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Product Requirements Document (PRD)_ [System or Workstream Name]
Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
Status: [Draft | In Review | Approved]
Owner: [Name]
Reviewers: [Names]
Scope: [Product slice or release boundary]
Purpose: Define the product intent, value, scope, and release criteria for the target system.
1. Purpose
State what product problem this work solves and why it exists now.
2. Background
Describe:
- current product state
- why existing flows are insufficient
- what changed to make this work necessary
3. Problem Statement
Define the concrete product and operator pain points.
4. Product Goal
Define the primary product goal in one paragraph.
5. Target Users and Stakeholders
List:
- primary users
- internal operators
- reviewers or approvers
- sales or demo stakeholders
6. In-Scope Outcomes
State the capabilities that must exist in the release.
7. Out-of-Scope Items
State what this release will explicitly not solve.
8. Product Experience
Describe what the user or operator should see and do from start to finish.
9. Functional Requirements
For each functional requirement, state:
- requirement ID
- description
- rationale
- acceptance signal
10. System Behavior
Describe:
- happy path
- failure path
- approval path
- audit path
11. Success Metrics
Define measurable product outcomes such as:
- completion rate
- operator effort reduction
- citation coverage
- mission latency
- demo success rate
12. Risks
List product, technical, governance, and adoption risks.
13. Release Plan
Describe:
- release phases
- feature gating
- assisted mode vs autonomous mode
14. Sales Readiness
Define what must be true for this work to be demo-safe and commercially useful.
15. Dependencies
List upstream systems, teams, or documents this PRD depends on.
16. Acceptance Criteria
State the release-level acceptance criteria.
17. Bottom Line
Summarize the product decision in plain language.