PRD: [Feature Name]¶

Overview¶

Status: Draft | In Review | Approved Author: [Name] Date: [YYYY-MM-DD] Version: [1.0] Beads Issue: [bd://issue-id or N/A] PR-FAQ: [Link to approved PR-FAQ - required for new initiatives] Stakeholders: [List]

Problem Statement¶

[What problem are we solving? Who has this problem? Why does it matter?]

Evidence¶

Great PRDs prove problems exist with evidence. Include both types:

Quantitative Evidence (numbers that demonstrate impact): - [Financial metric: e.g., "$X lost per month due to..."] - [Behavioral data: e.g., "Y% of users abandon at step Z"] - [Volume indicator: e.g., "N support tickets/week about..."]

Qualitative Evidence (insights that explain the human side): - [User quote: "Direct feedback from user research..."] - [Support insight: "Common complaint pattern..."] - [Observation: "During usability testing, we saw..."]

Goals & Success Metrics¶

Goal	Metric	Target
[Goal 1]	[Metric]	[Target value]
[Goal 2]	[Metric]	[Target value]

User Stories¶

[Persona 1]¶

As a [persona], I want [capability] so that [benefit]
Acceptance: [Testable criteria]
As a [persona], I want [capability] so that [benefit]
Acceptance: [Testable criteria]

[Persona 2]¶

As a [persona], I want [capability] so that [benefit]
Acceptance: [Testable criteria]

Requirements¶

Functional Requirements¶

ID	Requirement	Priority
FR-1	[Requirement]	Must Have
FR-2	[Requirement]	Should Have
FR-3	[Requirement]	Nice to Have

Non-Functional Requirements¶

ID	Requirement	Target
NFR-1	Performance	[e.g., < 200ms response time]
NFR-2	Availability	[e.g., 99.9% uptime]
NFR-3	Security	[e.g., SOC 2 compliant]

Scope¶

In Scope¶

[Feature/capability 1]
[Feature/capability 2]

Out of Scope¶

[Explicitly excluded item 1]
[Explicitly excluded item 2]

Dependencies¶

Dependency	Owner	Status	Risk
[Dependency 1]	[Team/Person]	[Status]	[Low/Med/High]

Risks & Mitigations¶

Risk	Likelihood	Impact	Mitigation
[Risk 1]	[L/M/H]	[L/M/H]	[Strategy]

Open Questions¶

[ ] [Question 1]
[ ] [Question 2]

Appendix¶

Mockups/Wireframes¶

[Link or embed]

Research¶

[Link to user research, competitive analysis, etc.]

Approval¶

Role	Name	Date	Status
Product			Pending
Engineering			Pending
Design			Pending

Next Steps & Handoffs¶

After PRD approval:

[ ] Architect Review: Technical feasibility assessment
Trigger: /architect
Output: ADR (artifacts/adr_[topic].md)
[ ] UI/UX Designer: Visual design and wireframes
Trigger: /ui-ux-designer
Output: Design Spec (artifacts/design_spec_[component].md)
[ ] Engineering Estimate: Effort estimation and decomposition
Trigger: /builder or /architect
Output: Implementation Plan (artifacts/plan_[task].md)
[ ] Create Beads Issues: Decompose into trackable work items
Command: bd create "Title" -t feature

Related Artifacts: - ADR: [Link after architect review] - Design Spec: [Link after designer review] - Implementation Plan: [Link after decomposition]

Version History¶

Version	Date	Author	Changes
1.0	[Date]	[Name]	Initial draft