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35 practical ChatGPT prompts for writing PRDs, crafting user stories, prioritizing roadmaps, running sprints, and communicating with stakeholders.

PRDs & Specs

5 prompts

Product Requirements Document

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Write a PRD for this feature: [describe the feature]. Product: [describe the product]. Target user: [describe]. Business goal: [describe]. Include: (1) problem statement — what user pain does this solve, with evidence, (2) proposed solution — high-level description with key user flows, (3) success metrics — how we will know this worked (quantified), (4) scope — what is in v1 and what is explicitly deferred to v2, (5) user stories with acceptance criteria for each, (6) edge cases and error states, (7) technical considerations — API needs, data model changes, performance requirements, (8) dependencies — what needs to happen before or alongside this, (9) open questions to resolve before engineering begins. Write for an engineering team that needs to build from this document.

Generates a comprehensive PRD with user stories, success metrics, scope boundaries, and technical considerations.

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Pro tip: The best PRDs are opinionated about the problem and flexible about the solution. Define what must be true, not exactly how to build it. Engineers solve the how better than PMs do.

User Story Generator

2/35

Generate user stories for [feature or epic]. User types: [list personas]. For each user type, write 5-8 user stories in the format: "As a [user type], I want to [action] so that [benefit]." For each story: (1) add acceptance criteria (Given/When/Then format), (2) estimate complexity as S/M/L, (3) flag dependencies on other stories, (4) note any edge cases. Organize stories into a logical implementation order. Identify which stories are essential for MVP and which can come later. Include one "unhappy path" story per user type (what happens when things go wrong).

Creates comprehensive user stories with acceptance criteria, sizing, dependencies, and MVP prioritization.

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Pro tip: Write the acceptance criteria before committing to the story. If you cannot define "done," the story is not ready for development. Vague acceptance criteria cause 80% of sprint disputes.

Feature Spec for Engineering

3/35

Write a detailed feature specification that my engineering team can build from. Feature: [describe]. Product: [describe]. The spec should include: (1) a brief context section — why we are building this (2 sentences), (2) detailed user flow — step-by-step from entry point to completion, (3) UI/UX requirements — describe each screen state (loading, empty, populated, error), (4) business logic — rules, calculations, validations, (5) API requirements — endpoints needed with request/response shapes, (6) data model — new fields, tables, or modifications needed, (7) analytics events to track, (8) QA test scenarios (happy path + edge cases), (9) feature flag strategy if applicable. Be specific enough that two engineers reading this would build the same thing.

Creates a build-ready feature spec with UI states, business logic, API shapes, and QA scenarios.

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Pro tip: The specificity test: if two engineers built from this spec independently, would they build the same thing? If not, the spec is too vague somewhere.

Release Notes Writer

4/35

Write release notes for our latest product update. Changes shipped: [list features, improvements, and bug fixes]. Target audience: [customers / internal team / both]. Write 3 versions: (1) customer-facing release notes — friendly, benefit-focused language, grouped by theme (New, Improved, Fixed), with brief descriptions that explain why each change matters to them, (2) internal release notes — more technical detail for support and sales teams, including talking points for customer questions, (3) a marketing-style announcement — 2-3 paragraphs highlighting the headline feature for blog or email. Each version should serve its audience without jargon mismatches.

Produces three versions of release notes tailored for customers, internal teams, and marketing communication.

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Pro tip: Customer-facing release notes should answer "what can I do now that I could not before?" not "what did the engineering team build?" Lead with outcomes.

Technical Debt Justification

5/35

Help me write a business case for investing in technical debt reduction. The technical debt: [describe — what it is, how long it has accumulated]. Impact on the team: [describe — slower development, more bugs, difficulty hiring, etc.]. Impact on users: [describe — performance, reliability, missing features]. Create: (1) a plain-English explanation of this technical debt for non-technical stakeholders, (2) quantified cost of doing nothing — sprint velocity loss, bug rate, engineer attrition risk, (3) the proposed investment — what we would do, timeline, and team needed, (4) expected ROI — velocity improvement, reliability gains, future feature velocity, (5) a phased approach that balances debt reduction with feature delivery, (6) risk of continued inaction. Make this persuasive for a CEO who only wants to talk about features.

Creates a business-case justification for technical debt investment framed in terms executives care about.

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Pro tip: Never call it "technical debt" in an exec meeting. Call it "engineering efficiency" or "platform reliability." Frame the investment in terms of shipping features faster, not cleaning up code.

