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Poor requirements are the silent killer of great products. Research from the Project Management Institute reveals a sobering statistic: nearly 47% of unsuccessful projects fail due to poor requirements management. This isn’t just a minor hiccup; it’s a multi-billion dollar problem leading to wasted engineering hours, blown deadlines, and products that completely miss the mark.

When you write product requirements, you’re not just filling out a template. You are creating the single source of truth that translates a vision into an actionable blueprint. Getting this right from the start is the critical factor that separates successful product launches from those that descend into chaos.

Building a new feature without a clear Product Requirements Document (PRD) is like navigating without a map. According to a study by the Project Management Institute, 37% of project failures are due to a lack of clearly defined objectives and requirements. This leads to scope creep, misaligned teams, and wasted engineering cycles. A well-crafted PRD is the single source of truth that aligns stakeholders, clarifies objectives, and provides a clear blueprint for development. It transforms a vague idea into a concrete, actionable plan that your entire team can execute against. A poorly structured one, however, can create more confusion than clarity, derailing progress before it even begins.