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Don’t Start with Specs: Use Prompts to Reveal Hidden Assumptions First

Stakeholders often come to PMs with a solution already in mind. At first glance, the requirement looks clear. But there are usually hidden assumptions behind those solutions. This article tells you how PMs can use 3 prompt templates to reveal hidden assumptions before writing specs. Because PMs do not only make requirements clear. A more important part of the PM’s job is to make sure the team is not spending effort on the wrong problem.

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Do Not Treat AI as Just a Document Generator: PMs Should Use It to See the Requirements Behind the Requirements

For many project managers, the first instinct when using AI is to ask it to summarize documents, rewrite content, generate PRDs, create user stories, or produce presentation materials. These use cases are certainly useful. But I believe the greater value of AI for project managers lies in helping us see the questions we have not asked, the assumptions we have not noticed, and the real requirements behind the stated requirements.

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