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Roadmap & Prioritization

5 prompts

Quarterly Roadmap Planning

6/35

Help me plan next quarter's product roadmap. Current product: [describe]. Key metrics: [list and current values]. Company goals for the quarter: [describe]. Feature requests and ideas: [list everything — from customers, sales, engineering, leadership]. For each item: (1) estimate impact on our key metrics (high/medium/low), (2) estimate effort (S/M/L/XL), (3) rate urgency and strategic alignment. Then: (4) apply a RICE or ICE framework to rank everything, (5) recommend what fits in a quarter for a team of [size], (6) identify what to say no to and how to communicate that decision, (7) flag dependencies and sequencing constraints. Present the final roadmap as themes, not just a feature list.

Applies structured prioritization to a list of competing initiatives and produces a themed quarterly roadmap.

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Pro tip: A good roadmap is 70% committed, 20% planned, 10% exploratory. If you are 100% committed to everything, you have no room for learning or adaptation.

Feature Prioritization Framework

7/35

I have these features competing for development resources: [list 8-12 features with brief descriptions]. My team size: [number]. Quarter duration: [weeks]. Key business metric: [describe]. Help me prioritize: (1) score each feature using RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort), (2) create a 2x2 matrix of impact vs effort, (3) identify "quick wins" (high impact, low effort), (4) identify "big bets" (high impact, high effort — do we have capacity?), (5) identify "money pits" (low impact, high effort — kill these), (6) recommend the final prioritized list with a cut line showing what fits this quarter and what does not. Include a communication template for stakeholders whose features did not make the cut.

Applies RICE scoring and impact/effort analysis to produce a prioritized feature list with stakeholder communication templates.

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Pro tip: The hardest part of prioritization is saying no. Write the "not now" email before the prioritization meeting so you are prepared to communicate decisively.

OKR Setting for Product

8/35

Help me set OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for my product team. Product: [describe]. Company-level objectives: [list]. My team: [size and roles]. Current product metrics: [list]. Create: (1) 3 product objectives for the quarter — ambitious but achievable, (2) 3-4 key results per objective — specific, measurable, time-bound, (3) for each key result, the leading indicators we should track weekly, (4) the initiatives (projects/features) that drive each key result, (5) a scoring rubric (0.0-1.0) with what each score range means, (6) common OKR pitfalls to avoid for product teams. Objectives should inspire. Key results should be uncomfortable but not impossible. A 70% achievement rate is healthy.

Creates product team OKRs with measurable key results, leading indicators, and a scoring rubric.

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Pro tip: If you are hitting 100% of your OKRs, they are not ambitious enough. OKRs are stretch goals. Aim for 70% achievement — that is the sweet spot between ambition and realism.

Competitive Feature Analysis

9/35

Analyze the competitive feature landscape for my product. My product: [describe key features]. Competitors: [list 3-5 with brief descriptions]. Create: (1) a feature comparison matrix across all competitors for [list key feature categories], (2) identify our feature advantages — what we do that no one else does, (3) identify our feature gaps — what competitors offer that we do not, (4) for each gap, assess: is this a real customer need or just a competitor's bet?, (5) recommend which gaps to close (must-have), which to ignore (not our market), and which to leapfrog with a better solution, (6) identify a feature differentiator we could build that no competitor has.

Creates a strategic competitive feature analysis that distinguishes must-close gaps from ignorable differences.

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Pro tip: Feature parity is a losing strategy. You will always be behind the leader. Instead, find the jobs-to-be-done where competitors are weak and build the best solution for those specific jobs.

Product Strategy One-Pager

10/35

Write a product strategy one-pager for [product or product area]. Current state: [describe]. Market context: [describe]. Vision: [where we want to be in 2 years]. Create a single-page strategy document with: (1) the problem we are solving and for whom (2 sentences), (2) our strategic bet — the one big thesis driving our direction, (3) what we will do (3-5 strategic pillars), (4) what we will NOT do (equally important), (5) how we win — our sustainable competitive advantage, (6) success metrics — how we know the strategy is working, (7) key risks and assumptions. One page maximum. Every word must earn its place.

Distills product strategy into a focused one-pager with clear bets, boundaries, and success criteria.

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Pro tip: If your strategy document is longer than one page, it is not a strategy — it is a plan. Strategy is about choices. What you choose NOT to do defines strategy more than what you choose to do.

Sprint & Execution

5 prompts

Sprint Planning Preparation

11/35

Help me prepare for sprint planning. Sprint duration: [weeks]. Team: [number of engineers, designers]. Backlog items ready: [list with brief descriptions and story points if estimated]. Sprint goal: [describe]. Create: (1) a recommended sprint goal statement that is specific and measurable, (2) a recommended set of stories to pull in (considering velocity of [points/sprint]), (3) a dependency check — are there blockers or external dependencies to resolve before committing?, (4) a capacity adjustment for known absences or meetings, (5) a risk assessment — what could go wrong and contingency plans, (6) discussion prompts for the sprint planning meeting.

