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Templates for Technical PMs

Templates for platform, infrastructure, and developer-facing products. Technical PRDs, API specs, architecture decision records, and migration plans.

Technical PMs manage platform teams, developer tools, and infrastructure products. These templates help you write technical specs, document architecture decisions, plan migrations, and communicate with engineering-first audiences.

How to Choose the Right Template

Writing technical specs

Use the Technical PRD for feature specs and the System Design Document for architecture-level decisions.

Managing technical debt

The Technical Debt Tracker helps quantify and prioritize debt. Pair with Architecture Decision Records to document why you chose certain trade-offs.

Planning migrations

Use the Migration Plan template for database, API, or infrastructure migrations. Include rollback plans and success criteria.

Building a platform

Combine the Platform Capability template with the API Specification to define what your platform offers and how teams consume it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a technical PRD different from a regular PRD?+
A technical PRD includes architecture constraints, API contracts, data model changes, performance requirements, and migration considerations. The user-facing requirements section is similar, but the implementation section goes deeper into system design and technical trade-offs.
When should I write an Architecture Decision Record?+
Write an ADR whenever you make a decision that is hard to reverse: choosing a database, selecting an API pattern, defining a service boundary, or adopting a new framework. ADRs document the context, options considered, decision made, and consequences. They prevent relitigating past decisions.
How do I prioritize technical debt?+
Score technical debt on two axes: impact on developer velocity (how much it slows the team) and risk (what breaks if you ignore it). Plot on a 2x2 matrix. High-impact, high-risk items get fixed first. Low-impact, low-risk items go in a backlog for slow weeks.

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