# Product Requirements Document (PRD)

## Document Information

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| **Product/Feature Name** | [Name] |
| **Version** | 1.0 |
| **Status** | Draft / In Review / Approved |
| **Product Manager** | [Name] |
| **Tech Lead** | [Name] |
| **Design Lead** | [Name] |
| **Created Date** | [YYYY-MM-DD] |
| **Last Updated** | [YYYY-MM-DD] |
| **Target Release** | [Quarter/Date] |

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## 1. Overview

### 1.1 Problem Statement
[Clear description of the user problem being solved. Focus on the pain, not the solution.]

**User Pain Points:**
- [Pain point 1]
- [Pain point 2]
- [Pain point 3]

### 1.2 Proposed Solution
[High-level description of the solution approach]

### 1.3 Goals and Success Metrics

| Goal | Metric | Current | Target | Timeframe |
|------|--------|---------|--------|-----------|
| [Goal 1] | [Metric] | [Baseline] | [Target] | [When] |
| [Goal 2] | [Metric] | [Baseline] | [Target] | [When] |

### 1.4 Non-Goals (Explicit Exclusions)
- [What this PRD intentionally does NOT address]
- [Scope boundaries]

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## 2. User Research and Context

### 2.1 Target Users

| Persona | Description | Primary Need | Current Workaround |
|---------|-------------|--------------|-------------------|
| [Persona 1] | [Description] | [What they need] | [How they solve it today] |
| [Persona 2] | [Description] | [What they need] | [How they solve it today] |

### 2.2 User Journey Map

**Current State Journey:**
```
[Step 1] → [Step 2] → [Pain Point] → [Step 3] → [Outcome]
```

**Future State Journey:**
```
[Step 1] → [New Feature] → [Improved Step] → [Better Outcome]
```

### 2.3 Research Insights
[Summary of user research, interviews, surveys, or analytics that informed this PRD]

| Insight | Source | Confidence | Implication |
|---------|--------|------------|-------------|
| [Insight 1] | [Research type] | High/Medium/Low | [What it means for the product] |

### 2.4 Competitive Analysis

| Competitor | How They Solve It | Strengths | Weaknesses | Our Differentiation |
|------------|-------------------|-----------|------------|---------------------|
| [Competitor 1] | [Approach] | [Pros] | [Cons] | [How we're different] |

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## 3. Detailed Requirements

### 3.1 User Stories

#### Epic: [Epic Name]

| ID | User Story | Acceptance Criteria | Priority | Effort |
|----|------------|---------------------|----------|--------|
| US-001 | As a [persona], I want to [action] so that [benefit] | Given [context], When [action], Then [outcome] | P0/P1/P2 | S/M/L/XL |
| US-002 | | | | |

#### Epic: [Epic Name 2]

| ID | User Story | Acceptance Criteria | Priority | Effort |
|----|------------|---------------------|----------|--------|
| US-010 | As a [persona], I want to [action] so that [benefit] | Given [context], When [action], Then [outcome] | P0/P1/P2 | S/M/L/XL |

### 3.2 Functional Requirements

| ID | Requirement | User Story | Details | Priority |
|----|-------------|------------|---------|----------|
| FR-001 | [Requirement] | US-001 | [Implementation details] | P0 |
| FR-002 | [Requirement] | US-002 | [Implementation details] | P1 |

### 3.3 Non-Functional Requirements

#### Performance
| ID | Requirement | Metric | Target |
|----|-------------|--------|--------|
| NFR-P01 | Page load time | Time to interactive | < 2 seconds |
| NFR-P02 | API response time | P95 latency | < 200ms |

#### Scalability
| ID | Requirement | Metric | Target |
|----|-------------|--------|--------|
| NFR-S01 | Concurrent users | Simultaneous users | [Number] |
| NFR-S02 | Data volume | Records/transactions | [Number] |

#### Security
| ID | Requirement | Standard | Implementation |
|----|-------------|----------|----------------|
| NFR-SEC01 | [Requirement] | [Standard reference] | [Approach] |

