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flpbalada/fb-skills

making-product-decisions

Make structured product decisions with explicit goals, options, tradeoffs, evidence, and decision records.

First seen May 4, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add flpbalada/fb-skills --skill making-product-decisions
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Summary

  • Make structured product decisions with explicit goals, options, tradeoffs, evidence, and decision records.
  • Use when stakeholders disagree, multiple valid paths exist, scope is contested, or choices need rationale; avoid for requirements cleanup, roadmap hierarchy, or effort sizing alone.

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Repository health

Stars 7
Default branch main
Open issues 0
Status Active

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 1,932 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 320 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 13 installs

SKILL.md

Making Product Decisions

Make product decisions explicit. Separate decision quality from outcome.

Goal

Choose option with rationale, owner, success criteria, and review date.

Rules

  • Define decision before debating options.
  • Include status quo.
  • Avoid binary framing.
  • Create at least 3 options.
  • Decide faster for reversible choices.
  • Slow down for irreversible choices.
  • Set criteria before scoring.
  • Capture dissent.

Decision Types

  • Type 1: hard to reverse, high stakes, decide carefully.
  • Type 2: reversible, lower stakes, decide quickly.

Flow

  1. State exact decision.
  2. Name decision maker.
  3. Identify deadline and reversibility.
  4. Generate options.
  5. Define criteria and weights.
  6. Compare options.
  7. Choose.
  8. Record rationale, risks, dissent, metrics.
  9. Set review date.

Resources

Output

## Product Decision Record

Decision: [what is decided]
Owner: [decision maker]
Date: [date]
Status: [proposed / approved / implemented]
Type: [Type 1 / Type 2]

Context:
- Problem: [problem]
- Constraints: [constraints]
- Deadline: [date]

Options:
- Status quo: [summary]
- Option A: [summary]
- Option B: [summary]

Criteria:
- [criterion]: weight [1-5]

Decision:
- Chosen: [option]
- Rationale: [why]
- Risks: [main risks]
- Dissent: [concerns]

Success:
- Metric: [metric]
- Target: [value]
- Review date: [date]