stakeholders (RACI format)
    • User profile (definition comes in MRD, a market analysis or any other source)
  • Requirements
    • Features
    • Functional requirements
    • Non-functional requirements
    • Legal / compliance requirements
    • UX Flow & Design Notes
    • System & Environment
    • KPIs
  • Assumptions
  • Constrains
  • Dependencies

The user as a center

The final user is the center of the whole document:

  • What are its needs.
  • How the user interacts with the product.
  • How the user perceives the product.
  • How is the user perception with respect the competence.

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