Product Manager Prompts

Enhance your product management skills with these AI prompts designed specifically for product managers.

Requirements Gathering

Use this prompt to help identify and document product requirements comprehensively.

I'm working on gathering requirements for a new [PRODUCT/FEATURE]. Please help me create a comprehensive requirements document that covers:

1. User needs and pain points
2. Business objectives and success metrics
3. Functional requirements
4. Non-functional requirements (performance, security, usability)
5. Constraints and limitations
6. Assumptions

The product/feature aims to [BRIEF DESCRIPTION]. The target users are [TARGET AUDIENCE].

Please prompt me with questions that will help me think more deeply about any requirements I might be missing.

User Story Creation

Use this prompt to draft clear, valuable user stories for your development team.

Help me create detailed user stories for the following product feature:

Feature: [FEATURE NAME]
Description: [BRIEF DESCRIPTION]
Target users: [USER TYPES]

For each user story, please include:
1. A proper user story format ("As a [user], I want [action] so that [benefit]")
2. Acceptance criteria
3. Priority level (must-have, should-have, nice-to-have)
4. Estimated effort (low, medium, high)
5. Dependencies (if any)

Please focus on creating user stories that are valuable, testable, and small enough to be completed in a single sprint.

Product Roadmap Planning

Use this prompt to develop a strategic product roadmap with clear milestones.

I need to create a 12-month product roadmap for [PRODUCT NAME]. Our key business objectives are:

1. [OBJECTIVE 1]
2. [OBJECTIVE 2]
3. [OBJECTIVE 3]

Our target customers are [CUSTOMER DESCRIPTION].

Current market challenges include:
- [CHALLENGE 1]
- [CHALLENGE 2]

Please help me develop a strategic product roadmap that includes:
1. Key themes for each quarter
2. Major feature releases and their strategic value
3. Dependencies between initiatives
4. Success metrics for each milestone
5. Potential risks and contingency plans

The roadmap should balance customer needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility.

Competitive Analysis

Use this prompt to analyze competitors and identify market opportunities.

I need to conduct a competitive analysis for our [PRODUCT/SERVICE] in the [INDUSTRY/MARKET] space. Our primary competitors are:

1. [COMPETITOR 1]
2. [COMPETITOR 2]
3. [COMPETITOR 3]

For each competitor, please help me analyze:
1. Core product offerings and unique value propositions
2. Pricing strategies
3. Target customer segments
4. Key strengths and weaknesses
5. Recent product updates or market moves
6. Customer reviews and sentiment

Based on this analysis, please identify:
1. Market gaps or underserved needs
2. Potential differentiation opportunities for our product
3. Threats we should be aware of
4. Strategic recommendations for our product development

Feature Prioritization

Use this prompt to objectively prioritize features based on impact and effort.

I need help prioritizing the following feature ideas for our next development cycle. Our product is [PRODUCT DESCRIPTION] and our primary users are [USER DESCRIPTION].

Features being considered:
1. [FEATURE 1]
2. [FEATURE 2]
3. [FEATURE 3]
4. [FEATURE 4]
5. [FEATURE 5]

Our key business objectives are:
- [OBJECTIVE 1]
- [OBJECTIVE 2]

Our key constraints are:
- [CONSTRAINT 1]
- [CONSTRAINT 2]

Please help me evaluate these features using a prioritization framework (such as RICE, MoSCoW, or Kano model). For each feature, please assess:
1. Potential impact on users and business objectives
2. Estimated effort/cost
3. Risks and dependencies
4. Strategic alignment

Then provide a recommended prioritization with reasoning.