Product Manager Toolkit

# Create sample data file
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py sample

# Run prioritization with team capacity
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py sample_features.csv --capacity 15

python scripts/customer_interview_analyzer.py interview_transcript.txt

Gather → Score → Analyze → Plan → Validate → Execute

# Input: CSV with features
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py features.csv --capacity 20

Plan → Recruit → Interview → Analyze → Synthesize → Validate

python scripts/customer_interview_analyzer.py transcript.txt

Scope → Draft → Review → Refine → Approve → Track

For [target user/persona]
who [underserved need or painful moment],
[product name] is a [product category]
that [primary outcome delivered].
Unlike [main alternative: competitor, workaround, or status quo],
[product name] [unique differentiation in outcome terms].

## Product Name
[Name of the product or service]

## Business Outcome
[Direction] [Metric] [Outcome] [Context] [Acceptance criteria]

## Product Outcome
[Direction] [Metric] [Outcome] [Context] [Acceptance criteria]

## Problem Statement Narrative
[2-3 sentences telling the persona's story from their point-of-view]

## Solution Hypothesis
If we [action/solution] for [target persona],
then we will [desirable outcome].

### Tiny Acts of Discovery
- [Small experiment focused on viability]
- [Small experiment focused on customer value]

### Proof-of-Life
Within [timeframe], we observe:
- [Quantitative measurable outcome]
- [Qualitative measurable outcome]

## Positioning Statement
For [target persona] that need [underserved need],
[product] is a [category] that [benefit].
Unlike [competitor], [product] provides [differentiation].

## Assumptions & Unknowns
- [Assumption 1]
- [Assumption 2]

## Issues/Risks (PESTEL lens)
- Political: [Risk]
- Economic: [Risk]
- Social: [Risk]
- Technological: [Risk]
- Environmental: [Risk]
- Legal: [Risk]

## Value Justification
[Yes/Yes with caveats/No with alternatives/No]
Justification: [Why this is or isn't valuable]

## Success Metrics
1. [SMART metric 1]
2. [SMART metric 2]
3. [SMART metric 3]

## What's Next
1. [Next step with owner]
2. [Next step with owner]

name,reach,impact,confidence,effort,description
User Dashboard Redesign,5000,high,high,l,Complete redesign
Mobile Push Notifications,10000,massive,medium,m,Add push support
Dark Mode,8000,medium,high,s,Dark theme option

# Create sample data
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py sample

# Run with default capacity (10 person-months)
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py features.csv

# Custom capacity
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py features.csv --capacity 20

# JSON output for integration
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py features.csv --output json

# CSV output for spreadsheets
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py features.csv --output csv

# Analyze interview transcript
python scripts/customer_interview_analyzer.py interview.txt

# JSON output for aggregation
python scripts/customer_interview_analyzer.py interview.txt json

name,reach,impact,confidence,effort
Onboarding Flow,20000,massive,high,s
Search Improvements,15000,high,high,m
Social Login,12000,high,medium,m
Push Notifications,10000,massive,medium,m
Dark Mode,8000,medium,high,s

python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py features.csv --capacity 15

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RICE PRIORITIZATION RESULTS
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📊 TOP PRIORITIZED FEATURES

1. Onboarding Flow
   RICE Score: 16000.0
   Reach: 20000 | Impact: massive | Confidence: high | Effort: s

2. Search Improvements
   RICE Score: 4800.0
   Reach: 15000 | Impact: high | Confidence: high | Effort: m

3. Social Login
   RICE Score: 3072.0
   Reach: 12000 | Impact: high | Confidence: medium | Effort: m

4. Push Notifications
   RICE Score: 3840.0
   Reach: 10000 | Impact: massive | Confidence: medium | Effort: m

5. Dark Mode
   RICE Score: 2133.33
   Reach: 8000 | Impact: medium | Confidence: high | Effort: s

📈 PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS

Total Features: 5
Total Effort: 19 person-months
Total Reach: 65,000 users
Average RICE Score: 5969.07

🎯 Quick Wins: 2 features
   • Onboarding Flow (RICE: 16000.0)
   • Dark Mode (RICE: 2133.33)

🚀 Big Bets: 0 features

📅 SUGGESTED ROADMAP

Q1 - Capacity: 11/15 person-months
   • Onboarding Flow (RICE: 16000.0)
   • Search Improvements (RICE: 4800.0)
   • Dark Mode (RICE: 2133.33)

Q2 - Capacity: 10/15 person-months
   • Push Notifications (RICE: 3840.0)
   • Social Login (RICE: 3072.0)

Customer: Jane, Enterprise PM at TechCorp
Date: 2024-01-15

Interviewer: What's the hardest part of your current workflow?

Jane: The biggest frustration is the lack of real-time collaboration.
When I'm working on a PRD, I have to constantly ping my team on Slack
to get updates. It's really frustrating to wait for responses,
especially when we're on a tight deadline.

I've tried using Google Docs for collaboration, but it doesn't
integrate with our roadmap tools. I'd pay extra for something that
just worked seamlessly.

Interviewer: How often does this happen?

Jane: Literally every day. I probably waste 30 minutes just on
back-and-forth messages. It's my biggest pain point right now.

python scripts/customer_interview_analyzer.py interview.txt

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CUSTOMER INTERVIEW ANALYSIS
============================================================

📋 INTERVIEW METADATA
Segments found: 1
Lines analyzed: 15

😟 PAIN POINTS (3 found)

1. [HIGH] Lack of real-time collaboration
   "I have to constantly ping my team on Slack to get updates"

2. [MEDIUM] Tool integration gaps
   "Google Docs...doesn't integrate with our roadmap tools"

3. [HIGH] Time wasted on communication
   "waste 30 minutes just on back-and-forth messages"

💡 FEATURE REQUESTS (2 found)

1. Real-time collaboration - Priority: High
2. Seamless tool integration - Priority: Medium

🎯 JOBS TO BE DONE

When working on PRDs with tight deadlines
I want real-time visibility into team updates
So I can avoid wasted time on status checks

📊 SENTIMENT ANALYSIS

Overall: Negative (pain-focused interview)
Key emotions: Frustration, Time pressure

💬 KEY QUOTES

• "It's really frustrating to wait for responses"
• "I'd pay extra for something that just worked seamlessly"
• "It's my biggest pain point right now"

🏷️ THEMES

- Collaboration friction
- Tool fragmentation
- Time efficiency

# Export for Jira import
python scripts/rice_prioritizer.py features.csv --output json > priorities.json

# Export for dashboard
python scripts/customer_interview_analyzer.py interview.txt json > insights.json