#### Accessibility
| ID | Requirement | Standard | Implementation |
|----|-------------|----------|----------------|
| NFR-A01 | WCAG compliance | WCAG 2.1 AA | [Approach] |

#### Reliability
| ID | Requirement | Metric | Target |
|----|-------------|--------|--------|
| NFR-R01 | Uptime | Availability | 99.9% |

### 3.4 Business Rules

| ID | Rule | Logic | Example |
|----|------|-------|---------|
| BR-001 | [Rule name] | [If/Then logic] | [Concrete example] |

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## 4. User Experience Design

### 4.1 Information Architecture
[Site map or navigation structure]

```
[Top Level]
├── [Section 1]
│   ├── [Page 1.1]
│   └── [Page 1.2]
└── [Section 2]
    └── [Page 2.1]
```

### 4.2 User Flows

**Primary Flow: [Flow Name]**
```
[Entry Point]
    ↓
[Step 1: Description]
    ↓
[Decision Point] → [Alternative Path]
    ↓
[Step 2: Description]
    ↓
[Success State]
```

### 4.3 Wireframes / Mockups
[Links to design files or embedded images]

| Screen | Link | Status |
|--------|------|--------|
| [Screen 1] | [Figma/Sketch link] | Draft / Final |
| [Screen 2] | [Link] | Draft / Final |

### 4.4 Interaction Specifications

| Interaction | Trigger | Response | Animation |
|-------------|---------|----------|-----------|
| [Interaction 1] | [User action] | [System response] | [Animation spec] |

### 4.5 Error States and Edge Cases

| Scenario | User Sees | Recovery Path |
|----------|-----------|---------------|
| [Error scenario] | [Error message/UI] | [How user recovers] |
| Empty state | [Empty state UI] | [CTA to take action] |
| Loading state | [Loading UI] | N/A |

### 4.6 Content Requirements

| Location | Content Type | Character Limit | Tone | Owner |
|----------|--------------|-----------------|------|-------|
| [Location] | [Type] | [Limit] | [Tone guidance] | [Content owner] |

---

## 5. Technical Considerations

### 5.1 System Architecture Overview
[High-level architecture diagram or description]

### 5.2 API Requirements

| Endpoint | Method | Purpose | Request | Response |
|----------|--------|---------|---------|----------|
| /api/v1/[resource] | GET/POST/PUT/DELETE | [Purpose] | [Request body] | [Response structure] |

### 5.3 Data Model

| Entity | Key Fields | Relationships | Notes |
|--------|------------|---------------|-------|
| [Entity 1] | [Fields] | [Relations] | [Notes] |

### 5.4 Integration Requirements

| System | Integration Type | Data Flow | Owner |
|--------|-----------------|-----------|-------|
| [System] | API / Webhook / File | [Direction and data] | [Team] |

### 5.5 Technical Constraints
- [Constraint 1]
- [Constraint 2]

### 5.6 Technical Debt Considerations
[Any known technical debt this creates or addresses]

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## 6. Analytics and Instrumentation

### 6.1 Key Events to Track

| Event | Trigger | Properties | Purpose |
|-------|---------|------------|---------|
| [event_name] | [User action] | [Properties to capture] | [What we learn] |

### 6.2 Dashboards Required

| Dashboard | Metrics | Audience | Update Frequency |
|-----------|---------|----------|------------------|
| [Dashboard name] | [Metrics included] | [Who uses it] | [Real-time / Daily / Weekly] |

### 6.3 A/B Testing Plan

| Test | Hypothesis | Variants | Success Metric | Duration |
|------|------------|----------|----------------|----------|
| [Test name] | [If we do X, then Y will happen] | [A: Control, B: Variant] | [Metric] | [Duration] |

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## 7. Launch Plan

### 7.1 Rollout Strategy

| Phase | Audience | Percentage | Duration | Success Criteria |
|-------|----------|------------|----------|------------------|
| Alpha | Internal team | 100% internal | 1 week | No P0 bugs |
| Beta | Power users | 5% | 2 weeks | [Criteria] |
| GA | All users | 100% | N/A | [Criteria] |

