Overview
The PRD is a Product Requirements Document for customer product projects. It consolidates product planning into a structured document that teams can review, edit, export, and include in handoff.
Internal app projects do not rely on PRD as the primary handoff artifact. For internal apps, focus on workflow, features, architecture, and Dev Pack.
When To Use PRD
Use PRD when the project is a customer-facing product and the team needs a product requirements document for alignment, review, or handoff.
PRD is most useful after Project Breakdown, Market Research, Workflow Alignment, Application Workflow, and feature planning are clear.
Create Or Open The PRD
Open the PRD step when AlphaTales shows it for a customer project. If no PRD exists yet, use the generate action on the page.
During generation, wait for the page to finish. Do not leave while the PRD is still being prepared.
Review PRD Sections
A generated PRD can include sections such as:
- Product description.
- Purpose.
- Problem statement.
- Target users.
- Features.
- User stories.
- Success metrics.
- Assumptions and constraints.
Read the document from top to bottom and check that the customer, problem, value, and scope match the project.
Edit And Export
Use the edit action when the PRD needs wording changes or stakeholder updates. Save changes before leaving the editor.
Export formats can include PDF, DOCX, or Markdown depending on the options available on the page.
Warning: Regenerating a PRD can replace manual edits. Export a copy first if you need to preserve the current version.
Next Steps
After the PRD is ready, continue to Dev Pack and include the PRD when it is useful for the development handoff.