{"id":"mkt2-launch-go-no-go-recommendation","audience":"product-managers","category":"evaluation","track":"marketing","technique":"constraints","level":"advanced","title":"Recommend go or hold for a launch using must-have criteria","free":false,"task":"A launch is set for Nov 15 and you need a go/no-go table. Write a prompt for a markdown table with columns Item | Status | Blocks launch?, one row per item, where an item blocks launch only if it is a must-have and its status isn't Done. Then one last line starting \"Recommendation:\" with Go or Hold, and the blocking items by name. Under 100 words, plain text apart from the table.","materialLabel":"Launch readiness list (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"LAUNCH READINESS - Fieldnote 2.0, launch Nov 15 (checked Nov 9)\n\nMust-haves: landing page, legal review of claims, tracking links, support FAQ.\nNice-to-haves: press kit, partner email.\n\nItem | Status | Note\nLanding page | Done | live in staging\nLegal review of claims | Pending | reviewer says due Nov 12\nTracking links | Failed | broken on mobile Safari; fix in progress\nSupport FAQ | Done | approved by support lead\nPress kit | Not started | draft outline only\nPartner email | Done | scheduled\n\nSponsor comment: \"We have momentum, let's go.\" The product manager is feeling confident about the tracking fix.\nNothing has been decided on moving the date.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":100}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Going with momentum","why":"The AI leans on the sponsor's comment.","fix":"Say: \"An item blocks launch only if it is a must-have and not Done.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Blocking on the press kit","why":"The AI marks every not-done item as blocking.","fix":"Say: \"Nice-to-haves never block.\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Missing the named blockers","why":"The AI says 'Hold' with no list.","fix":"Say: \"Name the blocking items on the Recommendation line.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Letting markdown through","why":"AI adds bold text and headings by default.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text only, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and often runs past a word limit.","fix":"Cap each part (for example \"each line under 15 words\") so the total lands well under the limit.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the table columns","patterns":["item.*status.*blocks launch"]},{"label":"Defines blocking","patterns":["must-have","not done","only if"]},{"label":"Gives the final line","patterns":["recommendation:","go or hold"]},{"label":"Names blockers","patterns":["name","blocking items","blockers"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["100 words","no other text"]}],"hint":"A go/no-go is a rule, not a vibe. Define what blocks, use the must-have list and make the last line name the blockers.","mission":"Decide Go or Hold for the Nov 15 launch.","musts":["Must-haves not Done block","Name blocking items","Recommendation line last"],"rubricLabels":["The table has the columns Item | Status | Blocks launch? with one row per item, and Blocks launch? is Yes only for Legal review of claims and Tracking links","The Recommendation line starts with Hold and names legal review of claims and tracking links as the blockers","The output does not recommend Go because of momentum or confidence, and does not treat the press kit as a blocker"]}