PD Phase 1: Research¶
User research phase -- interviews, personas, and analysis to inform PRD creation.
Command: /pd-1-research <mode>
When to use¶
After /pd-0-start when beginning a new product. Run this before writing the PRD
to ground your requirements in real user needs rather than assumptions.
Modes¶
| Mode | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Script | /pd-1-research script |
Create an interview guide |
| Analyze | /pd-1-research analyze FILE |
Extract insights from a transcript |
| Persona | /pd-1-research persona |
Synthesize interviews into personas |
| Usability | /pd-1-research usability |
Create a usability test plan |
What happens¶
Script mode¶
Gathers your product concept, target users, key assumptions, and research goals.
Then invokes the interview-script-writer agent to produce a semi-structured
interview guide with warm-up, exploration, validation, and wrap-up sections.
Analyze mode¶
Reads an interview transcript (PDF or Markdown), invokes the interview-analyzer
agent, and extracts key quotes, pain points, unmet needs, current workflows, and
PRD implications.
Persona mode¶
Scans all interview analyses in 02-Knowledge/04-Dokumente/, groups findings by
user type, and generates persona documents with demographics, goals, pain points,
key quotes, and success metrics.
Usability mode¶
Creates a test plan for validating a prototype. Primarily used later in
/pd-4-validate, but available here for planning ahead.
Output¶
| Mode | Output location |
|---|---|
| Script | 02-Knowledge/04-Dokumente/interview-script-[date].md |
| Analyze | 02-Knowledge/04-Dokumente/interview-analysis-[participant]-[date].md |
| Persona | 02-Knowledge/02-Zielgruppen-Personas/persona-[name].md |
| Usability | 02-Knowledge/04-Dokumente/usability-test-plan-[date].md |
Quality gate¶
- Minimum 5 user interviews completed
- Personas created and documented
- Key findings documented
Next step¶
PD Phase 2: PRD (or /pd-pid first for technical architecture)