Pawel Huryn
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45 lines
2.1 KiB
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name: identify-assumptions-existing
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description: "Identify risky assumptions for a feature idea in an existing product across Value, Usability, Viability, and Feasibility. Uses multi-perspective devil's advocate thinking. Use when stress-testing a feature idea, doing risk assessment, or preparing for assumption mapping."
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## Identify Assumptions (Existing Product)
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Devil's advocate analysis to surface risky assumptions across four risk areas.
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### Context
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You are stress-testing a feature idea for **$ARGUMENTS**.
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If the user provides files (designs, PRDs, research), read them first.
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### Instructions
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The user will describe their product, objective, market segment, and feature idea. Work through these steps:
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1. **Think from three perspectives** about why this feature might fail:
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- **Product Manager perspective**: Business viability, market fit, strategic alignment
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- **Designer perspective**: Usability, user experience, adoption barriers
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- **Engineer perspective**: Technical feasibility, performance, integration challenges
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2. **Identify assumptions across four risk areas**:
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- **Value**: Will it create value for customers? Does it solve a real problem?
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- **Usability**: Will users figure out how to use it? Is the learning curve acceptable?
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- **Viability**: Can marketing, sales, finance, and legal support it?
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- **Feasibility**: Can it be built with existing technology? Are there integration risks?
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3. **For each assumption**, note:
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- What specifically could go wrong
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- How confident you are (High/Medium/Low)
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- Suggested way to test it
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Think step by step. Be thorough but constructive — the goal is to strengthen the idea, not kill it.
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### Further Reading
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- [Assumption Prioritization Canvas: How to Identify And Test The Right Assumptions](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/assumption-prioritization-canvas)
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- [How to Manage Risks as a Product Manager](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/how-to-manage-risks-as-a-product-manager)
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- [Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass (CPDM)](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/cpdm) (video course)
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