Prepares a sprint planning session with goal-setting, capacity planning, dependency checking, and risk assessment.

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Pro tip: Never commit to more than 80% of your theoretical capacity. The remaining 20% handles bugs, meetings, code reviews, and the unexpected. Teams that commit 100% deliver 60%.

Sprint Retrospective Facilitator

12/35

Design a sprint retrospective for my team. Sprint: [describe what happened — what shipped, what didn't, any incidents]. Team mood: [describe — frustrated, energized, burned out, neutral]. Duration: [60/90] minutes. Create: (1) an icebreaker or warm-up that matches the team mood (not a generic one), (2) a structured format for this specific retro (choose from: Start/Stop/Continue, 4Ls, Sailboat, Timeline — pick the most appropriate for our situation and explain why), (3) specific prompts for each section tailored to what happened this sprint, (4) a way to prioritize action items (not just list them), (5) accountability — how to assign and track retro actions so they actually happen. Include facilitation tips for if the conversation gets stuck or heated.

Creates a tailored sprint retrospective with format selection, specific prompts, and action item accountability.

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Pro tip: The retro format should match the team energy. A burned-out team needs a lightweight format with psychological safety. A high-energy team can handle deeper structural discussions.

Standup Meeting Optimizer

13/35

Our daily standups are not working well. Current problems: [describe — too long, not useful, people zone out, status reporting instead of collaboration, etc.]. Team size: [number]. Current format: [describe]. Redesign our standup: (1) a new format that addresses our specific problems, (2) a strict time limit with enforcement mechanism, (3) questions to ask that surface blockers quickly (not "what did you do yesterday"), (4) how to handle topics that need longer discussion (parking lot strategy), (5) an async alternative for days when a meeting is not needed, (6) metrics to track whether the new format is working. Include what to do if the new format stops working in a month.

Redesigns daily standups to be shorter, more useful, and focused on unblocking rather than status reporting.

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Pro tip: The standup question "what did you do yesterday?" is the worst question in Agile. Replace it with "what is blocking you?" and the meeting instantly becomes useful.

Bug Triage Framework

14/35

Create a bug triage framework for my product team. Current bug volume: [approximate]. Current process: [describe or say "no formal process"]. Product: [describe]. Create: (1) a severity classification system (P0-P4) with clear definitions and examples for our product, (2) response time SLAs for each severity level, (3) a triage meeting format — frequency, attendees, agenda (15 minutes max), (4) escalation criteria — when to wake someone up, when to notify leadership, (5) a template for bug reports that contains everything needed to diagnose, (6) a weekly bug metrics dashboard — what to track and what signals a systemic problem.

Establishes a complete bug triage system with severity definitions, SLAs, meeting format, and monitoring metrics.

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Pro tip: The most important triage decision is what NOT to fix. Not every bug deserves engineering time. A P4 bug that affects 0.1% of users and has a workaround is not worth a sprint point.

Launch Checklist

15/35

Create a product launch checklist for [feature/product]. Launch type: [GA / beta / phased rollout / internal only]. Impact: [describe who is affected]. Create a comprehensive checklist organized by team: (1) Engineering — feature flags, monitoring, rollback plan, load testing, (2) Design — final assets, documentation, onboarding flows, (3) Product — release notes, feature documentation, success metrics dashboards, (4) Marketing — announcement, blog post, email, social, (5) Sales — talk track, demo environment, FAQ, (6) Support — knowledge base articles, escalation path, known issues, (7) Legal/Compliance — if applicable. Include a launch day runbook — who does what, in what order, and how to communicate go/no-go.

Creates a cross-functional launch checklist with team-specific tasks, a launch day runbook, and rollback planning.

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Pro tip: The rollback plan is the most important part of any launch checklist. If you cannot answer "how do we undo this in 10 minutes?" you are not ready to launch.

User Research & Insights

5 prompts

User Interview Script

16/35

Write a user interview script for [research goal — understanding a behavior, validating a concept, testing a prototype, etc.]. Target user: [describe]. Duration: [30/45/60] minutes. Create: (1) an introduction script that puts the user at ease and explains the format, (2) 3-4 warm-up questions about their context and current behavior, (3) 5-6 core questions that explore [research topic] — open-ended, non-leading, following the "tell me about a time when..." format, (4) 2-3 scenario questions ("imagine you needed to..."), (5) a closing section that asks what we should have asked, (6) a debrief template to fill out immediately after. Include interviewer notes on what to listen for and common follow-up probes.

