Product Requirements Doc Checklist
Make a PRD checklist that walks through the problem, goals and metrics, requirements, scope and sign-off, so your product requirements doc has no gaps.
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5 stages, 18 steps
1. Problem
- Describe the problem in plain words
- Add the evidence: feedback, data, support tickets
- Name the users who have the problem
- Say why it matters now
2. Goals and measures
- Write the goals and the non-goals
- Choose success metrics with today's baseline and a target
- Note how and when the metrics will be checked
3. Requirements
- Write the user stories or jobs to be done
- Mark each requirement as must-have or nice-to-have
- Cover edge cases, empty states and errors
- Add requirements for performance, accessibility and security
4. Solution and scope
- Link the designs or sketches
- List what's out of scope for this release
- List dependencies and open questions, each with an owner
5. Review and sign-off
- Review it with engineering, design and the main stakeholders
- Agree the estimate and the release plan
- Record who signed off and when
- Update the document when decisions change
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How it works
How the Product Requirements Doc Checklist works
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Pick the stages
Keep the stages you need and name an owner for each.
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Add your own steps
Add steps specific to your team or product.
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Share the checklist
Create a Room everyone ticks off together from one link.
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What it makes
1. Problem
A problem worth solving, with evidence.
- Describe the problem in plain words
- Add the evidence: feedback, data, support tickets
- Name the users who have the problem
- Say why it matters now
2. Goals and measures
Know what success looks like before building.
- Write the goals and the non-goals
- Choose success metrics with today's baseline and a target
- Note how and when the metrics will be checked
3. Requirements
What it must do, from the user's side.
- Write the user stories or jobs to be done
- Mark each requirement as must-have or nice-to-have
- Cover edge cases, empty states and errors
- Add requirements for performance, accessibility and security
4. Solution and scope
A shared view of what will and won't be built.
- Link the designs or sketches
- List what's out of scope for this release
- List dependencies and open questions, each with an owner
5. Review and sign-off
The team agrees and the document stays current.
- Review it with engineering, design and the main stakeholders
- Agree the estimate and the release plan
- Record who signed off and when
- Update the document when decisions change
Who it's for
Who uses it
Product managers
Write PRDs engineering can build from.
Engineering leads
Check a spec covers edge cases before estimating.
Founders
Write down a feature properly before handing it to a team.
Good to know
What to consider
- This is a step-by-step checklist for producing a PRD, not the document itself.
- Keep the PRD short: link designs and research instead of copying them in.
Questions
About the Product Requirements Doc Checklist
Does it write the PRD?
No. It's the checklist for writing one: each stage matches a section of a good PRD. Write the document in your usual tool.
Where do the steps come from?
From a step library written and reviewed by people, not generated per visitor. Pick the stages you need, name an owner for each and add your own steps.
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