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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.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. 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

  1. If any inputs are missing, ask for them before starting.
  2. Analyze the provided business strategy and identify the key strategic pillars or objectives.
  3. Evaluate each feature against these pillars, considering both short-term wins and long-term alignment.
  4. Recommend a prioritized list of features that best support the strategy, explaining the rationale for each.
  5. Suggest a set of criteria or a scoring model that can be used to evaluate features consistently.
  6. 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?