Creates a structured user interview guide with non-leading questions, probing techniques, and immediate debrief template.

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Pro tip: The best interview question is "show me." Ask users to walk you through how they currently solve the problem. Observed behavior is more reliable than described behavior.

Customer Feedback Synthesis

17/35

Help me synthesize customer feedback into actionable insights. Feedback sources: [describe — support tickets, NPS comments, sales calls, reviews, user interviews]. Volume: [approximate]. I have collected these themes: [list raw themes or paste example feedback]. Create: (1) a thematic analysis — group feedback into 5-7 themes with frequency and sentiment, (2) for each theme, a representative quote, (3) distinguish between what customers SAY they want vs what the underlying need actually is, (4) prioritize themes by frequency x business impact, (5) translate the top 3 themes into specific product recommendations, (6) identify feedback that contradicts other feedback and explain the tension.

Transforms raw customer feedback into structured themes, underlying needs, and prioritized product recommendations.

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Pro tip: Customers are experts on their problems but not on solutions. "I want a faster horse" meant "I need to get places faster." Listen for the pain, not the prescription.

Jobs-to-Be-Done Analysis

18/35

Help me apply the Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) framework to understand our users. Product: [describe]. User segment: [describe]. What we think they use our product for: [describe]. Create: (1) 5 potential job statements in the format "When [situation], I want to [motivation], so I can [outcome]," (2) for each job, identify the functional, emotional, and social dimensions, (3) map the current alternatives users "hire" for each job (competitors, manual processes, doing nothing), (4) identify underserved jobs — where current solutions (including ours) fail, (5) suggest how to validate these jobs through customer interviews, (6) recommend product opportunities based on underserved jobs.

Applies JTBD framework to identify what users actually hire your product to do and where opportunities exist.

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Pro tip: People do not buy products — they hire them for a job. Understanding the job changes everything. The competition for a milkshake is not another milkshake — it might be a banana, a bagel, or boredom.

Persona Development

19/35

Help me develop user personas for [product]. Our current users: [describe what you know — demographics, behaviors, goals]. Data sources: [analytics, interviews, surveys, etc.]. Create 3 distinct personas: (1) for each, a name, photo description, demographic snapshot, job title, (2) their goals and motivations related to our product, (3) their frustrations and pain points, (4) a day-in-the-life scenario showing when and why they use our product, (5) their tech savviness and preferred interaction patterns, (6) a quote that captures their attitude. Make personas useful, not decorative — each one should drive different product decisions. Explain how these personas should influence feature prioritization.

Creates research-grounded personas that directly influence product decisions with clear behavioral differences.

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Pro tip: A useful persona creates disagreement — "we should build for Persona A, not Persona B." If all personas lead to the same decision, they are not distinctive enough.

Survey Design for Product Decisions

20/35

Design a survey to inform a specific product decision: [describe the decision]. Current knowledge: [what we already know]. What we need to learn: [the gap]. Target respondents: [describe]. Create: (1) 8-12 questions maximum (surveys over 12 questions get abandoned), (2) a mix of quantitative (scale, multiple choice) and qualitative (open-ended), (3) screening questions to ensure we reach the right respondents, (4) questions ordered from easy to hard (build engagement), (5) an analysis plan — for each question, what decision it informs and how, (6) sample size recommendations for statistical confidence. Avoid leading questions, double-barreled questions, and questions where every answer leads to the same action.

Creates a focused product survey with an analysis plan that connects each question to a specific product decision.

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Pro tip: Before writing a single question, write down: "The decision this survey will help me make is ___." If you cannot complete that sentence, you are not ready to survey.

Stakeholder Communication

5 prompts

Product Update for Executives

21/35

Write a monthly product update for the executive team. Product: [describe]. This month: features shipped [list], metrics [list current vs target], key wins [list], challenges [list]. Create an update that: (1) opens with the one headline that matters most (good or bad — no burying the lede), (2) shows metrics with trend indicators and context (not just numbers), (3) highlights 2-3 customer impact stories (executives remember stories, not dashboards), (4) flags risks or blockers that need executive support to resolve, (5) previews next month's focus, (6) ends with a specific ask if I need anything from them. Format for a 5-minute read. Assume they forgot what I told them last month.

Creates a concise, story-driven executive product update with clear metrics, risks, and asks.

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Pro tip: Executives have context on 20 products, not just yours. Assume they forgot everything from last month. Brief context before every metric. Story before every number.

