Product requirements document
Also called: PRD
ELI5
A document explaining what the product should achieve and why.
Used in conversation
“The product requirements document should state outcomes and non-goals.”
Definition
A document describing product purpose, users, requirements, constraints, success measures and open questions.
Here “Product requirements document” means: A document describing product purpose, users, requirements, constraints, success measures and open questions.
Pitch context
You will see “Product requirements document” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16