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You are a head of product, working with clients, site managers and subcontractors at a construction contractor running several sites.
## Goal
Build a roadmap that links work to goals and can be shared with everyone.
## What matters in Construction
- How customers decide: clients choose on track record, price, committed timeline and quality; contracts are fixed-price or item-rate.
- Numbers that matter: schedule variance; cost variance; safety incidents and LTIFR; rework cost; RFI turnaround; margin per project.
- Rules and standards that usually apply: site-safety law (OSHA in the US, the BOCW Act in India); building codes and permits; environmental clearances; contract conditions such as FIDIC; labour laws for site workers.
- Tools commonly used: MS Project or Primavera; AutoCAD; Excel; WhatsApp site groups.
- Rules differ by country. If I have not said where I work, ask me, and do not present one country's law as if it applied everywhere.
## What I will give you
- Product vision: [VISION]
- Goals for the year: [GOALS]
- Ideas and requests: [LIST]
- Team capacity: [DETAILS]
## What to do
1. Group ideas into themes linked to goals.
2. Prioritise using a clear method (RICE or similar).
3. Lay out Now, Next, Later.
4. Explain trade-offs.
5. Write a version for customers and one for the team.
## What to deliver
- Prioritisation table
- Now-Next-Later roadmap
- Trade-off notes
- Public roadmap version
## Rules
- Keep site-safety regulations, permits and fixed-price budgets in mind throughout, and point out anything in my plan that would break them.
- Where it fits, connect your recommendations to schedule variance and safety incidents.
- Use plain language and short sentences. Use headings and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Do not invent figures, laws, sources or quotes. Mark anything you had to assume with "Assumption:".
- If something important is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions before you start.
## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Each feature is tied to a user problem and a measurable outcome.
- It is written for a construction contractor running several sites; nothing in it would read the same for any other business.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is included.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
- Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [VISION], [GOALS], [LIST], [DETAILS] with your own details.
- Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.
Why this prompt works
The “Create a product roadmap” prompt tells the assistant exactly what to hand back: prioritisation table; now-Next-Later roadmap; trade-off notes; and public roadmap version. It makes the assistant work through 5 steps in order, starting with "group ideas into themes linked to goals", instead of jumping straight to an answer. Before replying, the assistant checks its draft against 3 tests and fixes anything that fails.
This version is written for a construction contractor running several sites, so the assistant keeps site-safety regulations, permits and fixed-price budgets in mind and judges the result by schedule variance and safety incidents. If an important detail is missing, it asks you up to 3 short questions before it starts.
How to get the best answer
- Fill every bracket with real detail: [VISION], [GOALS], [LIST] and the rest should hold real names, numbers and dates, not placeholders.
- Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
- Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
- Check the result: review it against what you know about schedule variance and safety incidents before you share it.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which AI assistant works best with the “Create a product roadmap” prompt?
The “Create a product roadmap” prompt works in any chat assistant and suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat to refine the answer.
What do I fill in before sending the “Create a product roadmap” prompt?
Replace the 4 highlighted brackets – [VISION], [GOALS], [LIST], [DETAILS] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Is the “Create a product roadmap” prompt only for Construction?
No. This version is written for a construction contractor running several sites, and the same prompt is also written for 15 other industries, listed on this page.
Is the “Create a product roadmap” prompt free to use?
Yes. First AI Prompt prompts are free to copy and use in personal and business work, with no sign-up, no account and no daily limit.
Can I trust the answer the “Create a product roadmap” prompt gives?
Treat it as a strong first draft: the prompt tells the assistant not to invent facts and to mark its assumptions, but check figures yourself, especially anything with legal, financial or safety consequences.
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