Collaborating effectively on product requirements is crucial for successful product development. 1-pagers or Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) can support this process. They provide a structured framework for disciplined decision-making - aligning our work with company-level strategy and making sure we clearly define what success looks like up front. They also serve as valuable snapshots, capturing the evolution of our product thinking over time. Below I've outlined a lightweight 1 pager template you can use as a baseline to get started.

PRD: [PRD TEMPLATE]

How to use this document

Use it as a checklist to make sure you cover all bases, remove anything you don’t need.

Work fast and light. A good PRD is <1000 words and it includes diagrams (that’s two pages, not including the 525 words for the template).

Write it in the open (no private documents!). Once it’s in Ready state, share it with everyone via Slack.

Status	Draft, Ready, Accepted, Rejected, Superseded
Created	@June 1, 2022
Owners	Tag using @ to notify.
Reviewers	Tag using @ to notify.

TL;DR

Too Long; Didn’t Read. Be answer first. If someone only reads this far, what do you want them to know?

OKRs

What company goals can we tie this work back to? What’s our prediction for how those OKRs will be impacted once this work is done? Complete the table and add an explanatory paragraph if needed.

OKR	Target	Projected Impact

Who?

Who are we solving this for?

What?

What problems do we want to solve? What are we not trying to solve? What’s in scope and what’s out of scope? Prevents scope creep. Bullets only.

Why?

Why are we trying to solve the problem? How do we know this is a real problem and one worth solving now? Use data or qualitative research insights where you can.

Success

What does success look like? How will success be measured?

What is it?

Roughly, what does it look like in the product? What are the requirements of a solution to the problem?

How?

What’s the experiment plan? How will we approach solving the problem?

When?

When does it ship and what are the milestones?

Alternatives

What are some alternatives that we’ve considered but we’re not recommending?

# PRD: [PRD TEMPLATE]

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### How to use this document

Use it as a checklist to make sure you cover all bases, remove anything you don’t need.

**Work fast and light. A good PRD is <1000 words and it includes diagrams (that’s two pages, not including the 525 words for the template).**

Write it in the open (no private documents!). Once it’s in **Ready** state, share it with everyone via Slack.

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| Status | Draft, Ready, Accepted, Rejected, Superseded |
| --- | --- |
| Created | @June 1, 2022  |
| Owners | Tag using @ to notify. |
| Reviewers | Tag using @ to notify. |

## TL;DR

*Too Long; Didn’t Read. Be answer first.* *If someone only reads this far, what do you want them to know?*

## OKRs

*What company goals can we tie this work back to? What’s our prediction for how those OKRs will be impacted once this work is done? Complete the table and add an explanatory paragraph if needed.*

| OKR | Target | Projected Impact |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |

## Who?

*Who are we solving this for?*

## What?

*What problems do we want to solve? What are we not trying to solve? What’s in scope and what’s out of scope? Prevents scope creep. Bullets only.*

## Why?

*Why are we trying to solve the problem? How do we know this is a real problem and one worth solving now? Use data or qualitative research insights where you can.*

## Success

*What does success look like? How will success be measured?*

## What is it?

*Roughly, what does it look like in the product? What are the requirements of a solution to the problem?*

## How?

*What’s the experiment plan? How will we approach solving the problem?*

## When?

*When does it ship and what are the milestones?*

## Alternatives

*What are some alternatives that we’ve considered but we’re not recommending?*

## Further Reading

*Any further reading or prior art goes here. E.g:*

- [1 Pagers/PRDs](https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/i/683946/pagers-prds) by Lenny Rachitsky