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titleSection Explanation. Click to expand.

The product requirements document (PRD) is a central document used to align all stakeholders (product management, engineering, QA, designers, and leadership) on the overall objective and vision of the proposed product and is used as a decision-making toolhow we will solve a specific problem with the proposed solution.

When creating the PRD, provide just as much information as needed and nothing more. If the document is too long and complex, it will quickly become outdated, and readers will lose interest.

PRD content and structure vary by organization. Depending upon the product line, company culture, and processes, PRDs could have quite a different look and feel.

In this latest iteration of the Unified Compliance PRD template, we changed the template to help raise visibility of how the proposed product (or feature set) adheres to Unified Compliance’s strategic plan including details on why this product proposal is important to Unified Compliance.

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titleSection Explanation. Click to expand.
  • Vision and Goal Setting: articulates the vision alignment, problem being addressed, and goals of the product proposal describing what the product is, who it is for, and how it will benefit the users and the organization.

  • Decision-Making Framework: helps in making informed decisions throughout the product development process acting as a reference point for evaluating progress and making changes.

  • Performance Measurement: sets the criteria for measuring the success of the product through specified metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) including potential financial impact.

  • Basis for Prioritization: helps in prioritizing features based on the product strategy, market needs, and resource constraints.

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titleVision and Initiative Alignment

How does this proposal fit into our overall vision and which specific initiative does this proposal align with and how?

The UC Strategic Plan for 2024 has two foci:

  1. content and

  2. the sale of that content

This project squarely fits into the focus of bringing in additional content.

Content Ingestion Automation - ETL is a critical aspect of the initiative to “Partner with 3rd Party to Develop Automated Content Mapping”.

The automated content mapping comprises the complete end-to-end content capture, ETL, and mapping to the common controls. This particular product proposal is the “left-hand” side from capture to ETL
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titleThe Problem

What problem are we trying to solve? and why it important to our customers and/or to Unified Compliance?

We currently rely on a team of expert mappers to meticulously add content into the UCF. The process works well but is slow. With the advent of automation and AI, Unified Compliance risks attacks from competitors who will use technology to accelerate content acquisition.

We risk losing customers to other platforms if we fall behind on the extent of coverage.

We will also find it difficult to take on new market segments without automation.

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