149: Product Bible Part 1 – PRDs Are Problematic

149: Product Bible Part 1 – PRDs Are Problematic

Update: 2023-09-16
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PRDs are problematic

Among other things, PRDs have problems like this:



* “They go stale fast”

* “No one reads them”

* “They are about what and not why”

* At the beginning of a real product effort, you have very high uncertainty

* There’s lots of experimentation

* What you know changes constantly

* They often don’t talk about the customer, the market problem we’re solving, why that market problem is worth solving, etc.



PRD problems and potential solutions

In this episode, I start a series about PRDs and how we can make them better. To start with: What’s wrong with PRDs?

Support this podcast



* The easiest and best way to support the podcast is to leave me a comment or question, or drop one into my Twitter mentions (I’m @nilsdavis), or just send me an email at nils@nilsdavis.com.

* You can also rate and review the podcast on Apple iTunes – that really helps others find it.

* And you can just share the podcast directly with your product manager friends – they’ll probably really appreciate it!



 

PRDs are problematic

Among other things, PRDs have problems like this:



* “They go stale fast”

* “No one reads them”

* “They are about what and not why”

* At the beginning of a real product effort, you have very high uncertainty

* There’s lots of experimentation

* What you know changes constantly

* They often don’t talk about the customer, the market problem we’re solving, why that market problem is worth solving, etc.



PRD problems and potential solutions

In this episode, I start a series about PRDs and how we can make them better. To start with: What’s wrong with PRDs?

Support this podcast



* The easiest and best way to support the podcast is to leave me a comment or question, or drop one into my Twitter mentions (I’m @nilsdavis), or just send me an email at nils@nilsdavis.com.

* You can also rate and review the podcast on Apple iTunes – that really helps others find it.

* And you can just share the podcast directly with your product manager friends – they’ll probably really appreciate it!



 
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149: Product Bible Part 1 – PRDs Are Problematic

149: Product Bible Part 1 – PRDs Are Problematic

Nils Davis