In product management world, a Product requirements document (PRD) is nothing less than a Bible. It is the Product, Design and Tech teams’ go to document for anything related to the product. There is no fixed standard template for a PRD. However, there are a few key components that every PRD must must have. Here is a short video explaining the same.
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Key components of a Product Requirements Document (PRD) & how to write one?
A Product requirements document (PRD), simply put, is a document that lists out all the features of a product in as much details as possible. In product management world, a PRD is nothing less than a Bible. It is the Product, Design and Tech teams’ go to document for anything related to the product.
A Product requirements document (PRD), however, is different from a Business Requirements Document (BRD) / Market Requirements Document (MRD). A BRD/MRD focuses more on what the actual customer problem is or what the business opportunity is? The “why” part of things. A PRD, on the other hand, focuses more on the “What” and “How” part of things. What are we going to build and how are we going to build it?
So, how does one write a good Product requirements document (PRD) ? Now, there is no fixed standard template for a PRD. Every product manager has their own writing style. However, there are a few key components that every PRD must must have. Below we try to list down the same.
