How does this skill improve Product Requirement Documents (PRDs)?

It replaces feature-centric language with job-centric language, ensuring success is measured by user outcomes (like earning a commission) rather than just feature usage (like form completions).

What is a Job Statement?

A Job Statement follows the format: '[When I'm...] [I want to...] [so I can...]' to provide clear context, action, and motivation for a feature.

What is the Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) framework?

JTBD is a framework for understanding user needs by focusing on the 'job' a user 'hires' a product to do, rather than focusing on the features of the product itself.

Can this skill help with product navigation and IA?

Yes, it includes a 'Test Placement' framework that helps determine where a feature should live based on the user's workflow rather than which engineering team built it.

When is the best time to use the jtbd-prd-frame skill?

It is most effective when used before design or development begins, specifically during the discovery, definition, or scoping phases of a project.

JTBD Product Strategy Framer

Name: JTBD Product Strategy Framer
Author: madebynoam

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Design Tools

Reframes product requirements and feature definitions around user jobs to ensure every build solves a real-world problem.

The JTBD PRD Framer skill implements the Jobs-to-be-Done framework directly within your workflow to shift focus from what a feature is to what a user is trying to achieve. It helps designers and product managers transform feature-centric PRDs into outcome-oriented documents by generating structured job statements, reframing success metrics, and validating feature placement. By using this skill during the scoping phase, teams can avoid building unnecessary bloat and ensure that product architecture is governed by user intent rather than internal team politics.

Key Features

01Reframes PRD components including titles, problem statements, and success metrics.

02Reviews existing documentation to flag and fix feature-centric language.

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04Generates structured 'When/I want/So I can' job statements for any feature idea.

05Differentiates between abstract goals and specific, completable user jobs.

06Provides a strategic placement test to determine where features should live in an IA.

Use Cases

01Resolving governance disputes between teams regarding where a feature should be located.

02Writing a new PRD or feature spec to ensure it addresses a core user need.

03Restructuring a product's information architecture (IA) based on user intent.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add madebynoam/dcode jtbd-prd-frame

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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