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Define launch success metrics and flag the ones with no baseline

  • For Product managers
  • You practice Catching mistakes and made-up facts
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Advanced

About this exercise

You're defining success metrics for the Nimbus launch. Write a prompt for a markdown table with columns Metric | Baseline | Target | Source for exactly the four committed metrics. If a metric has no baseline in the notes, write "No baseline" for Baseline and "Set after 2 weeks of data" for Target. Leave out ideas that weren't committed. Under 90 words, no other text.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Using the guess for NPS. The AI fills the NPS baseline with 40. Try: Say: "If there's no baseline in the notes, write No baseline."
  • Adding uncommitted metrics. The AI adds brand awareness and press mentions. Try: Say: "Exactly the four committed metrics."
  • Mixing up baselines and targets. The AI swaps or merges the numbers. Try: Name the four columns and copy numbers from the notes only.
  • Letting markdown through. AI adds bold text and headings by default. Try: Add: "Plain text only, no bold, no headings."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting and often runs past a word limit. Try: Cap each part (for example "each line under 15 words") so the total lands well under the limit.

What a strong prompt includes

  • Names the table columns
  • Fixes the four committed metrics
  • Gives the no-baseline rule
  • Bans guesses
  • Caps length

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