Feature Request Decline

22/35

I need to decline a feature request from [stakeholder — sales, customer success, CEO, major customer]. The request: [describe]. Why we are not building it: [actual reason — does not align with strategy, too expensive, low impact, wrong timing]. Write a response that: (1) acknowledges the request and shows I understand the underlying need, (2) explains the decision without being dismissive (not "we will consider it" — be honest), (3) offers an alternative that partially addresses their need, (4) explains what IS on the roadmap that serves the same user, (5) invites them to participate in prioritization if they want to make the case, (6) closes warmly and keeps the door open for future input.

Crafts a diplomatic feature request decline that preserves relationships while being honest about prioritization.

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Pro tip: Saying "no" well is a core PM skill. A clear no with explanation builds more trust than a vague "we will look into it" that everyone knows means no.

Cross-Functional Alignment Meeting

23/35

Design a cross-functional alignment meeting for a major initiative. The initiative: [describe]. Teams involved: [list — engineering, design, marketing, sales, support, etc.]. Current state: [describe any misalignment]. Create: (1) a meeting agenda that ensures every team understands the what, why, and when, (2) a RACI matrix for the initiative (who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed), (3) key questions to address per team (what does each team need to know or decide?), (4) a shared timeline visual showing dependencies between teams, (5) a follow-up communication template confirming decisions and action items. Duration: [60/90] minutes max.

Creates a structured cross-functional alignment meeting with RACI, shared timeline, and team-specific action items.

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Pro tip: Misalignment between teams is the #1 cause of missed launches. One 90-minute alignment meeting saves weeks of back-and-forth and "I thought you were handling that" moments.

Product Vision Presentation

24/35

Write a product vision presentation for [audience — all-hands, board meeting, team offsite]. Product: [describe]. Current state: [describe]. Where we are headed: [describe]. Create: (1) a compelling opening that connects our product to a larger mission or customer story, (2) the current state — where we are (honest, not just positive), (3) the market opportunity — what is changing that creates our window, (4) the vision — where we will be in [1-3 years], painted vividly, (5) the path — 3-4 strategic bets that get us there, (6) what this means for the team — how their work connects to the vision, (7) a closing that inspires action. The presentation should make people feel proud of where we are going and clear about their role in getting there.

Creates an inspiring product vision narrative that connects current work to future impact and individual contribution.

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Pro tip: Vision presentations should make people feel something, not just understand something. Lead with a customer story, not a market analysis. People rally around humans, not TAM.

Incident Post-Mortem

25/35

Write a product incident post-mortem. Incident: [describe what happened]. Impact: [users affected, duration, severity]. Timeline: [when detected, when resolved]. Root cause: [describe]. Create a post-mortem that: (1) summarizes what happened in plain English (no blame), (2) provides a detailed timeline from trigger to resolution, (3) identifies root cause AND contributing factors, (4) lists action items to prevent recurrence — categorized as immediate (this week), short-term (this month), and long-term (this quarter), (5) documents what went well in our response, (6) identifies process improvements for faster detection and resolution. Keep it blameless — focus on systems, not people.

Creates a blameless post-mortem focused on systemic improvements rather than individual fault.

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Pro tip: The purpose of a post-mortem is learning, not blame. If people fear punishment, they will hide problems. The safest teams are the ones that surface issues fastest.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. ChatGPT can draft PRDs, generate user stories, and structure presentations, but it cannot make judgment calls about priorities, navigate organizational politics, build customer empathy through real conversations, or make tradeoff decisions under uncertainty. These are the core PM skills that define great products. Use ChatGPT to accelerate the documentation and communication parts of PM work so you have more time for the judgment and empathy parts.
Start with the PRD and User Story prompts — they teach you how to think about features systematically. Then move to the Sprint Planning and Stakeholder Communication prompts. The Roadmap and Strategy prompts are most valuable once you have experience with the fundamentals. The User Research prompts are valuable at any level and will make you a better PM faster than any other category.
Abstract your specifics. Instead of naming your product and features, describe the concept generically. Instead of sharing real metrics, use representative numbers. ChatGPT generates equally useful outputs whether you say "our e-commerce app's checkout flow" or "a specific checkout flow in a mobile app." You get the framework and structure without exposing proprietary details.
Always review and customize before sharing. ChatGPT produces strong structures and comprehensive sections, but your team needs YOUR judgment on priorities, YOUR knowledge of technical constraints, and YOUR understanding of the customer. Use ChatGPT as a first-draft generator, then add the context only you have. A PRD that the PM clearly did not write damages credibility.
Use a framework consistently — RICE, ICE, or impact/effort matrices. The specific framework matters less than using one every time. The prioritization prompts in this guide help you apply these frameworks rigorously. The key insight: prioritization is about saying no to good things to make room for great things. If everything is a priority, nothing is.

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