Product Requirement Document

Define your product vision with this PRD template. Outline problem statements, user stories, and functional requirements to align your development team.

Markdown
# PRD: [Feature Name]
**Status:** In Review | **PM:** [Name]

## 1. Problem Statement
Why are we building this? Who is it for?

## 2. User Stories
- *As a user, I want to be able to... so that...*

## 3. Functional Requirements
- [ ] Feature must support dark mode.
- [ ] Users can export data to CSV.

## 4. Success Metrics
- Increase user retention by 5% over 3 months.
Preview

PRD: [Feature Name]

Status: In Review | PM: [Name]

1. Problem Statement

Why are we building this? Who is it for?

2. User Stories

  • As a user, I want to be able to... so that...

3. Functional Requirements

  • Feature must support dark mode.
  • Users can export data to CSV.

4. Success Metrics

  • Increase user retention by 5% over 3 months.

How to use this template

  1. 1

    Copy the Markdown

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    Paste into your editor

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    Fill in your content

    Replace the placeholder text with your own. Delete sections you don't need — the template is a starting point, not a contract.

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    Export or share

    Commit to Git, export to HTML or PDF, or paste into your team's wiki.

What it solves

Misalignment between stakeholders and developers leads to wasted time and wrong features. A PRD solves this by serving as the single source of truth for what is being built, why, and for whom.

Key features

  • Clear problem statement and user definition
  • Structured user stories for development
  • Functional requirements checklist
  • Defined success metrics

Pro tips

  • ›Treat the PRD as a living document; update it as requirements evolve.
  • ›Get explicit sign-off from stakeholders before coding begins.
  • ›Link to design files (Figma/Sketch) directly in the document.

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