<!-- Product vision statement and board · from Chapter 02 of The Product 360 Handbook -->

# Product vision · [Product] · v[n] · [Date]

**Owner:** [PM]   **Agreed with:** [names]   **Horizon:** [years]   **Next review:** [date]

## Vision statement
[One or two sentences: the positive change the product brings about, and for whom. No technology, feature or company ambition.]

## Quality check (pass / fail, with a note)
| Quality | Pass? | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Inspiring: people want to work toward it | | |
| Shared: built with and agreed by the team and key stakeholders | | |
| Ethical: benefits customers and does no harm | | |
| Concise: easy to remember and repeat | | |
| Ambitious: broad enough to guide several years | | |
| Enduring: survives a change of strategy | | |
| Names no technology, feature or mechanism | | |
| Describes a change for the customer, not for us | | |

## Vision board
| Target group | Needs | Product | Business goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Users: | Problem solved: | What it is: | Revenue: |
| Economic buyer: | Benefit delivered: | 3 to 5 standout features: | Retention or expansion: |
| Gatekeepers: | | | Margin or cost: |
| Partners: | | | Strategic: |

## Extended board (optional)
| Competitors and alternatives | Revenue sources | Cost factors | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |

## Positioning line (one per buying segment)
For [target customer] who [need, or dissatisfaction with the current alternative], [product] is a [category] that [key benefit]. Unlike [main alternative, including manual processes], [product] [primary differentiation].

## Ideas this vision rules out
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