AI Prompts for Agile Product Owners
Refine product backlogs, write acceptance criteria, and plan sprint iterations.
User Story Generator with BDD
Write a robust user story with Given/When/Then criteria.
"Write a comprehensive Agile User Story for a feature allowing a user to "Reset their Password via SMS". Use the standard "As a [role], I want [action], so that [value]" format. Below it, write 4 distinct Acceptance Criteria using the BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) Given/When/Then format. Ensure one of the criteria covers the "unhappy path" (e.g., entering the wrong SMS code 3 times)."
Epic to Story Breakdown
Slice a massive Epic into vertical value slices.
"Take the large Epic: "Implement a fully featured Admin Dashboard for User Management." Break this down into 5 smaller, vertically sliced User Stories that can be delivered independently over multiple sprints. Avoid horizontal technical slicing (e.g., "build the database", "build the UI"). Instead, slice by value (e.g., "Admin can view list of users", "Admin can suspend a user"). Explain the prioritization order of these stories."
Backlog Refinement Agenda
Structure a highly productive backlog grooming session.
"Outline a 45-minute agenda for a weekly Backlog Refinement (Grooming) ceremony with the Scrum Team. Include a 5-minute review of the product vision, 30 minutes for discussing and estimating the top 3-5 priorities for the next sprint, and 10 minutes for identifying technical dependencies. Provide a script for the PO to politely cut off deep technical "how to build it" discussions that distract from deciding "what to build.""
Bug Severity Triage Framework
Define clear rules for classifying and prioritizing bugs.
"Define a strict 4-tier Bug Severity and Priority Framework (Blocker/P0, Critical/P1, Major/P2, Minor/P3). Provide exactly two concrete examples for each tier for an E-commerce application (P0: Checkout is crashing; P3: Typo on the about page). Define the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for how quickly engineering must resolve each tier, and explain when a P2 bug should trump a new feature in sprint planning."
Sprint Review Presentation Structure
Structure a compelling sprint demo for stakeholders.
"Structure a 30-minute Sprint Review (Demo) presentation for key business stakeholders. Focus the agenda on outcomes, not just output. Include: 1) The Sprint Goal we set out to achieve, 2) A live demo of the specific user value delivered (tied back to business metrics), 3) What we did not finish and why (transparently handling carryover), and 4) A preview of the focus for the next sprint. Propose questions to ask stakeholders to elicit real feedback, not just "looks good.""
Stakeholder Pushback Script
Say no to an urgent feature request without ruining relationships.
"Script a conversation for a Product Owner pushing back on the VP of Sales, who is demanding that a customized reporting feature be built immediately to close a single deal. The PO must say "no" or "not right now" while maintaining a collaborative relationship. Use the strategy of making the trade-offs visible: "If we build this now, we must drop the security update required by compliance." Emphasize finding a temporary manual workaround."
Definition of Done (DoD) Checklist
Create a rigorous standard for calling a story "Done".
"Draft a comprehensive "Definition of Done" (DoD) checklist for a mature Agile development team building a web application. Include criteria spanning: Code Quality (peer reviews, static analysis), Testing (unit test coverage > 80%, integration tests pass), Deployment (merged to staging, passes CI/CD pipeline), Documentation (API docs updated, release notes drafted), and Product Owner explicit acceptance. Explain why DoD is strictly different from Acceptance Criteria."
Feature Release Communication Plan
Coordinate internal messaging before a major launch.
"Create an internal communication release plan for launching a massive overhaul of the user billing portal. Define what needs to be communicated, to whom, and when. Specifically structure the messages for: Customer Support (needs technical troubleshooting guides 2 weeks prior), Marketing (needs assets for email campaigns), and Executive Leadership (needs a 1-pager on projected revenue impact)."
MVP Scope Trimmer
Ruthlessly cut a feature list down to a true MVP.
"Look at the following proposed feature list for an MVP of a "Recipe Sharing App": User profiles, Follow system, Save to Favorites, Grocery List integration, Recipe comments, Calorie calculator, Upload video tutorials. Ruthlessly cut this down to a true Minimum Viable Product (the core loop necessary to test the riskiest assumption). Select the 2 absolute essential features to build first, explain why the others are "Phase 2" distractions, and define the specific metric you will use to validate the MVP."
User Story Mapping Workshop
Structure a session to map out the user journey.
"Outline a plan for a 2-hour User Story Mapping workshop with stakeholders and engineers to plan an "Employee Onboarding" software module. Explain how to set up the horizontal axis (the user's sequential flow: Receives offer -> Signs docs -> Sets up IT -> First day) and the vertical axis (criticality/priority of tasks). Provide instructions on how to draw the "MVP Release Slice" line across the map to define the first V1 launch."
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