{"id":"pro-pm-standup-blockers-only","audience":"product-managers","category":"meetings","technique":"constraints","title":"Pull only the blockers out of a long standup","free":false,"task":"Your cross-team standup notes are long, and your VP only wants the blockers. You want exactly 3 numbered lines, each as blocker - who can unblock it - by when, under 50 words, plain text. Leave out status updates and anything already resolved, including the blocker that got cleared during the meeting. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Standup notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Cross-team standup - Wed Dec 3 - Savings Goals launch (Dec 16)\n\n- Design (Nina): final icons done. Waiting on brand team to approve the new green - needs Carla (brand) by Dec 5 or icons slip.\n- Mobile (Owen): iOS build ready. Android build blocked by the Google Play developer account renewal - only Finance (Raj) can pay it, needs to happen by Dec 4.\n- Support (Grace): help articles drafted. Need final pricing copy from Marketing (Sara) by Dec 8 to finish.\n- QA (Leo): test plan done. Was blocked on test accounts... Owen created them during the meeting, all good now.\n- Marketing (Sara): launch email drafted, on track.\n- Data (Mei): dashboard 80% done, no issues.\n\nRandom: Owen's dog is in the background of every call.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":50},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Summarizing every team","why":"The AI gives a status per team instead of just blockers.","fix":"Add: \"Only blockers. Skip status updates.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing the resolved blocker","why":"The QA blocker is written as a blocker before it's cleared.","fix":"Add: \"Skip anything resolved during the meeting.\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Dropping who can unblock","why":"The AI names the blocked team, not the person who can fix it.","fix":"Add: \"Each line: blocker - who can unblock - by when.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Letting the AI pick the layout","why":"The AI writes headings per team.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered lines, plain text.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 50 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"each line under 11 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b"]},{"label":"Only blockers","patterns":["only (the )?blockers","skip.{0,20}status"]},{"label":"Skips resolved items","patterns":["resolved","cleared","fixed"]},{"label":"Names who unblocks","patterns":["who can unblock","unblock","owner"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Your VP wants what's stuck and who can unstick it. Tell the AI to skip status and resolved items, and give the line shape.","rubricLabels":["Lists exactly these three blockers: brand approval of the green (Carla, Dec 5), Google Play account renewal (Raj, Dec 4), and final pricing copy (Sara, Dec 8)","Each line names who can unblock it and by when","Leaves out status updates (iOS ready, email drafted, dashboard), the QA test accounts blocker (resolved during the meeting) and the dog"]}