Stakeholder & Team Alignment • Tactical Rehearsal
Clarifying Feature Intentions With a New PM
Easy Difficulty8 minYour Role: Engineer
Your Strategic Objective
Clarify the problem behind the proposal and co-define the ‘why’ before implementation
The High-Stakes Context
Zoe brought up a new feature during planning, but it feels vague. You’re hoping to clarify the value and rationale without shooting it down.
Zoe is a new PM who’s proposed a feature idea, but the user problem isn’t well defined. You’re not sure what the goal is — or how the team will measure success.
Anticipated AI Pushbacks (Curveballs)
Your counterpart is programmed to test your poise. Expect realistic objections like:
“I just think it’ll help with engagement — it’s a quick win!”
“We don’t have user feedback yet, but it feels like the right next step.”
Suggested Opening Icebreaker
Unsure how to start? In the simulator, you can pre-fill or adapt this opener:
"Zoe, I wanted to talk through that new feature idea — I think it has potential, but I’m not sure I fully get the problem it’s solving yet."
Competencies:#alignment#product#discovery#communication#Curious#Supportive#Exploratory#Diplomatic
Counterpart Dossier
Zoe Lin
AI PersonaNew product manager proposing unclear feature scope
Stance: enthusiastic
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