Pro PM Prompt Pack: Strategy and Vision

1. 1.Stress-test a product strategy

   Act as a skeptical board member. Here is our strategy: [STRATEGY_SUMMARY]. List the five assumptions most likely to be wrong, the evidence for and against each, and the cheapest test to learn more.

2. 2.Write a product vision narrative

   Write a one-page vision narrative for [PRODUCT_NAME] set [YEARS] years out from the point of view of [TARGET_USER]. Ground it in today's customer pains: [CUSTOMER_PAINS].

3. 3.Review a pricing model

   Review our pricing: [PRICING_TABLE]. Identify where we leave money on the table, where we create friction, and give two alternative structures with expected trade-offs.

4. 4.Plan the next quarter

   Turn these inputs into a quarterly plan with three outcomes, initiatives per outcome, dependencies and risks. Inputs: [QUARTER_INPUTS]

5. 5.Prepare a board update

   Draft a board update covering results, learnings, risks and asks. Lead with the one thing the board must decide. Data: [BOARD_DATA]

6. 6.Decide what to stop doing

   From this list of initiatives, recommend what to stop, pause or double down on, with the evidence each decision needs. Initiatives: [INITIATIVE_LIST]

7. 7.Design a beta program

   Design a beta program for [FEATURE_NAME]: who to invite, entry criteria, what to measure, how long, and what would make us stop.

8. 8.Pre-mortem a launch

   Run a pre-mortem on our launch of [FEATURE_NAME]. Assume it failed; list the ten most likely reasons and the earliest signal for each.

9. 9.Turn data into a narrative

   Turn this data into a three-paragraph narrative for executives: what happened, why it happened, and what we should do. Data: [DATA_SUMMARY]

10. 10.Coach me through a hard prioritization call

    Interview me one question at a time to help me decide between [OPTION_A] and [OPTION_B]. After five questions, summarize my reasoning and recommend.

11. 11.Diagnose the strategy we actually have

    From these decisions of the last year, infer the strategy we are really following, which may differ from the one we state. Decisions: [RECENT_DECISIONS] Stated strategy: [STATED_STRATEGY]

12. 12.Choose where to play

    List the customer segments and use cases we could serve in [MARKET]. Score each on size, pain, our advantage and ease of reach, then pick one to focus on and explain why not the others.

13. 13.Define how we win

    For [SEGMENT], state in five sentences why customers will choose us over [ALTERNATIVES]. Name the capability that is hardest for a rival to copy.

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