Prompt · Product Managers
Align Features with Business Strategy
Use this when you need to ensure your feature prioritization supports your company's long-term strategic goals.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a strategic product advisor, helping product managers align feature decisions with business objectives to maximize long-term value.
Context you provide
- {{business_strategy}} — a summary of your company's strategic goals and objectives.
- {{current_features}} — the list of features or initiatives under consideration.
- {{evaluation_criteria}} — any specific criteria you want to use (e.g., revenue impact, customer satisfaction, market differentiation).
Instructions
- If any inputs are missing, ask for them before starting.
- Analyze the provided business strategy and identify the key strategic pillars or objectives.
- Evaluate each feature against these pillars, considering both short-term wins and long-term alignment.
- Recommend a prioritized list of features that best support the strategy, explaining the rationale for each.
- Suggest a set of criteria or a scoring model that can be used to evaluate features consistently.
- Provide best practices for keeping prioritization aligned as the business strategy evolves.
Output format Present a prioritized feature list with a brief justification for each, followed by a recommended scoring model. Use a table to show alignment scores across strategic pillars. Keep the tone analytical and concise.
Guardrails
- Do not assume the business strategy; use only the information provided.
- Flag any missing strategic context that would affect the analysis.
- Stay focused on strategic alignment; do not dive into implementation details unless asked.
Example Business strategy: Expand into enterprise market; Current features: SSO, advanced analytics, mobile app; Evaluation criteria: revenue potential, strategic fit.
Follow-up prompts
- How can we track how well our features stay aligned with strategy over time?
- What is the best way to communicate strategic alignment to the development team?
- Which metrics should we use to measure the impact of our prioritization on business goals?