### 7.2 Feature Flags

| Flag | Purpose | Default | Cleanup Date |
|------|---------|---------|--------------|
| [flag_name] | [Why needed] | Off | [Date to remove] |

### 7.3 Launch Checklist

- [ ] All P0 user stories complete
- [ ] Design QA passed
- [ ] Accessibility audit passed
- [ ] Performance benchmarks met
- [ ] Security review complete
- [ ] Analytics instrumentation verified
- [ ] Documentation updated
- [ ] Support team trained
- [ ] Rollback plan documented
- [ ] Monitoring and alerts configured

### 7.4 Rollback Plan
[How to revert if critical issues arise]

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## 8. Support and Documentation

### 8.1 User Documentation

| Document | Audience | Owner | Status |
|----------|----------|-------|--------|
| User guide | End users | [Owner] | Not started / In progress / Complete |
| FAQ | End users | [Owner] | |
| Release notes | All | [Owner] | |

### 8.2 Internal Documentation

| Document | Audience | Owner | Status |
|----------|----------|-------|--------|
| Technical spec | Engineering | [Owner] | |
| Runbook | Ops/SRE | [Owner] | |
| Training materials | Support | [Owner] | |

### 8.3 Support Readiness

| Item | Status | Owner | Due Date |
|------|--------|-------|----------|
| Support team trained | | | |
| Escalation path defined | | | |
| Known issues documented | | | |

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## 9. Dependencies and Risks

### 9.1 Dependencies

| ID | Dependency | Owner | Status | Risk if Delayed |
|----|------------|-------|--------|-----------------|
| DEP-001 | [Dependency] | [Team/Person] | On track / At risk / Blocked | [Impact] |

### 9.2 Risks

| ID | Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation | Owner |
|----|------|-------------|--------|------------|-------|
| RISK-001 | [Risk] | H/M/L | H/M/L | [Mitigation strategy] | [Owner] |

### 9.3 Open Questions

| ID | Question | Owner | Due Date | Decision |
|----|----------|-------|----------|----------|
| Q-001 | [Question] | [Owner] | [Date] | [Decision once made] |

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## 10. Timeline and Milestones

### 10.1 Development Phases

| Phase | Start | End | Deliverables |
|-------|-------|-----|--------------|
| Design | [Date] | [Date] | Final mockups, Design specs |
| Development Sprint 1 | [Date] | [Date] | [Features] |
| Development Sprint 2 | [Date] | [Date] | [Features] |
| QA | [Date] | [Date] | Test complete, bugs fixed |
| Launch | [Date] | [Date] | Feature live |

### 10.2 Key Milestones

| Milestone | Date | Criteria |
|-----------|------|----------|
| Design complete | [Date] | All screens finalized |
| Dev complete | [Date] | All features implemented |
| QA complete | [Date] | All P0/P1 bugs fixed |
| Launch | [Date] | Feature available to users |

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## 11. Stakeholder Alignment

### 11.1 Sign-Off Required

| Role | Name | Approval Status | Date |
|------|------|-----------------|------|
| Product | [Name] | Pending / Approved | |
| Engineering | [Name] | Pending / Approved | |
| Design | [Name] | Pending / Approved | |
| Legal (if applicable) | [Name] | Pending / Approved | |
| Security (if applicable) | [Name] | Pending / Approved | |

### 11.2 Review Notes
[Any conditions, concerns, or notes from reviewers]

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## Appendices

### Appendix A: Glossary

| Term | Definition |
|------|------------|
| [Term] | [Definition] |

### Appendix B: Related Documents

| Document | Link | Relationship |
|----------|------|--------------|
| BRD | [Link] | Business requirements |
| Technical Spec | [Link] | Technical implementation |
| Design Spec | [Link] | Design details |

### Appendix C: User Research Artifacts
[Links to research documents, interview notes, survey results]

### Appendix D: Detailed User Flows
[More detailed flow diagrams if needed]

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## Revision History

| Version | Date | Author | Changes |
|---------|------|--------|---------|
| 1.0 | [Date] | [Author] | Initial draft |
| 1.1 | [Date] | [Author] | [Summary of changes] |
