BMAD-METHOD/src/bmm-skills/2-plan-workflows/bmad-prd/assets/prd-validation-checklist.md

PRD Validation Checklist

Loaded by the PRD validator subagent. For each item, return {id, status: pass|fail|warn|n/a, severity: low|medium|high|critical, location, note}. Skip items not applicable to the agreed stakes. Cite specific PRD locations — never abstract criticism.

Quality

• Q-1. Information density. Sentences carry weight. Flag filler, hedging, and conversational padding.
• Q-2. Measurability. Where measurement matters, FRs and Success Metrics are measurable; subjective adjectives flagged. Counter-metrics named when Success Metrics exist.
• Q-3. Traceability. Where the chain matters, FRs name their link to a user journey or success criterion inline.
• Q-4. Vision and JTBDs concrete. Vision is specific and stands alone — not a generic feature list. JTBDs are audience-grounded, not abstract.
• Q-5. Non-Goals explicit. A Non-Goals section is present where it would do real work; inline [NON-GOAL] and [v2] callouts where omissions would otherwise be silently assumed.
• Q-6. Dual-audience and self-contained. Each section makes sense pulled out alone (cross-references via Glossary terms, not "see above"); the PRD is readable by humans and structured cleanly for downstream source-extraction by UX, architecture, and story-creation workflows.

Discipline

• D-1. Capabilities, not implementation. FRs describe what users/systems can do, not how. Flag technology names, library choices, architecture decisions.
• D-2. Input fidelity. Requirements from input documents (brief, research, prior PRD) are still in scope or explicitly handled via Non-Goals or [ASSUMPTION].
• D-3. Personas grounded. If personas exist, they are research-grounded or marked [ILLUSTRATIVE]. Each persona drives at least one decision.
• D-4. No innovation theater. Novelty claims are real, not invented.

Structural integrity

• S-1. Glossary integrity. Every domain noun is defined in the Glossary and used identically throughout. Flag drift (case, plural, synonyms) and candidate missing-term entries.
• S-2. ID continuity. FR / UJ / Story IDs are contiguous, unique, and cross-references resolve.
• S-3. Assumptions Index. Every inline [ASSUMPTION: ...] appears in the Assumptions Index and vice versa.
• S-4. Open-items density. Count Open Questions + [ASSUMPTION] + [NOTE FOR PM]. Red flag if density is high relative to the agreed stakes.

Stakes-gated

• STK-1. Required sections. The PRD includes the sections the agreed stakes and product type warrant.