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🎒7 Templates

New PM Starter Kit

Everything a first-time PM needs on day one. PRD, user stories, sprint planning, status updates, competitive analysis, and interview guide in one bundle.

Your first PM role does not come with a manual. This starter kit gives you the seven templates that every PM needs in their first 30 days. They are ordered by urgency: communication templates first (you will need them immediately), then planning templates, then discovery templates.

Recommended Workflow

1

Set up your weekly update

Establish your communication rhythm from day one. Send every Friday at 4pm.

Open: Weekly Status Update Template for Product Teams
2

Structure your meetings

Use for every meeting you run. Stakeholders will notice the consistency.

Open: Meeting Notes Template for Product Teams
3

Map the competition

Understand your market in your first two weeks. Share findings with your team.

Open: Competitive Analysis Template for Product Managers
4

Write your first PRD

Pick a small feature. Use the filled example as a guide. Get feedback from engineering.

Open: Product Requirements Document (PRD) Template
5

Break PRD into stories

Convert your PRD into user stories with acceptance criteria.

Open: User Story Template for Agile Teams
6

Plan your first sprint

Use stories from step 5. Keep sprint scope conservative for your first one.

Open: Sprint Planning Template for Product Managers
7

Talk to customers

Schedule 3-5 customer interviews in your first month. Nothing builds credibility faster.

Open: User Interview Script Template for User Research

All Templates in This Kit

Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I use these templates?+
Follow the workflow above. Communication templates first (status update, meeting agenda), then competitive analysis to build context, then your first PRD, user stories, and sprint. Save customer interviews for weeks 3-4 when you have enough product context to ask good questions.
Do I need all seven templates?+
The Weekly Status Update and PRD templates are non-negotiable. Everything else depends on your role. If your team uses Scrum, add Sprint Planning. If your company values research, prioritize the User Interview Guide. Start with what your manager expects to see.
How do I adapt these templates to my company?+
Use them as-is for your first month, then customize. Every organization has different expectations. After you have used the template 3-4 times, you will know what to add, remove, or restructure for your specific context.

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