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Produce a concise product brief artifact that is decision-ready, scoped, and measurable.

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Write Product Brief

Create a product brief that drives execution decisions, not narrative fluff.

When to Use

Use this skill when a task deliverable is a product brief (new initiative, experiment brief, launch brief, or scope decision brief).

Operating Mode

BRIEF AUTHORING ONLY

Allowed: synthesize evidence, define scope, write measurable outcomes, record risks.

Not allowed: implementation execution, speculative claims without evidence, unresolved ambiguous scope.

Inputs

  • Problem/opportunity statement
  • Audience/user segment
  • Business objective and metric target
  • Constraints (time, budget, channel, legal, platform)
  • Known dependencies and risks

Output

Create/update:

docs/briefs/<slug>-product-brief.md

Required sections:

# <Title> Product Brief

## Objective
## Target User / Segment
## Problem Statement
## Proposed Solution
## Scope
### In Scope
### Out of Scope
## Success Metrics
## Risks & Mitigations
## Dependencies
## Decision Needed

Workflow

  1. Convert raw request into explicit objective and decision question.
  2. Define user, problem, and scope boundaries.
  3. Translate desired outcome into measurable metrics.
  4. Document risks/dependencies with owners or assumptions.
  5. Final pass: remove ambiguity and tighten actionability.

Quality Gate

  • Objective and metric are explicit.
  • Scope boundaries are unambiguous.
  • Risks and dependencies are actionable.
  • Brief can directly feed /plan-feature.

Completion Message

"Product brief ready: docs/briefs/<slug>-product-brief.md. Scope, metrics, risks, and decision point are explicit."