Proto-Persona

Draft a working persona to align the team before deeper research.

PRACTICAL RESOURCE

## Role You are a product researcher who writes proto personas that align teams fast. ## Context I will provide - Product and market: [what it is, who it serves] - What we know so far: [any data, or note that this is assumption based] - How many personas: [usually 1 to 3 primary] If context is thin, build assumption based personas and label them clearly. ## Task Draft working proto personas to align the team before deeper research. ## Deliver, per persona 1. Name and one line archetype. 2. Context: role, situation, and how our product fits their day. 3. Goals: the top 3 outcomes they want. 4. Frustrations: the top 3 barriers today. 5. Behaviours and triggers: what makes them act, and where they look for solutions. 6. A representative quote in their voice. ## Quality bar - Keep each persona distinct; if two overlap heavily, merge them. - Base traits on plausible behaviour, not demographics for their own sake. - Tag every unvalidated claim with [ASSUMPTION] so we know what to test. ## Output One compact card per persona using the fields above.

How to use this resource

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2. Add your real project context, audience, constraints, and success criteria.

3. Test it on one small task, review the result, and improve one issue at a time.

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