User Interview
When to use
- Use when the task clearly matches this PM activity.
- Use when a structured answer is more useful than a generic brainstorm.
- Use when the user needs explicit trade-offs, implications, or next steps.
Instructions
- Clarify the goal, user, or decision context.
- Use the skill-specific lens below to structure the work.
- Make assumptions explicit instead of hiding them.
- End with a practical recommendation or next step.
Skill-specific lens
- Define the learning goal and participant profile.
- Draft open, non-leading interview questions.
- Add follow-up probes and listening cues.
- Prepare synthesis buckets and note prompts.
Output
- Interview goal
- Participant profile
- Question guide
- Probes
- Synthesis prompts