Product Requirements Document

Field Details
Author Nishant Sinha
Version 1.0
Date May 2026
Status Live: pm-research-nishant.vercel.app
Type Side Project / Portfolio

1. Overview

PM Research Tool is a web-based AI-powered tool that lets any user type in a product or app name and instantly receive structured product management insights, including user problems, feature gaps, success metrics, and strategic recommendations, in seconds.

The tool is live at pm-research-nishant.vercel.app and was built to solve a real personal pain point: product teardowns and research take hours of manual effort. This tool compresses that to under 30 seconds.


2. Problem Statement

2.1 The Core Problem

Aspiring PMs preparing for interviews, assignments, or portfolio projects spend 3 - 5 hours on a single product teardown. This includes reading reviews, researching financials, analyzing competitors, and synthesizing insights. The process is repetitive and time-consuming.

Working PMs face a similar issue, quick competitive research or product benchmarking often takes half a day that could be compressed.

2.2 Problem Statement

Aspiring PMs and product practitioners lack a fast, structured way to get product insights on any app without spending hours on manual research.


3. Target Users

3.1 Primary Personas

Persona Description Key Need
Aspiring PM Final year student or early career professional preparing for PM internships or roles Quick teardown for interview prep or portfolio projects
Working PM Mid-level PM at a startup or mid-size company Fast competitive research or product benchmarking
PM Enthusiast Developer, designer, or founder exploring product management Understanding PM thinking frameworks without hours of reading

3.2 Primary Persona Deep Dive

Name: Aryan, 22, Delhi