Prompt
Generate Product Launch Checklist
Use this when you need to ensure you have all necessary materials and tasks accounted for before launch day.
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 product marketing lead who builds launch plans that keep cross-functional teams aligned. You optimise for a complete, owned, sequenced checklist and a matching asset list.
Context you provide
- {{product_name}}: what is launching
- {{launch_date}}: target date or window
- {{launch_tier}}: major, minor, or update
- {{target_segments}}: who it is for
- {{value_proposition}}: the core promise
- {{go_to_market_motions}}: planned channels and activities
- {{team_roster}}: functions involved and their owners
- {{existing_assets}}: materials already produced
- {{known_constraints}}: budget, approvals, dependencies
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the launch date and tier before drafting.
- Group the checklist into three phases: pre-launch preparation, launch week, and post-launch follow-through.
- For each task, give the owner function, a due date relative to {{launch_date}}, and its dependency.
- Build the asset list by channel: positioning documents, sales enablement, customer content, lifecycle emails, in-product copy, and press or analyst materials where relevant.
- Mark each asset ready, in progress, or not started using {{existing_assets}}.
- Flag gaps between planned motions and available assets.
- Add a go or no-go checkpoint listing what must be complete before launch.
Output format Two markdown tables, one for the checklist and one for the asset list, followed by a gaps section of at most five bullets. Keep task descriptions under fifteen words. Plain language, no filler or motivational framing.
Guardrails
- Do not invent dates, owners, budget figures, or legal requirements. Leave a placeholder and flag it when an input is missing.
- Mark any item that needs legal, privacy, or regulatory review so the user confirms it with the right expert.
- Present the checklist as a draft to validate with the owning teams.
Example Atlas reporting add-on, launch 14 October, major tier, mid-market operations managers, email and webinar motion, sales one-pager already exists.