Product · Spec Authoring

Samso Managed Services · Last Updated · Apr 2026

PRD Generation

Structured PRDs drafted from Slack threads, tickets, and interview notes - every section anchored to source, priority pills attached, and a 4-step sign-off ladder routed automatically. PM walks into review with a defensible draft, not a blank doc.

What the managed workflow does

Pulls every research artifact

Customer interview transcripts, Linear tickets, in-product feedback, Slack threads, and prototype QC notes - every artifact tagged to the relevant section before drafting starts.

Drafts in your voice

6-section PRD assembled from your house template (Problem · Users · Solution · Metrics · Non-goals · Open questions) with paragraphs drafted in your team's editorial tone - not a formulaic PRD-bot output.

Sources every paragraph

Each section carries a margin-note source-pill - `from interview-12 · prio:high`, `from ticket SUP-441` - so reviewers can verify the claim is anchored to evidence, not inferred.

Routes the sign-off ladder

PM Lead → Eng Lead → Design Lead → Exec Sponsor - each gate triggers automatically with SLA tracking, and the doc state reflects who's reviewed and who's queued.

Sourced PRD · 6 sections · sign-off ladder live

6 SECTIONS · 14 SOURCES · 3 OF 4 APPROVED

PRD · WORKSPACE AUDIT LOG · v3DRAFT · APR 18 · OWNER: PM-PRIYAWorkspace audit log · SIEM-friendly exportQuarter Q3 · Platform lane · enterprise-readiness OKRINTERVIEWS · 14TICKETS · 9SLACK THREADS · 6PROTOTYPE QC · v2.41.Problem statementFROM INTERVIEW-12 · PRIO:HIGHHIGH2.Users + JTBDFROM CRM SEGMENT · 412 USERSHIGH3.Solution + scopeFROM PROTOTYPE V2.4 · USABILITY QCMED4.Success metricsFROM PIRATE FUNNEL · ACTIVATION D7HIGH5.Non-goals + cutsFROM SCOPING MEMO · V3LOW6.Open questionsFROM SLACK THREAD · 7 UNRESOLVEDMED14 source-pills attached · every paragraph anchored to a research artifactPRD APPROVAL3 OF 4 · LIVESTEP 01Priya R.PM LeadAPPROVEDMon 9:14 AMSTEP 02Eli J.Eng Lead · L6APPROVEDTue 11:02 AMSTEP 03Dani M.Design LeadAPPROVEDTue 4:48 PMSTEP 04Jordan D.Exec Sponsor · CEOIN REVIEWnow · 24h SLA

Inputs synthesized

Customer interview transcriptsLinear tickets · in-product feedbackSlack threads · #product-discussPrototype QC + heuristic notes

What lands per draft

6-section PRD · drafted in your voiceSource-pills per paragraphPriority pills · high · med · lowSign-off ladder · PM → Exec

Inputs synthesized

  • Customer interviews. Transcripts pulled from your research store with JTBD tagging - surfaced into Problem and Users sections automatically.

  • Tickets + feedback. Linear tickets and in-product feedback tagged 'request' or 'bug' anchor the Problem statement and feed Open Questions.

  • Slack threads. Channels tagged for product discussion are pulled with thread coherence preserved - 7-message threads land as a single citable artifact.

  • Prototype QC. Usability test findings + heuristic notes tied to the prototype attach to the Solution section as design rationale.

What lands per draft

  • 6-section PRD. Problem · Users + JTBD · Solution + scope · Success metrics · Non-goals + cuts · Open questions - drafted in your voice, ready for review.

  • Source-pills per paragraph. Margin annotations tying each claim to its research artifact - reviewer can click through to verify.

  • Priority pills. High · medium · low markers per section - based on driver evidence intensity, not PM gut.

  • Sign-off ladder. PM → Eng → Design → Exec with SLA tracking and automatic escalation when an approval stalls past its window.

What you get, every week

PRDs that get reviewed faster

Drafted from research, sourced per paragraph, structured to your template - review time drops because the reviewer can verify, not interrogate.

Defensible specs

Every claim anchored to evidence. When eng pushes back on scope, the rationale is one click away from the section - not buried in a Slack thread.

An audit trail per spec

Every approval, every source citation, every priority change logged with rationale - so when leadership asks why a feature shipped, the answer is the PRD itself.

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