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PRDs for CYA?

• makapuf 7y ago
  Product requirement docs for covering your a ?
• NorthOf33rd 7y ago
  Product requirement docs to cover your ass. While answering this, I'm wondering if the rejection of that style is also correlated with organizational use of acronyms?
  • dadarepublic 7y ago
    Unfortunately I've been in organizations where this was necessary for exactly that... Exec Manager (wanting to save face in next exec meeting) - Why did the team do that? It obv didn't work. Who's fault is this? Product Manger - Remember we all signed off on this PRD saying we would try this approach? We also included a couple of alternative options we can explore in case the primary approach wasn't as effective as we hoped. Upper Manager - ... (after a moment) Ok then, let's explore those alternatives. Engineering Manager - whew PRDs _esp those with sign off_ can cover your ass.