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Recommend keep-or-switch for a tool with a clear break-even number

  • For Product managers
  • You practice Setting limits and rules
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Intermediate

About this exercise

Decide whether to keep your analytics tool or switch. Reply in plain text: line 1 "Recommend: keep" or "Recommend: switch"; line 2 the 12-month cost of keeping as a sum; line 3 the 12-month cost of switching as a sum including one-time costs; line 4 the break-even or saving in dollars; line 5 one risk of your pick from the notes. Use the latest quote.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Old quote. The AI uses $980. Try: Say: "Use the updated quote: $1,090/month."
  • Forgetting one-time costs. The AI compares monthly costs only. Try: Say: "Include $6,000 migration and 40 hours at $60."
  • Risking an unshipped feature. The AI treats the roadmap feature as available. Try: Say: "The cohort dashboard is not shipped; name it as the risk."
  • No pick first. The AI discusses first. Try: Say: "Line 1: Recommend: keep or Recommend: switch, plain text."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each line: "each line under 25 words."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each part instead, for example: "each line under 12 words."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Pick first
  • Sums
  • Latest quote
  • Risk
  • Plain

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