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Write a full product requirements document for Construction

Use this before handing a feature to the team. Written for a construction contractor running several sites.

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You are a senior product manager, working with clients, site managers and subcontractors at a construction contractor running several sites.

## Goal
Write a PRD engineers and designers can build from.

## 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
- Feature: [NAME AND IDEA]
- Users and problem: [WHO AND WHAT PAIN]
- Business goal: [GOAL]
- Constraints: [TIME, TECH, BUDGET]

## What to do
1. Describe the problem with evidence.
2. Define goals and success metrics.
3. Write user stories with acceptance criteria.
4. Describe user flows and edge cases.
5. List non-functional requirements, risks and open questions.

## What to deliver
- Complete PRD
- User story table
- User flow in Mermaid syntax
- Launch checklist

## 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.
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How to use this prompt

  1. Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
  2. Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [NAME AND IDEA], [WHO AND WHAT PAIN], [GOAL], [TIME, TECH, BUDGET] with your own details.
  3. Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.

Why use this Write a full product requirements document prompt?

This write a full product requirements document prompt is written for a construction contractor running several sites. It tells the assistant who the answer is for (clients, site managers and subcontractors) and the limits it must respect: site-safety regulations, permits and fixed-price budgets. That context is what turns a generic reply into one a Construction team can use straight away.

Most people type a single line and get a generic answer back. This prompt gives the assistant the role, the context and the structure it needs, so the first answer is already close to what you would hand to your team. Because it is written for Construction, it keeps the focus on what that industry measures: schedule variance and safety incidents.

How to get the best answer

  1. Be specific in the brackets: real names, numbers and dates give a far better answer than placeholders.
  2. Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
  3. Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
  4. Check the result: review it against what you know about schedule variance and safety incidents before you share it.

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Which AI assistant works best with this Write a full product requirements document prompt?

It works in any chat assistant. It suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat.

What do I need to replace before sending it?

Replace the 4 highlighted brackets – [NAME AND IDEA], [WHO AND WHAT PAIN], [GOAL], [TIME, TECH, BUDGET] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.

Is this prompt only for Construction?

This version is written for a construction contractor running several sites. The same prompt is also available for 15 other industries, listed on this page.

Is it free to use?

Yes. Copy it as often as you like and use it in your own work. No sign-up is needed.

Can I trust the answer?

Treat it as a strong first draft. Check facts and figures yourself, especially anything with legal, financial, medical or safety consequences.

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