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Requirements, stories & service design · Core

Product requirements document

Also called: PRD

ELI5

A document explaining what the product should achieve and why.

Used in conversation

“The product requirements document should state outcomes and non-goals.”

Definition

A document describing product purpose, users, requirements, constraints, success measures and open questions.

Here “Product requirements document” means: A document describing product purpose, users, requirements, constraints, success measures and open questions.

Pitch context

You will see “Product requirements document” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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